Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] to [noun sg] [prep] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , the devastating fungus Cordyceps militaris nearly fills its host 's body cavity with fungal tissue , absorbing nutrients from the rich haemolymph ( the body fluid of the insect ) , literally starving the hapless insect to death from within . |
| 2 | Finally , on 17th August 1801 , Commander Dundas was appointed acting captain of the newly commissioned San Antonio , having completed the transition from junior lieutenant to post-captain in just over one year . |
| 3 | Ultra-violet light sterilisers perform a similar job to ozone without so many possible side effects . |
| 4 | Located in shopping centres , supermarkets , offices and streets the kiosks , which use touch-sensitive screens and can understand the human voice , will provide instant access to information on almost anything from weather and travel data to goods available in shops . |
| 5 | But , of course , if you 're going to be another voice you really need to know what you 're talking about and you need to have vast access to information at least as good as all the departments who are putting forward their voices , and you need to have the time and the staff and I do n't think they always had that . |
| 6 | The principal claim to greatness of even the popes themselves , before the mid-eleventh century , lay in their conduct as bishops of Rome , building churches , organizing poor relief , and resisting the attempts of every tinpot contender for the empire to dominate the city and its people . |
| 7 | In the three authorities which were controlled by the Conservatives before the 1990 elections , there was an average swing to Labour of just 1% . |
| 8 | St William 's Foundation sees the need for a programme of action which will explore new paths , side step old obstacles , find lateral avenues to solution of apparently intractable problems . |
| 9 | The low capitalisation of industry together with its subordinate place to agriculture until fairly recently ( and an early development of the service sector of the economy ) has tended to limit workers ' bargaining power , and diversification made for greater difficulties of organisation . |
| 10 | Police put out an urgent call to public for more four-legged volunteers … |
| 11 | The ideal introduction to English for very young children |
| 12 | The Netherlands , Britain and many other countries have switched their preferences to the big Holstein and the rate of the changeover is even more phenomenal than the old Friesian 's remarkable spread to dominance in so many countries during the present century . |
| 13 | Until well after World War II , margarine ran a poor second to butter in both sales and esteem . |
| 14 | The play is set in 1850 and the set reflected good attention to period with well chosen props . |
| 15 | By raising the awareness of returning nurses and health visitors of such important issues as professional accountability , new approaches to the learning process and the learning environment , the implications of research based care and the impact of new technologies in nursing , I hope that the book will help to facilitate a safe and knowledgeable return to practice for both the individual returner and her employer . |
| 16 | Anthony Lewis talks to drivers who have taken the plunge and switched from petrol-engined cars to diesel with not a regret between them The doctor |
| 17 | The first results of the demonstration and violence were much the same as after the Olympia meeting in 1934 ; there was an immediate stimulus to recruitment for both fascists and communists and Special Branch estimated the significant , if transient , boost to fascist membership in East London to be around 2,000 . |
| 18 | Strongly influenced by their worldwide sales to date of over 60 million ‘ Walkman ’ products , they believe they can similarly capture a huge mass market for personal , on-the-move , multimedia information and games . |
| 19 | The meeting adopted a Soviet proposal to phase in gradually from 1991 a protocol allowing for the introduction of hard-currency trading among member countries . |
| 20 | NATIONAL Savings products contributed a further £219 million to Government funding in January , bringing the total contribution for the financial year to date to nearly £4 billion . |
| 21 | Indeed , had it not been constructed when it was , Peter Scott 's Wildfowl Trust situated further up river at Slimbridge would probably have lost much of its new grounds to erosion by now . |