Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] to [noun prp] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the Soviets became involved in a long struggle with Afghan guerrillas , similar in some respects to America 's involvement in Vietnam , Carter began to take punitive measures against Moscow but without fully consulting his NATO allies . |
| 2 | Then he turned the few feet to Creggan 's cage and stared up to where Creggan had taken stance on the bare branch of wood that hung across his cage . |
| 3 | Some delegates to China 's parliament last week called for billions of pounds in compensation . |
| 4 | In 1963 he made few changes to Adenauer 's cabinet and emphasised the element of continuity in government , though his personal style was very different to that of ‘ the old man ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ All Gemma had to do was walk up a few stairs to Neha 's . |
| 6 | Most services are charged by the minute , but the new Global Scan service will be charged on a transaction bases and other services may follow this pattern , although this will require some alterations to BT 's own billing software . |
| 7 | Ambrose 's ( 1974 ) typology has some similarities to Pahl 's model because it also was specifically designed to analyse rural housing . |
| 8 | Tess knew that her mother greatly looked forward to these trips to Rolliver 's . |
| 9 | ' . Doubtless , the relevance of these remarks to Eliot 's view of his own time attracted him to them . |
| 10 | Far from being a ‘ disease of the mind ’ , as was once supposed , schizophrenia can now be regarded as an ‘ organic ’ disorder similar in many respects to Parkinson 's and Alzheimer 's diseases , in which pathological changes and abnormalities are more easily identifiable . |
| 11 | There are many limitations to Simmel 's analysis , the most frustrating being his style and his level of generality . |
| 12 | The task being undertaken here is similar in many ways to Paasi 's ( 1986 ) exploration of the parameters of a region . |
| 13 | As Fidel Castro 's revolution entered its 33rd year this month , shortages of food and consumer goods were the most obvious of the many challenges to Cuba 's Caribbean version of socialism . |
| 14 | During this period many travellers to Hitler 's Germany found the new enthusiasm for German folklore and the old peasant ways both quaint and charming ( but harmless ) . |
| 15 | News More clues to Bugatti 's supercar 4 |
| 16 | He becomes extremely sarcastic , referring several times to Brutus ' honour . |
| 17 | Graham Taylor is hoping that Santa wo n't give away any goals to England 's World Cup opponents — or he might be given the sack . |
| 18 | IN recent years I have made several trips to Portugal 's Algarve coast and on my last visit in January this year was presented with a booklet entitled ‘ Cricket in Portugal ’ . |
| 19 | part of the reason was technical — the lack of an effective administrative apparatus — but in addition there was a clear political hostility in several countries to London 's control of decision-making on the allocation of gold and dollars . |
| 20 | In Chapter 1 there were several references to Moscovici 's theory of social representations . |