Example sentences of "to a [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | They are down to a pair of Bananaramas after the departure of Jacqui O'Sullivan . |
| 32 | She points to a pair of pewter leather stilettos on her mannequin . |
| 33 | The painting , which depicts a man wearing a bowler hat standing next to a pair of curtains which have been cut out to form the shape of the man , was painted in 1966 for the present ( American ) owner 's parents who were friends of the artist . |
| 34 | It lies near Zeta Cygni , close to a pair of stars , 31 Vulpeculæ ( 5.1 ) and 32 Vulpeculæ ( 5.5 , of type M and obviously reddish ) . |
| 35 | As well as the usual souvenirs , she found a shop selling interesting ceramics , and treated herself to a pair of pottery owls . |
| 36 | I 've yet to come across a school anywhere in the country that has n't welcomed the opportunity to play host to a pair of teachers . |
| 37 | He remained like that for a few seconds longer , while they tied his wrists to a pair of iron rings bolted into the wall , and then they let him go and left him dangling there — half in , half out of the river . |
| 38 | Step-by-step to a pair of scissors |
| 39 | The turbine eventually gave way to a pair of diesel engines . |
| 40 | Finally it 's fed to a pair of Marshall 4x12s loaded with EV speakers . |
| 41 | Then Borg and Lloyd , ghosts from the ‘ Love Match ’ of long ago , were reported as having lost to a pair of teenagers young enough to be their sons . |
| 42 | An implication of differentiation theory but not of the associative theory , therefore , is that mere exposure to a pair of stimuli without their being followed by any special consequences should be enough to enhance their discriminability . |
| 43 | Discussion of the various phenomena of ‘ exposure learning ’ in Chapter 1 revealed just such an effect — rats given prolonged exposure to a pair of stimuli presented in their home cages learned a subsequent simultaneous discrimination between these stimuli more readily than subjects for whom the test stimuli were novel ( Gibson and Walk 1956 ) . |
| 44 | Her humanity is reduced to a pair of legs raised high and splayed apart , a soft stomach and the lips of a vagina coated in bright yellow cleaning solution . |
| 45 | Instead of responding to a pair of words , readers were asked to look for specific relationships between a single word and a sentence . |
| 46 | Juliette lowered the iron on to a pair of trousers laid out on the ironing-board , producing a hissing cloud of steam through which she stared solemnly at Melissa . |
| 47 | She started to look up , past shoes to a pair of trousers the material of which she had last seen in Prague too ! |
| 48 | I know what I said about possessions being like leeches , but that do n't mean I 'll surrender them to a pair of punks . |
| 49 | The criteria by which marathon times would become acceptable for ratification as world records were drafted by the IAAF 's own road running committee in response to a call for change many think is overdue . |
| 50 | The police response to Black women and racist attacks is determined by the same factors which affect their response to racist attacks generally : Failure to recognise racial violence/attacks as such and to act accordingly ; delays in their response to a call for help from victims of racial violence ; refusal to recognise the seriousness of a racist attack , and if arrests are made , only the minimum of charges are imposed ; avoiding responsibility for dealing with cases involving racist attacks — by advising victims to pursue civil action through the courts ; the subjecting of those who are victims of racial violence to further racial abuse ; the criminalisation of victims of racist attacks e.g. in Bradford , Newham and only recently two cases from Hounslow one involving 5 boys from Lampton School who defended themselves in a racial attack and were arrested and charged by the police . |
| 51 | Experts cite Romania as a possible future instance where human rights violations could lead to a call for action from outside national boundaries . |
| 52 | For that matter it is disconcerting how often the response to a call for advice and help on resource-based and discovery learning is a series of formal lectures , and how the Library-College movement in the USA has typically propounded its ideas by " lectures against the lecture " ! |
| 53 | In most Christian areas of Lebanon a general strike was observed on July 23 in response to a call by Geagea , and with the support of the National Liberal Party of Dory Chamoun , in protest at the election plans . |
| 54 | Nearly 50,000 striking mineworkers from the Black Sea town of Zonguldak , who had begun in early January a protest march on foot to Ankara , called off the march on Jan. 9 in response to a call from Semsi Denizer , leader of the largest miners union , Maden-Is . |
| 55 | ‘ The attitude to women 's rights , equality , to a bit of space was at best indifference . |
| 56 | Even if the badgers are used to a bit of noise , there is something vaguely sacrilegious about snapping twigs in the woods at night . |
| 57 | ‘ Well I am partial to a bit of Severn salmon , ’ Bert continued , ‘ if you promise me that next half tidy salmon that comes your way , you can have the bike for a hundred and fifty . |
| 58 | Whoever thought to give a word to a bit of stone sticking out of a wall , or a bit of wood stuck in one ? |
| 59 | First I 'm afraid I do have to admit to a bit of deception on my part . ’ |
| 60 | The current seeding method , which prevents any two Minor sides playing each other , negates the major appeal of a knock-out competition like the FA Cup … namely that the vagaries of the draw , allied to a bit of luck , suddenly throw a minnow into the big pool of the last eight . |