Example sentences of "has [vb pp] [noun sg] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since then the replica castle has fallen prey to vandalism and decay . |
| 2 | Since then the replica castle has fallen prey to vandalism and decay . |
| 3 | Another provincial Greek museum has fallen victim to museum robbers . |
| 4 | A GRANDMOTHER has given birth to test-tube twins . |
| 5 | The early consequences have been devastating — a rapid fall in GDP , large-scale unemployment , sharply declining living standards for a large part of the population , the loss of important social rights , and the emergence of extreme inequality — and the mood that prevailed in 1989 , of entering joyfully into a £ brave new world , has given way to disillusionment and hostility . |
| 6 | But for many east Germans , the jubilation of unity night last October has given way to frustration and fear of unemployment . |
| 7 | By the time the studio came to make The Titfield Thunderbolt ( 1953 ) , about a village 's attempt to preserve their branch line against nasty entrepreneurs who have set up a bus service , gentle anarchy has given way to nostalgia for Olde England . |
| 8 | This is so because a limited accountability in terms only of satisfying employers in local authorities or inspectors of schools has given way to openness and to the multiplication of participators who claim a say in the running of education . |
| 9 | When tissue begins to react to the commensals causing inflammation , the process of colonisation has given way to infection . |
| 10 | Stone has given way to glass and concrete . |
| 11 | Although the authors in this ‘ school ’ focus on different aspects of permissive Britain , they are all united by their acceptance of the idea that previously existing moral consensus has given way to confusion and uncertainty . |
| 12 | This has given rise to speculation about the origins of such territorial units and the rationale behind the siting of cemeteries . |
| 13 | This link with the President has given rise to speculation that Mr Morrison may be acting as a pathfinder to the appointment of a special envoy . |
| 14 | The consistent failure to implement findings has given rise to cynicism regarding research . |
| 15 | Rumour and the recent closure of a similar sanctuary in Hereford a week ago has given rise to closure fears . |
| 16 | A farmer who 's threatened to shoot her cattle rather than allow a bypass through her land , has come face to face with officials who want to build the road . |
| 17 | This has added insult to injury of a privatisation carried out against the wishes of the public . |
| 18 | The Australian Board has added insult to injury . |
| 19 | FoE condemns Britain 's environment record , but says PM has pushed issue to top of world agenda Downing St plays down meeting with Porritt Praise and blame for ‘ green ’ Thatcher . |
| 20 | Yet another , fortunately quite rare , follows you around when it sees secateurs in your hands and drops a few eggs into the soft pith of the stem when you make a cut , before the cut wound has had time to callus and heal itself — another reason why you should always try to confine cutting to a fine dry day . |
| 21 | P.H. Sawyer has drawn attention to rune stones in Denmark and Västergötland raised in honour of men accorded the English epithet thegn , and concluded that the latter area was the part of Sweden controlled by Cnut , through agents who received a title borne in England by royal subordinates . |
| 22 | Once the chairman has summarised progress to date the other advisors should be requested to report ( to the lead adviser and , if present , principals ) on their progress and to highlight any potential difficulties which may affect the timetable . |
| 23 | is now in reception , and has become secretary to Agriculture finance director . |
| 24 | Soon I shall start snarling at visitors and grubbing for nourishment in the fields , simply because I can not bear to think of myself in the same category as Betty , and she has laid claim to humanity . |
| 25 | DOWN the years Stan Flashman has brought dishonour to football in a variety of roles . |
| 26 | The continuing spell of dry weather in much of eastern Britain has caused recharge to groundwater in the winter of 1990/91 to be much less than normal , and groundwater levels are greatly depressed in consequence , particularly in the Chalk of East Anglia . |
| 27 | INDONESIA has blocked access to sex hotlines from Hong Kong after MPs said such telephone calls could damage morals in the mainly Muslim country , the state telecommunications company said today . |
| 28 | THE bard of the biscuit kilns at Alexandra , Gordon Knapper , has put pen to paper to compose a seasonal verse which has a cautionary message for naughty children at Christmas time ! |
| 29 | Gordon Knapper of the biscuit kilns department at Alexandra has put pen to paper and composed this cautionary ode on the yuletide tradition of giving presents . |
| 30 | SPRINGFIELDS ' Dr Sue Ion has put pen to paper to tell the story of the successful development of Water Reactor and AGR fuel at the plant . |