Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like any other young couple they teamed up for outings to the beach , for barbecues with friends , or visits to the cinema . |
| 2 | Beneath this an equally twinkling canopy overhung a pavement inlaid with tiles of lilies and acanthus leaves leading through swing-doors to a foyer rich in crimson carpet , mahogany , plump banquettes , frames of photographs of the cast in this or other productions , a Box Office within whose highly carved confines the Box Office manager or his assistant lurked like priests in the confessional receiving through the pinched grill the whispered wishes of communicants . |
| 3 | This application is of benefit for queries to a computer that take place over a telephone and also for providing reading aids for the blind . |
| 4 | & sup1 ; I want to talk about reactions to the report and to highlight a few issues which have arisen since it was written . |
| 5 | When Ralph of Diss searched back through ancient and modern history for parallels to the revolt of 1173–4 he found more than thirty examples of sons rebelling against their parents , including some from the recent history of both Anjou and Poitou , but he cites no case of a Queen rebelling against her husband . |
| 6 | There will also be more frequencies for the BBC and commercial local radio , and for improvements to the coverage of existing services . |
| 7 | ‘ We have found tenants for all these units , ’ says Gerry Gallagher , who is the project manager , ‘ and we have other plans for improvements to the village which will make it more attractive to visitors . |
| 8 | There was thus a clear field for improvements to the route , especially in the sections that most needed it . |
| 9 | And they say the increases are necessary to pay for improvements to the service . |
| 10 | ALRESFORD Chamber of Trade and Commerce have received an environmental award for improvements to the area on the edge of its historical pond , The Soke . |
| 11 | Three weeks ago Pears was rushed to hospital for x-rays to a head injury after being injured during a sevens tournament . |
| 12 | Now there 's a better class of service for holiday-makers to the sunshine country |
| 13 | During the first year of studies leading towards the MLitt and PhD , students will be assisted by induction courses , such as introductions to the Library 's East Asian and other collections and , where appropriate , courses in sinological method . |
| 14 | Before reaching the top of the road , take the track right through woods to a track crossroads . |
| 15 | He was killed by an axe blow to the base of his skull as he walked through woods to the railway station in the settlement of Semkhoz on his way to conduct the early morning service at his church in the nearby village of Novaya Derevnya . |
| 16 | Free discussion about attitudes to a problem will relieve anxiety , and mutual support can be obtained . |
| 17 | He told Clwyd 's environment and protection committee he was angry about proposals to the end the grass-roots service . |
| 18 | The new President , the Premier , the two Deputy Premiers and the Defence Minister all held seats in the People 's Great Hural which they were required to give up , as it was stipulated that Cabinet post-holders could not concurrently serve as deputies to the assembly . |
| 19 | And that makes her responsible for debts to the bank . |
| 20 | The Anglican clergy campaigned actively on behalf of Tory candidates , denouncing their Whig rivals as enemies to the Church and State . |
| 21 | Alice thought , as she looked for signs to the Underground , I am frightened . |
| 22 | Institutions such as insurance companies which had bought Forestry Commission land had closed off woods to the public . |
| 23 | These give us a better view of the musical lives of the Hotteterres in their historical and social contexts , reflecting the positions they held as musicians to the court of Louis XIV . |
| 24 | It is noteworthy that Martin is described in the inventory as a ‘ Mâitre facteur d'instruments ’ , a designation rarely found for the Hotteterres ; normally they are named in documents according to their official titles as musicians to the court . |
| 25 | Allowing direct access for clients to the information system , without the support of an adviser , arouses in some advice workers the fear that the CAB could become an impersonal information centre , when the importance of providing a personal , listening service as well as information , has been so clearly recognised . |
| 26 | Nevertheless , his attempt to move international relations from the study of relations between nations to the study of ‘ world society ’ ( leaving aside the essential vagueness of this latter idea ) , did represent a progressive problem shift for all those interested in the elephants rather than the little creatures . |
| 27 | Not only does this clarify the nature of the authorities competent to issue and execute letters rogatory but it makes mandatory as between parties to the Protocol the use of Central Authorities both for the outward transmission and inward receipt of letters rogatory ; that there is an obligation to designate a Central Authority , a matter not wholly clear in the text of the Convention , is specifically provided in Article 2 of the Protocol . |
| 28 | For adaptations to a property to enable an elderly person over 60 ) who is not the owner or tenant , but who intends to live in the property to be cared for by a friend or relative . |
| 29 | The optimum conditions for effective functioning in terms of the physical environment , the suitability of learning materials and the need for adaptations to the curriculum will need to be planned . |
| 30 | In Britain the defence of the country has been left for centuries to a Navy which did its work out of sight . |