Example sentences of "[noun prp] and [prep] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | First half profit before tax rose by 10% to £201m at National Power , by 16% to £95m at Scottish Power , by 11% to £37.1m at Norweb , by 66.4% to £40.6m at Scottish Hydro-Electric , by 69% to £26.1m at Eastern Electricity , by 43% to £29.7m at South Wales Electricity , by 23% to £30.3m at East Midlands Electricity , by 35% to £37.1m at Manweb and by 24% to £33.4m at Midlands Electricity . |
| 2 | Surrounded by the glorious scenery of the Yorkshire Dales National Park , on the banks of the river Wharfe and with views to the ancient forest of Grass Wood , Greenways has a near perfect setting . |
| 3 | Nath had worked as police chief in Jammu and Kashmir and as adviser to the Punjab governor during 1983-85 . |
| 4 | Within a hundred years Islam was " a mighty empire stretched form the Punjab to the Pyrenees and from Samarkand to the Sahara , " In the authority of the Shahs . |
| 5 | Later studies have concentrated on comparisons with attitudes to oil development in Dorset and on reactions to Chernobyl . |
| 6 | This year we examined Business English candidates from Hungary to Russia and from Slovenia to Poland . |
| 7 | Elsewhere , from Lewis to Barra and from Unst to Strathspey , from Nairn to Kyle , the wishing continues apace . |
| 8 | During our presidency we must extend the competence of the Community so that it can ensure that once animal welfare regulations are passed they are enforced — from Spain to Scotland and from Ireland to Greece . |
| 9 | The current year , the ninety three ninety four year I have figures only up to the end of December and in comparison to the previous full twelve months the number of applications is almost as high in the first three quarters of the year but the fee income is about half what had been received for the full previous year and that is the problem that we 're facing , that the number of applications , the amount of work is , is staying the same or is indeed increasing slightly , er but the fee income , because of the nature of the the applications and the fee regime that is charged , is actually falling off quite rapidly . |
| 10 | First half profit before tax rose by 23% to £160m at Vodafone and by 8% to £378m at Cable and Wireless , whose figure was once again helped by strong results from Mercury which reported a 36% increase in trading profits to £94m . |
| 11 | The Whitebred/Welsh Black cross is known as the Blue Albion and from time to time it has been classified as a separate breed . |
| 12 | And , while there are Link/Plus ATMs from Guam to Canada and from Japan to America , there are none in Italy or France . |
| 13 | However , reports in October claimed that up to 1,300 Army officers had formed a secret group in support of the former CCP general secretary Zhao Ziyang and in opposition to the Yang brothers . |
| 14 | Architecturally the German influence extended from the Baltic coast to the Alps and from Alsace to modern Hungary . |
| 15 | He secretly visited Singapore and on return to Hong Kong was again arrested . |
| 16 | This vast geographical area — stretching from China to the Balkans and from India to the northern tip of the Caspian Sea — is inhabited by peoples of infinitely diverse cultural , religious and ethnic origins , whose only common feature ( apart from occupying territories along the old silk route to the East ) seems to be their desire and ability to elevate rug-making from a functional craft to an expressive and deeply satisfying form of art . |
| 17 | A party of soldiers arrived at the inn ; the travellers had earlier met them road-building between Fort Augustus and Anoch and in deference to the hospitality they had received from Mr Trapaud , Johnson and Boswell gave the men cash to buy drink — which now they did . |
| 18 | When US interest rates rise , industrial growth prospects from Paris to Hong Kong and from Bangkok to Bogota are threatened . |
| 19 | During His ministry the Lord Jesus often referred to events recorded in the Old Testament such as the story of Jonah , the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and like Peter to the flood . |
| 20 | In practice , the extent of change engendered by the staffing delegation component of LMS will vary from LEA to LEA and from school to school and in nothing more so than in appointments . |
| 21 | Three outdoor enthusiasts have walked and cycled across the Pennines and through Europe to Istanbul in an effort to promote the proposed Trans-Pennine Way and send greetings of goodwill from 30 local authorities to European mayors . |
| 22 | It is generally assumed that pus-cells in the urethra are synonymous with infection and the pus-cell is treated vigorously from Bath to Bangkok and from Memphis to Madras as if it were an infectious organism itself . |
| 23 | It is the method of election currently employed in the Republic of Ireland , in Tasmania , and in Malta and for elections to the Australian Senate . |
| 24 | Over 2 million animals live on the limitless plains of the Serengeti and from December to May , they are massed like an army on the shortgrass plains in the south of the park . |
| 25 | First half profit before tax rose by 20% to £257.1m at Marks and Spencer , by 15.6% to £187.8m at Boots and by 19% to £391m at J Sainsbury ; eps rose by 10.8% to 14.99p . |
| 26 | From Vietnam to Colombia and from Scotland to New Zealand all BP 's businesses are involved in local communities and education , in a manner that suits local needs and circumstances . |
| 27 | Along the whole Mediterranean coast there was a considerable increase in the volume of trade both in agricultural products sought by northern Europe and in exports to the colonies . |
| 28 | i think we all have to accept now that the only team in a position to catch the scum are Battyburn and in answer to Rodgers question I personally would like to see us lose the game 4/5–0 , this will at least allow someone to close the gap on them . |
| 29 | i think we all have to accept now that the only team in a position to catch the scum are Battyburn and in answer to Rodgers question I personally would like to see us lose the game 4/5–0 , this will at least allow someone to close the gap on them . |
| 30 | What is more Jobs has finally addressed the necessity of object storage by announcing a deal with Object Design Inc for ObjectStore to be ported to NeXTStep and for ObjectStore to be embedded in the NeXT operating system . |