Example sentences of "[vb base] a [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Greaves was to become part of the Kitchen Sink School and his early realist paintings , with their vibrant outlines and taut modelling , acknowledge a debt to Minton . |
| 32 | To make a room look longer ; fit a floor to ceiling mirror panel in the centre of the wall , opposite a window , then cover the remaining wall or panels on either side with wallpaper that matches that in the rest of the room . |
| 33 | First we fit a line to Y -by- Z and X -by- Z , and calculate the residuals from each line . |
| 34 | They put a stop to predators , parasites and cannibalism , simplified feeding and kept eggs clean — very significant for production when the law forbids farmers to wash eggs because of the risk of bacteria getting inside the shell . |
| 35 | Jacob Bright MP , dismissed Acton as probably the most illogical man who ever put a pen to paper . |
| 36 | But certainly when we in the regional office get that that advice before before we put a submission to ministers , we will of course try to reconcile the figures so that they are on a consistent basis . |
| 37 | In desperation the villagers turn to their MP and organize a march to Nairobi . |
| 38 | Why do human beings form sexual bonds and show a tendency to monogamy ? |
| 39 | Results like these show a commitment to quality and customer service . |
| 40 | If you are among the 40pc of the population who show a susceptibility to allergy , do n't lose heart ! |
| 41 | We describe the technology and show a 5V to 15V design |
| 42 | You travel , as we have done , to the west coast of Scotland , to Oban , and you catch a ferry to Mull , a large and inhospitable island of mountain and moorland . |
| 43 | Mrs Pearce of Upper Haillng walked regularly to Cobham to work on the fields and Mrs Rogers of Upper Halling , mother of Jack and Rodney the local game keepers , would walk from her home to Cobham , there catch a bus to Gravesend , do all her shopping then bus back to Cobham and walk through the woods home with her baskets . |
| 44 | It 's possible I could s if I walk from Newcastle catch a bus to Newcastle then walk from Newcastle . |
| 45 | Time for the same man to complete his work in Finland , then catch a plane to London and hire a car to take him to Suffolk . |
| 46 | They catch a plane to Florida but Kevin winds up in New York where he is fancy free with his Pop 's credit card , eating all the ice cream and pizza the metropolis has to offer . |
| 47 | A week 's issue was missed after a spate of illness and walk-outs and eventually IPC agreed to give the paper its head and sanction a move to Carnaby Street . |
| 48 | With school holidays in mind consider a visit to Van Hage 's garden centre at Great Amwell , near Ware in Hertfordshire , where the rest of the family can enjoy a great day out while you quietly lose yourself in one of the most impressive houseplant departments in the country . |
| 49 | I owe a letter to Dida . |
| 50 | The shortest stories in Greyhound for Breakfast owe a lot to Kafka 's briefer parables , though they are apt to be more difficult to understand ; and there can be no doubt that Beckett 's solipsistic tramps have left an impression on the earlier writings . |
| 51 | Yes , we owe a lot to life 's sowers . |
| 52 | As opposed to the harsh angularity of the Demoiselles , the Baigneuse is dealt with in terms of free , curving rhythms which owe a lot to Fauvism and to the contemporary work of Matisse . |
| 53 | ‘ I think I probably owe a lot to Merrill 's previous employer , ’ Luke smiled . |
| 54 | We owe a lot to Tom who still has a fondness for his kites , although he is better known in the 1990s as the creator of the GeoSphere Project , a spectacular image of the Earth produced from over 2000 satellite images . |
| 55 | Well you read a bit to Clare while I go and get the |
| 56 | If you have any suggestions for speakers at next season 's Executive Club then drop a line to Office Talk and we will pass your ideas onto the organisers . |
| 57 | 13 I open a book to page x . |
| 58 | Organised by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music 's honorary local representative Mrs Mavis Robson , the concerts give a platform to distinction holders in their exams , from elementary grades to more advanced levels . |
| 59 | They are both advisory committees with very limited power , which give a voice to representatives of the professions , unions , and regional and local authorities . |
| 60 | JANUARY ‘ 89 saw the beginning of transformation at the Wallingford maltings with the launch of a massive £4 million investment programme to modernise the existing plant and give a boost to production . |