Example sentences of "' [noun sg] of [noun sg] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cresswell believed that the ‘ dole business ’ in the south was responsible ; Cooper claimed that on election day ‘ when children went to get free dinners they were told to tell their parents that if Cooper was returned no more free dinners would be given ’ ; Coath said that electors had been told that if they voted for him ‘ they would get no more doles ’ ; and Clare had been accused of voting against the guardians ' grant of coal to the unemployed ( SE 11 November 22 ) . |
| 2 | Farming communities , such as are found in Central Wales , benefitted a great deal from the advent of the railway : it meant cheaper raw materials , but at the same time the value of farm produce increased due to the railways ' ease of access to the more affluent urban markets . |
| 3 | The Henley Centre results also suggest that discriminatory taxation will reduce spirits ' share of consumption to the benefit of other categories of alcoholic drinks . |
| 4 | This may be reasonably safe with a very long tow rope , but if there is only a shorter length of rope available the glider may overrun and smash into the back of the car , causing hundreds of pounds ' worth of damage to the glider . |
| 5 | Despite linguists ' lack of recourse to an agreed code of conduct , ethical issues in the linguistic sciences have sometimes been quite pressing . |