Example sentences of "to a [adj] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are allowing yourself a daily ration of alcohol , allow these calories in addition to a minimum calories ' worth of food and milk from the F-Plan menus . |
| 2 | Postal workers in the eastern Länder , whose salaries were 60 per cent lower than their western counterparts , went on strike on Jan. 24 in support of demands for a one-off payment equivalent to a 13th month 's salary to compensate for increased living costs . |
| 3 | I shall always be grateful to him for not giving me the usual reply of an adult to a curious child 's questions , ‘ You 're too young to understand . ‘ |
| 4 | A 16-year-old girl from Bermondsey , south London , was sent to a young persons ' institution for four months yesterday after being found guilty at Seymour Place juvenile court of causing grievous bodily harm to Francis Ruth Waite , 24 , daughter of Terry Waite , held hostage in Lebanon . |
| 5 | In an ensuing fight around Christmas time 1896 the police had swooped and arrested twenty-eight youths some of whom were found to be in possession of pistols , which was taken to link them to a young girl 's death — although this was some months later . |
| 6 | He was sent to a young offenders ' institution for three years . |
| 7 | Paul Dart , 18 , was sent to a young offenders ' institution for four years when he admitted crimes including armed robbery . |
| 8 | Yesterday , Hill , of Gosport , Hants , who admitted manslaughter , was sent to a young offenders ' institution for 2½ years . |
| 9 | Let me quote from last Saturday 's Oxford Mail : ’ A teenager whose night of joyriding ended in the death of a lorry driver , was sent to a young offenders ' institution for two years . |
| 10 | A man who gave the drug LSD to a teenager who later died of an overdose has been sent to a young offenders ' institution for three years . |
| 11 | O ’ Neil was sent to a Young Offenders ' Institute for four years after admitting aggravated burglary and grievous bodily harm . |
| 12 | Stevenson , 20 , of Grendon Walk , Park End , Middlesbrough , was sent to a young offenders ' institution for a total of 21 months and banned from driving for two years . |
| 13 | After his or her 18th birthday , the young person would be transferred to a young offenders ' institution before moving to an adult prison aged 21 . |
| 14 | The judge , Lord Cowie , who was told the youths were first offenders , sent Sommerville to a young offender 's institution for life . |
| 15 | Oh , and I belong to a Young Wives ' group , we meet once a fortnight , and I see people from that quite often . |
| 16 | She was just bending over to pat powder on to a young actress 's face when she heard the door open behind her and a strange tingle of apprehension prickled the back of her neck . |
| 17 | It is a monument to the two subjects that are nearest and dearest to a young teenager 's heart : sex and scatology . |
| 18 | My task , after having been subjected to a six months ' course to learn Russian , was to supervise the packing up of the Wilhelmshaven dockyard , and arrange its shipment back to the Soviet Union as part reparation for the enormous damage that had been done to that country by Nazi Germany . |
| 19 | They are the votes which , usually making the greatest contribution to a successful candidate 's quota , are the most influential . |
| 20 | The first victim to give evidence against him , a 26-year-old secretary , was raped after being served spiked champagne at his surgery before they went to a mutual friend 's home for dinner . |
| 21 | His first victim , a 26-year-old secretary , was raped after being served spiked champagne at his surgery before they went to a mutual friend 's home for dinner in February 1991 . |
| 22 | One woman was sacked the day after her wedding to a rival firm 's employee . |
| 23 | These are documents which are often necessary to obtain access to a deceased person 's assets — further information may be obtained from the Principal Registry , Family Division of the High Court , 5th Floor , Golden Cross House , Duncannon Street , London , WC2N . |
| 24 | Randolph Trumbach has illustrated this point by reference to the otherwise baffling controversy over the ban on marriage to a deceased wife 's sister . |
| 25 | The ban against marriage to a deceased wife 's sister was rescinded in 1907 , another sign that the middle classes had come into their own . |
| 26 | Amid opposition by Government whips to a private member 's bill tabled by John McFall ( Lab , Dumbarton ) , Tom Clarke , the shadow Scottish secretary , called on Mr Lang to put his weight behind the measure . |
| 27 | They took us to the police station and then to a battered women 's house at about 2 a.m . |
| 28 | PRINCESS Diana has sent a secret cash gift to a battered wives ' refuge that the Mirror has been campaigning to save . |
| 29 | All finalists will be invited to a spectacular winners ' reception in London in September . |
| 30 | By the time we get to the jarv tracks I am over it , putting it down to a poor night 's sleep and a wearing day that have combined so that I am feeling the cold more than I normally do . |