Example sentences of "[adv] to [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Nenna , somewhat to the curate 's surprise , for he seldom felt himself to be a truly welcome guest , was already half way up the companion . |
| 2 | There was a permanent shortage of suitable locomotives and train crews on peak summer Saturdays along the coast , and this extra working added somewhat to the R.S.F. 's problems . |
| 3 | She had yielded somewhat to the Colonel 's insistence . |
| 4 | Everything depended on this , and much to the RAF 's surprise anddelight , they beat the French … although the Portuguese won the event . |
| 5 | Lewis 's statement , which wrote off the competition , was allowed to pass unnoticed , and the whole embarrassing affair , much to the Government 's relief , might well be forgotten had it not been for the persistence of Beresford Hope . |
| 6 | Vitor went down on his hunkers and , much to the child 's glee , spent a minute or two admiring the toy . |
| 7 | Much to the artists ' chagrin . |
| 8 | I feel that most umpires do not consider this obvious fact , much to the bowler 's detriment . |
| 9 | Much to the prince 's disgust the captain of the Du Teillay refused to join in the action for fear of endangering his passenger 's life , but the Elisabeth suffered 57 killed and 176 wounded and such serious damage that she had to be sent back to Brest , taking with her her precious cargo of arms and French volunteers . |
| 10 | As Marina Warner makes clear , the inspiration of this work owes much to the artist 's visit to the rococo pilgrimage churches of Bavaria . |
| 11 | The results of this first phase were , much to the researchers ' surprise , that productivity increased no matter how much the lighting was varied . |
| 12 | Much to the scientists ' surprise , summer conditions left visible annual strata . |
| 13 | The transformation of Tesco in the mid-1980s owed much to the company 's new finance director , headhunted from International Stores , and the new productivity director , who was recruited from Safeways . |
| 14 | When they had caught the less dry fuel was used , and the fire grew , much to the company 's relief . |
| 15 | The country 's authoritarianism and uniformity owe much to the state 's overweening power . |
| 16 | In Spain , in contrast to Britain , the emergence and form of public enterprise owed little to the aspirations of the labour movement , and much to the state 's own organizational interests . |
| 17 | After watching a few people jumping and getting caught up in the excitement and atmosphere , I decided I would love to have a shot , much to the family 's amazement and Sandy 's amusement . |
| 18 | Sturgis re-entered Clark 's Fork in Howard 's rear on 11th September , much to the general 's chagrin . |
| 19 | The particularly rapid growth of Norman Broadbent owes much to the partners ' skill and luck in their sense of timing in the formation of the company ; it is unlikely that this could now be repeated quite so successfully . |
| 20 | The meeting was then closed with all present saluting with a ‘ Heil Hitler ’ , much to the agent 's embarrassment . |
| 21 | The first round produced no other surprises but credit must go to Fourth Division Birmingham University who played defending champions Bere Forest and , against the odds and much to the crowd 's delight , took a first half lead before Forest eventually came back strongly to win 4–1 . |
| 22 | A reference to British Steel was something the punters would relate to , much to the dealers ' amusement . |
| 23 | During the last 30 years , CFCs have contributed only one third as much to the Earth 's heat budget as carbon dioxide . |
| 24 | If not in priority need , particularly if considered for the purposes of the Act to have become ‘ intentionally homeless ’ , persons may receive only advice and ‘ appropriate assistance ’ , leaving much to an authority 's discretion . |
| 25 | He replied , apparently to the students ' dissatisfaction , that he had himself encountered nothing of the kind and indeed that many of those who had started off the war with him and seen it through to the end had become major military commanders . |
| 26 | Always be prepared to listen patiently to a guest 's chatter no matter how boring , but develop a technique of being able to detach , oneself politely from a conversation without giving offence , especially if there is work to be done or other people waiting for attention . |
| 27 | Against this can be weighed the advantages of producing an article or item which is made especially to the customer 's own specification . |
| 28 | Once again , the intensity of contact spread over such a long time in the field makes this form of self-monitoring difficult to maintain , and there was also a general resistance from below to the management 's instruction . |
| 29 | A Formula 1-style wing is obviously part of the package — it 's important enough to the prototype 's aerodynamics for it not to be excluded from its testing programme . |
| 30 | While von Karajan created his own personality cult — which added greatly to the orchestra 's prestige and earnings — Abbado is modest , unassuming and hates publicity . |