Example sentences of "to [noun prp] [conj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Light did not seem to do this and so , according to Newton and many others , must be made of particles ( because two light particles could never add up to give zero , or darkness ) . |
| 2 | Yelton was even nearer to Grimspound than High Tor . |
| 3 | It is possible that O. retecta is referable to Ophiochondrus but inadequate material prevents a satisfactory assessment of this problem . |
| 4 | Moving for the first time in this book to Moscow and central administration , we find that from 18 July 1921 , the Central Commission for the Relief of the Starving ( Pomgol ) was in charge of the Famine programme . |
| 5 | It is no accident that 1971 was the year of the first US trade deficit , the year that the US devalued the dollar and abandoned the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates , and also the year that Nixon and Kissinger went to Moscow and initiated detente . |
| 6 | He said he would appoint a new ambassador to Moscow and new members to a team dealing with outstanding issues between the two countries to increase the emphasis on economic questions . |
| 7 | The obvious introductions were made , and what ensued was to bring more pleasure to Repton than any job he had ever done — ‘ such a specimen of my art , ’ he wrote of his work at Sheringham , ‘ as I never before had the opportunity of displaying ’ . |
| 8 | In practice , the nationalized industries are subject to Whitehall and civil servants often re-examine the major management decisions ( and some minor ones ) in case points of principle arise , in particular considering whether investment and pricing policies are satisfactory from the ministry 's point of view . |
| 9 | They would like all the refugees to go off to Newham and similar boroughs , and for the Home Office to hear no more about the matter . |
| 10 | As far as the CBR is concerned the distant galaxies provide a preferred frame , something that is anathema to SR or classical mechanics . |
| 11 | The Underground took them to Waterloo and another train carried them to Woking where they were met by Louise 's husband , Jim . |
| 12 | Maybe a couple of year as joint mgr with Strach , then a nice smooth transition to Strach as full mgr when Wilko hits 55 ? ? ? ? |
| 13 | In his letter to the auditor , councillor O Muilleoir said the council had ‘ worn a path to the travel agents ' door ’ with trips to Thiepval and other war sites including : June-July 1988 six council representatives ( all unionist ) toured Somme battle sites for one week June-July 1989 , a week long visit to France by four unionists cost £1,984 |
| 14 | Wheelchair travellers used to cross the track on boards laid down for mail trolleys.But now the disabled are being forced to make an eighty mile detour via Shrewsbury to get to Hereford because British Rail have taken up the boards for safety reasons.We joined the Leominster Disabled Access group on a trip to Hereford . |
| 15 | Ford came to Swansea 's rescue by the blocking the effort but the ball again went out to Pugh and this time his cross was met by Barrow who headed wide . |
| 16 | Do you know I ca n't remember the date , early part of March , early part of March , erm what she says at the moment is that er someone else from the college is going to Leicester next Wednesday when Helen 's going to Cardiff and this girl is then going to Cardiff when Helen should be going to Leicester , so Helen says , and she wants to look at the same subjects as what Helen does so Helen says that they 're gon na sort of go to the different colleges and compare notes when they come back from it so she might need n't want to go to Leicester |
| 17 | Before returning to Cardiff as chief librarian in 1884 he developed journalistic skills , contributing a series ‘ About Books ’ to the Doncaster Chronicle , 1880–4 . |
| 18 | In addition , the last radio reports purportedly from the Rose-Noelle had been received on 6 and 9 June — days after its capsize — the latter giving its position as near the Kermadec islands , en route to Tonga and 620 miles north of Auckland . |
| 19 | Nor am I interested in using the House as a handle for consultancies and all that , the provider of access to God-knows-what and free meals . |
| 20 | Menzies Campbell , the Liberal Democrat defence spokesman , said : ‘ This decision is a big blow to Vickers and British manufacturing . |
| 21 | Christopher Palmer , the recording producer here , also contributes one of his exceptionally perceptive and informative notes , including a tribute to Arnold and specific commentaries on each work . |
| 22 | She will carry his boat " home " to Abydos , to Osiris and eternal life . |
| 23 | But he would have preferred Lord Halifax to Churchill as prime minister in 1940 and even in retrospect believed that the country would have fought the war better under Halifax and that the admirals and the generals would have had a less neurotic time . |
| 24 | It 's all cuddles and late-night snacks until Dottie is discovered one night by agent Claudia Curtis ( Carrie Fisher ) , and whisked off to LA and emerging stardom . |
| 25 | ‘ One Wallaby player waited 11 hours for one fax to be sent to Brisbane while another member of the Wallaby team was unable to raise the international operator at 3.00am for a collect telephone call ’ . |
| 26 | In the last few chapters , we have referred to Keynes and Keynesian economics on many occasions . |
| 27 | Most of the 20,000–30,000 Arab volunteers who came to Afghanistan and next-door Pakistan during the war worked in relief organisations or as doctors and teachers . |
| 28 | Ulrich Steinhilper 's trilogy , Spitfire on my Tail , Ten Minutes to Buffalo and Full Circle have been reviewed in these pages before now and make stunning reading of the life and times of a Luftwaffe fighter pilot through his experiences as a prisoner of war . |
| 29 | He returned to Johnstone and practised medicine for three years , during which time he also gave scientific lectures at Johnstone 's Mechanics ' Institute . |
| 30 | Armoured personnel carriers rumble down streets that are normally home to Mercedes and convertible BMWs . |