Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] [adv] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Occasionally they would get a little wary and move out of the swim but only to return a few minutes later to the area that they had apparently cleared for spawning . |
| 2 | His address a few days later to the Central Committee in Moscow balanced these remarks with more familiar declarations about the ‘ further strengthening of the positions of existing socialism ’ and growing opposition to the ‘ reactionary , aggressive forces of imperialism ’ . |
| 3 | The early phases of human evolution , when Homo sapiens began to live in families , are seen as in some ways parallel to the early phases of infant development . |
| 4 | There was a clearing among some trees close to the river and a number of two-wheeled carts had been parked there . |
| 5 | Then glancing at Agnes , she said , ‘ Aggie asked me to take some towels across to the house for the people coming in tomorrow . ’ |
| 6 | Before I begin to read I push some boxes across to the place where Summerchild sat facing me and dust them to make him a desk and chair . |
| 7 | There was some slight discussion whether the British should keep Canada or should choose the large French sugar islands like Martinique and Guadeloupe ; very few politicians close to the centre of power thought of giving Canada back to France , but the issue underlined the fact that Canada was unlikely to provide much revenue for the British treasury directly , and certainly would not provide the amount of revenue that sugar for re-export would give at a time when Britain used for consumption or for manufacture all that her West Indian islands could produce . |
| 8 | Even the BBC admits the Acorn adaptors are expensive at £225 ( and some educationalists close to the MEP scheme complain that they are not buying recent technology ) . |
| 9 | They attributed these differences primarily to the fact that in West Germany there was an extensive system of vocational training , further in-service training , awarding of qualifications , and positioning in the hierarchy on the basis of such qualifications . |
| 10 | The use of force against workers , peasants , political activists , and minority nationalists simply intensified the incipient revolution and pushed all groups further to the left . |
| 11 | The parabola has the important property of reflecting to its focus all lines parallel to the x axis . |
| 12 | The observer 's line of sight is perpendicular to the plane of the cube and , therefore , all planes parallel to the drawing surface are represented without foreshortening or distortion . |
| 13 | On policies to stimulate competition , they were ‘ in many ways further to the right ’ than the Tories . |
| 14 | The presidential decree is a defeat for the Brazilian military , which wanted to maintain control over all lands close to the Venezuelan border , which is regarded as a sensitive security area . |
| 15 | Those sectors closest to the housing market , including builders ' merchants and retailers of furniture , carpets and household goods were the most pessimistic . |
| 16 | Those sectors closest to the housing market , including builders ' merchants and retailers of furniture , carpets and household goods were the most pessimistic . |
| 17 | The Prince of Orange , unable to resist the lure of danger , galloped from the crossroads to be with those troops closest to the enemy , and the Prince 's staff , their luncheon brutally interrupted by the French gun-fire , hurried after him . |
| 18 | Co-ownership entitles two or more persons concurrently to the possession and enjoyment of the same land . |
| 19 | No record existed of any returns either to the Inland Revenue or to the Customs and Excise authorities . |
| 20 | They are strongly advised to describe any relevant practical experience on the UCAS form and to forward any references directly to the Faculty Office . |
| 21 | The base is an old villa called Blairtum in its own grounds close to the large dousing estate of Castlemilk . |
| 22 | One of the most important reasons for this is that the Latin American elites reacted quickly and in most cases effectively to the social and economic changes brought about by the industrialisation , urbanisation and immigration of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries . |
| 23 | The game was played at a hectic pace with chances at both ends right to the final whistle . |