Example sentences of "to a [noun sg] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you were expecting to find a neck something akin to a telegraph pole with one side levelled off , you 'd be pleasantly surprised — this is an extremely comfortable and well-shaped laminate of mainly flamed maple . |
| 2 | The most noticeable difference is the move to a two-spanner system of tightening the collet . |
| 3 | In this communication I wish to draw attention to a substance present in the tissues and secretions of the body , which is capable of rapidly dissolving certain bacteria . |
| 4 | On leaving school he decided against entering university , preferring to study the practical side of engineering through an apprenticeship to a master blacksmith in Nykoøbing . |
| 5 | Each was also equipped with a Very pistol and two flares , one green one red , a torch with the glass masked by sticky tape to leave only a pencil-thin beam , and a radio transmitter tuned to a master receiver in Springfield 's car . |
| 6 | Appointed to a teaching post at the Canongate Burgh School , he remained there until 1864 , when disagreements with the school 's directors led to his dismissal . |
| 7 | Julie Jack , emeritus fellow in philosophy , was appointed to a teaching post at King 's College , Cambridge . |
| 8 | Conductivities are similar to those in the Basin and Range province of North America ( 0.1Sm -1 ) , which Bott considered could be due to a melt fraction in highly conducting rock . |
| 9 | Most reports of his single handed massacre of the Aussies sheepishly admitted he had been ‘ written off as major force ’ consigned to a bit part on cricket 's international stage . |
| 10 | While magazines celebrate the return of hollywood glamour , with glossy pages dedicated to the super model who is immaculately coiffed and beautifully in control , you may feel your hair would be more suited to a bit part in a disaster movie ! |
| 11 | From what I could gather they were showing in in the area where the new ticket office is , as opposed to a bit screen on the pitch facing the east stand as they propose for the scum game ( And they 're getting a beer license for this too ! ! ! ! ! ) . |
| 12 | The crowd was getting to a fever pitch of excitement , Will among them . |
| 13 | Instead of reassuring Stephen , now working himself up to a fever pitch of nervous excitement with the launch date in view , Michael 's superior manner had begun to grate . |
| 14 | Towards the end of the Christmas term 1990 , the staff of the Modern Languages Department were invited to a buffet dinner in Crescent House by Professor Noel Thomas , who was retiring after some 25 years as a member — and for much of that period a key member — of the Department . |
| 15 | There will also be a ‘ menu ’ of six visits from which visitors can choose before going on to a buffet supper with members of the Faculty . |
| 16 | Evening : invited me home to a buffet meal with a group of friends and colleagues , including , ( Linguistics CIEFL ) , ( Linguistics CIEFL ) , ( Correspondence Course , CIEFL ) , ( Materials Production , CIEFL ) . |
| 17 | Betty had met me at Bellanoch , whisking me off to a venison dinner at her friend 's at Ford . |
| 18 | At 11am taxi drivers from throughout the town will form a cavalcade to escort Kim Theaker 's coffin to a memorial service at St Mark 's Church in North Road . |
| 19 | ANNE 'S CATHEDRAL , BELFAST PRIOR TO A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR VISCOUNT BROOKBOROUGH , FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF NORTHERN IRELAND . |
| 20 | This afternoon I am going to a memorial service for a woman who devoted her whole life to caring for others . |
| 21 | A memorial service for Moore is likely to be held in the summer , linked to a memorial match at Wembley . |
| 22 | The prince went all a-flutter as he climbed to a memorial tower on Scolty Hill in Banchory , Grampian . |
| 23 | Turks head brush : A dome shaped brush mounted usually on a 600–900 mm handle similar in general appearance to a toilet brush for which purpose they are often used . |
| 24 | Intelligent Cut and Paste : What happens to a toilet roll on Blue Peter . |
| 25 | We travelled by coach to London on , and after lunch at , went to a matinée performance of ‘ 42nd Street ’ at the Dominion theatre . |
| 26 | The unit cell parameters are a=b=121.35 , c=84.81 , with one repressor dimer and one oligonucleotide strand ( that is , half a duplex ) in the asymmetric unit , corresponding to a solvent content of 58% . |
| 27 | In a short speech of thanks , Bill told us that he was ‘ heading on down ’ to a DIY megastore with it to purchase drills , saws and other paraphernalia necessary for home improvements which is his first project in retirement . |
| 28 | And Lydney , the only other club with a realistic chance of snatching the one promotion place available for next season 's new-look National Division Four , tumbled to a shock defeat at home to Southend . |
| 29 | Hodgson shock SQUASH : Stephen Hodgson , York champion for the last three years , who has competed in nine successive finals , winning six of them , crashed to a shock defeat by Marcus Wood in the quarter-finals . |
| 30 | Second , as the stores fill up , their buffering capacity will be reduced , thus leading to a pacemaker elevation of cytosolic calcium ( Fig. 4 b ) , which often appears at a specific initiation site where it provides the trigger to detonate the process of CICR ( Fig. 4 , step c ) . |