Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [noun sg] to [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But the wheels of bureaucracy take time to run , and British winter weather is rarely kind to fliers , while seaplanes have the additional disadvantage of needing several ground-crew and suitable tides as well as suffering all the constraints of more conventional land aircraft .
2 The Manager using the system is constantly face to face with data and this increases his knowledge of the company and its personnel .
3 Double-check you have got everything the right way round so that the artwork is not back to front , then close up the UV light box and switch on .
4 It should be stressed that it is not nearness to industry per se which drew agricultural wages upwards , but proximity to the expanding newer industrial regions .
5 Now that 's not face to face that is on the phone .
6 There is conversation which is usually face to face but may sometimes involve telecommunication .
7 But the best communication is always person to person .
8 For diehard election party-poopers , however , there is still time to book into the election-free break being offered on Lundy Island , the National Trust 's island in the Bristol Channel .
9 But that 's still face to face you mean ?
10 There is also trip to Hall , formerly the centre of the Tyrol 's salt industry ; on to the Swarovski crystal factory show rooms where you will see glass being blown and painted , as well as having the opportunity to buy anything that takes your fancy .
11 There is also reference to reprimands and complaints addressed by him to his subordinates ; on one occasion we are told that the generals on an unsuccessful campaign justified their failure by explaining that although his piety was noted , he was not feared and this meant that his agents commanded no respect .
12 It is also manna to lawyers looking for juicy briefs in civil litigation .
13 It is now time to flesh these remarks out a little more and begin to orient the discussion toward some of the themes we shall be discussing in succeeding chapters .
14 HOWZAT : Huyton opener Keith Jones is out lbw to Chester 's Steve Wundke
15 With three children there is barely time to shit , let alone read ! ’
16 On these traffic lights been down to that football match actually cos it 's absolutely nose to tail right the way there right the way down here
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