Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] to a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , when the weathering mantle has developed to a depth of several metres the rate of water movement at the weathering front becomes very slow . |
| 2 | Grieco , in a fascinating and detailed series of ethnographic studies of working-class networks in this country , has pointed to a number of advantages which workers and employers gain from ‘ the network ’ : . |
| 3 | Previous research has pointed to a number of socio-demographic factors that contribute to the likelihood of a child coming into the care of local authorities . |
| 4 | Workers could conceivably mistake a rise in money wages for a rise in real wage à la Friedman ( 1968 ) , but the Friedman speculation only makes sense if employers think ( perhaps mistakenly ) that the real wage rate has fallen to a level such as in Figure 6.10 . |
| 5 | The jobs are an attempt to inject ‘ new blood ’ into university departments where the turnover of staff has fallen to a trickle and to give new emphasis to information technology . |
| 6 | No cos it wer No it 's just the fact she wants to go to a veterinary nurse you see , I wanted t them Do n't want her be in contact with too many animals in case they have s do n't wan na get . |
| 7 | Does the daughter who wants to go to a party where there will be unlimited alcohol have the confidence , sense and moral courage to take a different line , if necessary , from her friends ? |
| 8 | Compromise is essential : ‘ If your daughter wants to go to a disco in a nearby town with friends , but you are worried about her safety , negotiate . |
| 9 | And I said okay and I said to her dance teacher in front of her she wants to go to a disco . |
| 10 | Carry on collecting all this week and you 'll have a fabulous souvenir of the season in which Mansell has roared to a record NINE victories and taken the world crown for the first time . |
| 11 | It managed to either maintain or even extend market share within its trade sectors , but lower margins and volume declines led to a fall against 1991 . |
| 12 | Pahl ( 1984 : 314 ) has referred to a situation in which : |
| 13 | The Enterprise Centre has responded to a number of requests from departments to provide staff development opportunities that meet ‘ departmental ’ staff training needs . |
| 14 | This year we have been involved in projects in both Hong Kong and Mauritius , while our Waste Management Information Bureau , which draws on the resources of the whole of AEA , has responded to a record number of enquiries during the year . |
| 15 | In particular , Tony Bray , who is retired , has objected to a question which asks how often the respondent has taken part in physical activity long enough to get ‘ sweaty ’ in the past month . |
| 16 | Er yes I raised an example without referring to a specific site and the site is in Richmondshire where the county council has objected to a proposal in erm what is a a local plan in its very formative stages and the proposal conflicts with Policy I five in so far as I five directs development to the main towns and urban areas . |
| 17 | The Imperial Household Agency , a secretive ministry that minds the royal family , has objected to a telephone card showing a picture of the couple . |
| 18 | While new organizations may possess a strong commitment to a new policy , and may have powers that enable it to bring together the resources for its implementation that were not possessed by any single previous organization , it still has to relate to a world in which other agencies have a great deal of power to influence its success . |
| 19 | With increased availability , pricing has dropped to a street price of $999 apiece for the 36MHz and $1,399 apiece for the 40MHz in quantities of 1,000 — quite different from the $1,900 price it gave The Microprocessor Report for the 40MHz back in December ( UX No 419 ) . |
| 20 | Even before the slide forward has come to a stop , pull your rear guard hand back slightly in order to augment the snap punch . |
| 21 | This is sometimes taken to show that the process of monopolisation has come to a halt . |
| 22 | Whether this will in practice make a great difference may be doubted , since it seems unlikely that a court will come to the conclusion that a chief constable of police has come to a decision that he could not reasonably arrive at , which is the critical test for the exercise of the powers of judicial review . |
| 23 | Time has come to a standstill . |
| 24 | Mr Mawlawi added : ‘ The relief effort has come to a standstill . |
| 25 | This has come to a head with EEC obstructionist moves at the Uruguay round of GATT negotiations which were meant to reach a conclusion by 1990 but which would now appear to have collapsed . |
| 26 | Well , the SAAF has come to a conclusion that others have long held — the only replacement for a Dakota is another Dakota ! |
| 27 | The MRC 's Protection Against Ionising Radiation Committee has reported to a Home Office working party its assessment that the LD 50 for humans is a surface exposure to the body of 600 rads . |
| 28 | The fact that magnesium atoms are smaller than the calcium atoms they replaced has let to a reduction in the volume of the rock . |
| 29 | The alternative to this has amounted to a reaffirmation of historicism almost as if nothing had happened . |
| 30 | If a visitor or medical practitioner has to talk to a resident through you , make sure you consult them and do n't answer for them . |