Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [noun sg] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Playing squash was the only time Penny wore a bra — without it , as she said , her boozums would bounce from wall to wall faster than the ball . |
| 2 | ‘ But if they become part of the post-1994 set up , clever non-producers will join the company that pays the best price — and could jump from company to company on a regular basis , ’ forecast Nestle 's chief milk buyer , John Ross . |
| 3 | what about we , and if I , if one of her suppliers I asked them , if I said well okay , if we feature your outfit here , how much lead time you ne , do you need from order to production ? |
| 4 | The haulier will not necessarily know from week to week what products are to be transported — if any — but must have a range of vehicles available to cover all eventualities . |
| 5 | IT is high time that we stopped this charade of swearing allegiance to the Queen and her heirs and successors because we do not know from time to time who they are . |
| 6 | Viewed from an overhead perspective , Rufus can stomp from block to block with impunity but falls to his death if he makes a wrong move . |
| 7 | Doth glance from heaven to earth , from earth to heaven ; |
| 8 | The poet 's eyes ( according to Shakespeare 's Theseus ) " in a fine frenzy rolling , doth glance from heaven to earth , from earth to heaven " . |
| 9 | For him , Bridgnorth would always be associated with the antics of a ghost that obviously liked railway engines and would appear from time to time to warn of impending accidents . |
| 10 | New ideas do , however , appear from time to time . |
| 11 | They would appear from time to time and taunt the old couple , reminding them of their past lives and the failures or mistakes which had brought them to the castle ( though never detailing them — neither Quiss nor Ajayi knew what the other had done to justify sending them here . |
| 12 | But good news for birthday boys and girls — the popular Birthday File will still appear from time to time . |
| 13 | Even if you are more or less an appropriate weight to begin with , you can benefit from exercise to tone the muscles . |
| 14 | In a simple conditioning procedure the value of V will grow from trial to trial as a result of CS-US pairings and in consequence the value of a will fall . |
| 15 | The court observed that , in the ordinary case of a periodic tenancy , for example , a yearly tenancy , it was plain that , in one sense at least , it was uncertain at the outset what would be the maximum length of the tenancy ; the term would grow from year to year as a single term springing from the original grant . |
| 16 | The serum concentration is falling rapidly at 15 minutes , and small changes in the timing of the sample will greatly affect the observed result , which could result in day to day inconsistencies and unwarranted changes in dosage . |
| 17 | An example was the switch from corner-shop retailing to supermarkets in the 1960s ; a current example of this kind of rapid structural change ( which can occur in relation to housing , transport , the organisation of industry and the structures of service provision — both public and private ) is obviously crucial to the development of more effective planning policies . |
| 18 | The psychiatrist was called Mr Rose and was , as far as Marcus could remember from time to time , medium in height , medium brown in colouring and with a medium tenor voice when he spoke , which was infrequently . |
| 19 | This transform is essentially an equation which will convert from image to map coordinates and vice-versa . |
| 20 | The ball will curve from right to left in flight . |
| 21 | You can work from left to right as you prefer . |
| 22 | If the argument starts with numeric characters ( with or without a preceding sign ) , VAL will work from left to right until it meets a non numeric character . |
| 23 | In addition , textile effluents are very variable in flow and composition , so that the treatment process has to be able to cope with all the fluctuations that can occur from day to day or month to month . |
| 24 | Changes may also occur from year to year in response to cycles in rodent populations . |
| 25 | Unless the mutation has become established , it is extremely rare for such forms to be found in the wild , although they must occur from time to time . |
| 26 | The list is comprehensive and correct at the time of publication , but additions and deletions may occur from time to time . |
| 27 | In general Keynesians recognized that changes in W could occur from time to time , but the factors influencing these changes were extrinsic to the equations of the income-expenditure model . |
| 28 | No attempt should be made to use monetary policy to offset any disturbances which may occur from time to time . |
| 29 | When ordering Thermoclear always state width and length carefully — and ensure that the ribs will run from top to bottom ( ridge to eaves ) and NOT sideways . |
| 30 | The EC commissioner for external affairs , Frans Andriessen , who took part in the first stage of the negotiations in New York last Friday , will report on progress to Community foreign ministers in Luxembourg today . |