Example sentences of "[noun] of [noun sg] [adv] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 1.56 If it is a fatal accident case , full details of the dependants and the loss of dependency up to the date of the application must be included . |
| 2 | Over a range of Rayleigh number ( probably dependent on Prandtl number ) , the thermals penetrate right across the layer , generating transient stable blobs of fluid close to the opposite boundary . |
| 3 | One former Edinburgh male compositor who worked at Constable 's told me in a letter that " we as apprentices … used to help the ladies by lifting the formes of type on to the stones , so as they could do corrections , and lift them down " It could in fact have perfectly well been done by a strong woman or by two women cooperating , and in any case took very little time . |
| 4 | We slept out on the last fields , leaving the 90 zigzags of path up to the plateau for the next day . |
| 5 | He threw a piece of paper on to the floor . |
| 6 | h ) If the machine is a Silver Reed or Knitmaster : Put a tiny piece of vaseline on to the lever attached to the back of the machine that trips the lever that the punchcard rotates on . |
| 7 | The concept reared up fully formed : the sparkling snowflake of Steel City fragmenting from the hub of fire , spilling bodies into vacuum , the debris plunging flaming spears of fall-out on to the dense towns of Earth . |
| 8 | When within binocular range it may be seen on the side of Theta opposite to the 6.5-magnitude star . |
| 9 | They all had a meal together , then , as the September evening was warm , Ken Stevens wheeled Jennifer 's wheelchair outside and Valerie carried a tray of coffee on to the patio . |
| 10 | ( b ) In some circumstances , individual solicitors may be required to attend a relevant training course as a condition of acceptance on to the panel . |
| 11 | My favourite tale , comes from Corner Pool , when Rob was fishing one cold March day : ‘ I was about to start at the top of the pool when I happened to spot a flicker of movement close to the north bank . |
| 12 | So never mind what the executive amends , recommend , stick your hand up for three eight eight and three eight nine and give a bit of power back to the people . |
| 13 | ‘ If there was a death in the family our custom was to take a bit of crepe out to the bee-skeps after sunset and pin it on them . |
| 14 | We hope that you enjoy some benefit from your NCT membership and that you might be prepared to give a little bit of time back to the branch occasionally . |
| 15 | We hope that you enjoy some benefit from your NCT membership and that you might be prepared to give a little bit of time back to the branch occasionally . |
| 16 | ‘ The [ Bull ] case figures among the most urgent , even before that of Thomson SA , ’ the article says , citing a source at the Ministry of Industry close to the minister . |
| 17 | She saw his attempts to wish his own brand of authority on to the production as little more than temperamental interference , and , in turn , told him how he should play his scenes . |
| 18 | Lying down increases the return of blood back to the heart and brain . |
| 19 | A crash of musketry off to the right flank betrayed that the farms to the west were under attack , but here in the centre , where the road led enticingly to the crossroads , the enemy was still hidden . |
| 20 | He took the tins of food through to the lean-to and piled them up on the draining board . |
| 21 | One possible course of action is simply to leave the OED and completed Supplement as they are , a record of the vocabulary of English up to the late twentieth century but no more , and to concentrate on the production and revision of other smaller dictionaries . |
| 22 | To me the Navy has always been unrivalled for the style in which it clothes ceremonial occasions , and these dinners , from the entry of the President 's party heralded by nautical airs from the marine band , to the ritual procession of the baron of beef through to the ( sometimes seated ) loyal toast , are no exception . |
| 23 | ‘ Honestly , ’ Gwen complained as she brought two cups of tea over to the table and sat down , ‘ Matt 's the only one who seems able to cope with him . |
| 24 | Involvement varied from the informal exchange of information through to the detailed organisation of local visiting programmes . |
| 25 | Involvement varied from the informal exchange of information through to the detailed organisation of local visiting programmes . |
| 26 | Like many men of the muirlands and remote districts of Ayrshire in the 17th century , John was a fervent opponent of the imposition of Episcopacy on to the Scottish Kirk . |
| 27 | The Chieftain attribute identifies the lexicographer who is permitted to approve the transfer of material back to the main archive , and to reallocate ‘ ownership ’ of bundles of entries . |
| 28 | In mid-May the government , in a largely symbolic gesture , awarded rights to 800 plots of land close to the capital Managua to re-armed right-wing " contra " rebels recontras and re-armed left-wing Sandinista recompas . |
| 29 | Two were already straining from the hands of their masters , neck ruffs erect as they waited for the moment of release on to the sawdust-strewn pit floor . |
| 30 | Hold this left transfer tool in your left hand and take the three stitches at right of centre on to the second transfer tool in the same way . |