Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun pl] [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Heating systems have to be balanced so that water does not all flow through the radiators closest to the pump . |
| 2 | One of the projects close to commercial realisation uses optical fibre to sense a current flowing in a conductor . |
| 3 | One of the problems still to be solved is the production of the right formulation to keep the BTI near the surface where anopheline larvae generally feed . |
| 4 | The outstretched arms of the great statue of Christ overlooking Rio no longer appear to the inhabitants of the favelas below to be open in benediction or welcome ; in this city of violence , insecurity and ravaged humanity , it appears to be rather a gesture of resignation and despair . |
| 5 | It would be a neat trick of fate if he survived the plasma energy weapons of the platforms only to be burned to a crisp because the pod entered the upper atmosphere of Tarvaras at the incorrect angle . |
| 6 | A knowledge of the telescope 's direction will then give the positions of the sources typically to within half an arc minute . |
| 7 | The Bill deals with evidence in criminal matters only to the extent of preserving provisions of the Acts now to be repealed and re-enacted which apply to criminal evidence as well . |
| 8 | Tears coursed down her cheeks and she ran blindly down the wild jungle of the grounds parallel to the thicket . |
| 9 | But unaware of the atrocities soon to be witnessed : |
| 10 | We must refer now to Figure 4 which is a map of the stresses parallel to the surfaces of the crack . |
| 11 | I had detected on some of the fields close to this one and had discovered the site of two Georgian cottages in one field , together with coinage of the period , crotal bells and foot patents , plus some other items too numerous to mention . |
| 12 | I think that 's one of the drawbacks though to a village school . |
| 13 | The links that have developed in networking with the many voluntary groups that operate in the areas and the recognition of the individuals right to self-esteem and to develop an expertise in relation to living and functioning in their many roles , has changed my way of working with people — probably forever . |
| 14 | Lowes did in fact trace many of the images unerringly to their source ; and what was even more interesting was how Coleridge 's mind took the raw material of some explorer , and twisted it and mixed it with many other ideas to produce the incomparable poetry of The Ancient Mariner and Xanadu . |
| 15 | One problem highlighted in figure 4.2 is that it may not always be possible to allocate all of the costs meaningfully to a category . |
| 16 | Since the destruction of the Temple in 70 AD , it has been the synagogue that has kept the Jewish faith alive throughout the centuries even to the present day . |
| 17 | That is why we are now pressing for trade and co-operation agreements with the republics further to the east . |
| 18 | The match takes place on June 21 with the winners away to MC Wales or Middlesex on July 6 . |
| 19 | Exercise that can help to maintain the elasticity of the vagina are also used to control urinary incontinence and avoid a prolapse — they are the pelvic floor exercises that women are taught to do after childbirth : sit on the lavatory with the thighs parallel to the ground and feet flat on the floor ( or on a book , if necessary ) ; start to pass water , then use the muscles to stop the flow ; release and finish the flow . |
| 20 | We could hear them coming up the stairs right to our door and then shouting and hammering on it . |
| 21 | For just under a £150,000 the tower offers a sitting room in the basement , a dining room on the first floor … one bedroom on the second floor then up the stairs again to the top bedroom … plus the view from the top … |
| 22 | They were built from the materials closest to hand and so have an utterly distinct regional character . |
| 23 | The shots had sounded from the hills somewhere to the north , and rather than wasting time on the main path that rose with the gentle contours of the valley , we took a short cut up the steep , almost sheer , cliff behind the houses . |
| 24 | The owner has planted trees all around the ponds which will conceal them from the roads so to me that ca n't be a problem . |
| 25 | The owner has planted trees all around the ponds which will conceal them from the roads so to me that ca n't be a problem . |
| 26 | A small river runs into th sea at one side , but on the other there is a large expanse of grassland which runs down from the walls almost to the sea . |
| 27 | In fact there is no reason to believe that the Franks were involved in any long-distance migration : archaeology and history suggest that they originated in the lands immediately to the east of the Rhine . |
| 28 | council gon na erm pose it in the areas closer to it ? |
| 29 | In previous chapters we have seen how the ancient manor of Combsburgh had been partially enclosed as early as the fourteenth century , especially in the areas close to the market town , and how the bulk of the field structure had been established by the late sixteenth century . |
| 30 | If so , such expedients failed , for Ælfgifu was soon back in England supporting her son , and he may well have owed his popularity in the midlands partly to her Mercian kindred . |