Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [conj] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | His news for them as to the enemy was as anticipated , but with an unexpected postscript . |
| 2 | That they never bore fruit was due as much to Bolshevik neglect of them as to the eventual insistence from above on the abolition of the private farms . |
| 3 | Your leading guard hand curls under the opponent 's Achilles tendon and draws the trapped foot towards you and to the side . |
| 4 | The elevated 18th tee was in front of him and to the left . |
| 5 | There were several behind them and to the south , but on their right , to the north , there were many more . |
| 6 | Behind her and to the right stretched a plastic canopy containing cakes and filled rolls . |
| 7 | Siward , taller than anyone else , was behind him and to the left . |
| 8 | One of the beefs I have about accommodation for elderly people is the fact that by , that the purpose built , very excellent , bungalows and flats for elderly citizens are restricted to one bedroom which , to which but is by government decree to keep the cost down , but it does seem to me to be very heartless because elderly people 's children are unable to come and stay with them except to the great deal of discomfort and perhaps as society grows a little more considerate for the fact that the percentage of elderly people will get even greater as the years go on , then they should make allowance and provide them for the facilities to enable them to be visited by their children and grandchildren . |
| 9 | In the opposite direction , above us and to the left , was a high serac-edged glacial wall with , far below it , a run-out — a broad , lethargic river the colour of putty . |
| 10 | ‘ Withdrawal ’ for the purpose of the Conditions includes a withdrawal by way of funds transfer either to any other account you have with us or to the account of any other person or body ( with us or otherwise ) . |
| 11 | Even if the rules were obeyed , the system was clearly oppressive both to the families whose best sons were torn from them and to the young boys who would never see their parents again . |
| 12 | Several republics had objected to the size of contributions being sought from them and to the division of tax revenues , while the USSR Supreme Soviet had run out of discussion time because of arguments over defence spending . |
| 13 | ‘ All dressed ready for your important engagement , I see , ’ he drawled , his eyes going once more over her bedroom attire , and , if that was n't enough to ignite sparks of fury in her , his mocking tone abruptly fell away as his glance went from her and to the hall — in which direction she knew he was aware there was at least one bedroom . |
| 14 | It had occurred neither to them nor to the British that a diplomat was involved . ’ |
| 15 | Because they appear reasonably proficient , the instructors tend to give less practice to them than to the other students . |
| 16 | The giant predators that walked on their hind legs ( Tyrannosaurus , Allosaurus and other theropods ) share structures of the hip bones with the sauropods that show they are more closely related to them than to the rest of the dinosaurs . |
| 17 | He had uttered more words of advice to them than to the girl he was meant to be treating . |
| 18 | Authority were more likely to listen to them than to the DoH . ’ |
| 19 | Co-existence and co-operation between the two organisations were apparently accepted by members , but these were not easy matters to explain to them or to the hearing world , and met with at least some opposition . |
| 20 | In other words , they attached about as much value to them as to the drinks . |
| 21 | They were being taxed to abet the king and to nullify his concessions which were as valuable to them as to the laity . |
| 22 | It was as natural to them as to the birds . |
| 23 | ‘ I straightened my back , and I walked down the stairs to my parents and I said goodbye to them and to the servants lined up on the front steps . |
| 24 | These and many other factors are of great importance to practising physicians , but to do justice to them and to the controversies which they provoked is beyond the purpose of this book . |
| 25 | The major concern is to ensure that they have a realistic chance of completing a course : this is clearly of special importance both to them and to the University . |
| 26 | The quality of the relationships is greatly affected by the approach to them and to the task adopted by the project manager . |
| 27 | However , first larger jennies and then the application of power to them and to the mules took spinning from the cottage through the workshop to the factory where , as we have seen , it became a male employment . |
| 28 | The other point which is made by the defendant is this , he says that the plaintiffs have been guilty of delaying tactics er during the course of this litigation , the result of which has been that er he has not been able to realize his interest in the partnership premises , also he has not been able to acquire a partnership premises and he he , doctor mentioned to me that to the actual conveyance of the partnership premises he 's , he tells me was only produced I think thirty and er that er it was only then that he realized there might be a chance that he could acquire the premises for himself , but he says that er because of the general , I think the case is , because of the general conduct of the plaintiffs in delaying the trial of the action one way or another , er the practical effect has been that the plaintiffs have had the benefit of use and occupation of the premises at which he erm , a main view , has a lot of that interest and that they are getting benefit of the kind from that occupation and he is not getting any money in res in respect of that , at least nothing like any market rent because it maybe that there is a fairly small er payment being made , but I 'm not too entirely clear whether that is the case or not , but the stock bond is suggesting that the plaintiffs have been obtaining benefit of the use of the premises at his expense and in those circumstances it is unfair er in , in , or otherwise not appropriate that the plaintiffs should be entitled to obtain interest on their bill of costs , in respect essentially of the period of delay , and when I say period of delay included that the period during which the forward of Mr Justice remained erm unprotected . |
| 29 | I looked on it as an acknowledgement not just to me but to the programme I represented . |
| 30 | When one passes such messages back to one 's constituents , they say , ’ Who will do something to stop this nuisance , which is causing enormous problems not only to me but to the whole area ? ’ |