Example sentences of "[vb infin] [noun] [prep] [adv] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The eastern European farmer does not need lectures on how to farm , but our mechanisation and technology is of great importance to him , ’ claims Mr Colman . |
| 2 | Correction : Hewlett-Packard Co says that its new HP 9000 RISC server line should boost performance by up to 70% at the top end of its line , not 7% as reported ( UX No 380 ) . |
| 3 | Virtually weather-proof , sure-footed and with big lungs , they work best at high altitudes and can carry loads of up to 220lb . |
| 4 | The current drug of choice is oxybutynin , which in divided daily doses of between 5 and 15 mg may improve symptoms in up to 70% of patients but will make only half of them continent . |
| 5 | Local authorities can give discounts of up to 30% if they sell empty houses or flats to priority groups such as first-time buyers and to those moving to their area to start a new job . |
| 6 | The money has been used to establish the Head Start Capital Fund , which will provide loans of up to £30,000 for individual projects at competitive rates . |
| 7 | The council , which had to make severe cuts in its budget , is offering the handouts through the Government 's Urban Programme and the fund can provide grants of up to £1,000 . |
| 8 | Agents know they could face fines of up to £400 for breaking the rules , but many keep taking the risk because they relish the free advertising . |
| 9 | Firms which ignore the requests could face fines of up to £400 . |
| 10 | Infringements of the new law can attract fines of up to £20,000 , or a prison sentence of up to five years . |
| 11 | The RSPCA says that cases like these often bring just token fines from magistrates , when in fact they could impose fines of up to £2,000 and or 6 months imprisonment . |
| 12 | It promised about 25,000 people who have already booked that they will get refunds of up to £70 each . |
| 13 | Established in 1983 as a joint venture between and the terminal can handle vessels of up to 140m length and 7.45m draught with cargo capacities of 13,500 tonnes . |
| 14 | The Training Agency has made it clear that in order for Compacts to attract its support , they must offer training at least to Youth Training Scheme ( YTS ) standards , and that jobs offered must be at full employed status . |
| 15 | All these men ( and presumably others with cancers detected at subsequent screening rounds ) would be exposed to the risks of radical prostatectomy , which may cause impotency in up to 42% and urethrovesical stricture in 7% . |
| 16 | For IDE drives , a cacheing controller can increase throughput by up to 50% , the average figure being around 30% , but efficiency is largely governed by the amount of RAM on the controller card , and its speed . |