Example sentences of "to a [noun sg] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The move to comprehensive schools in the sixties and seventies led to a broadening of the ability range facing language teachers in British schools . |
| 2 | For the moment he therefore confined himself to a tour of the streets , even though popular clamour made it clear what was wanted , for few cried ‘ Vive la République ’ . |
| 3 | A wide range of optional excursions is offered , from trips to the Sphinx and pyramids at Giza to a tour of the museum which houses Tutankhamun 's treasures . |
| 4 | Before settling down to a tour of the old quarter ( and Stein is almost entirely an old quarter ) , it is a good idea to face the climb to the Burg Hohenklingen , from the battlements of which there is a breathtaking view of the Rhine winding its way through flat green pastures and dense woodland , and of the closely clustered pointed roofs of Stein itself . |
| 5 | Chairman Lord Younger has announced that , in addition to a tour of the building , Her Majesty has accepted an invitation to join him for lunch . |
| 6 | For examination of witnesses abroad , s 56 of the 1984 Act applies , and application is by originating summons to a master of the High Court ( RSC Ord 39 , rr 1 , 2 ) . |
| 7 | But one thing leads , well , to a bit of the other . |
| 8 | Contempt for the public sector has led to a deterioration of the infrastructure , and a visible collapse of key public services . |
| 9 | As soon as he pronounced that the picture was the original painting by Wtewael , two police officers appeared and arrested the bewildered dealer , who claims that on Bock 's desk there was a book of the ‘ Hundred most wanted paintings ’ missing from German museums since World War II , its page opened to a reproduction of the Wtewael . |
| 10 | With these general points in mind , one may now turn to a sketch of the nature and growth of the learned hierarchy during the period under discussion . |
| 11 | ‘ You are talking to a Minister of the Crown , in case you 've forgotten . |
| 12 | I visualise a matrix even more subtle to taste the most intangible fruit of the soul ; and one day men will fall heir to a Golconda of the most beautiful emotions and joys , and from being mere trappers and hunters we shall become harvesters . |
| 13 | Like all Far Easterners , Chan likes his action thick and fast and has since fallen victim to a perversion of the game known as Pai Gau poker — a game of pure chance , played as fast as mah-jong for very large amounts of money . |
| 14 | The system of private ownership , and the profits which were made by the captains , made it very probable that the command would go to a friend of the owner , or , since many of the ships were owned by partnerships , to one of the actual proprietors of the vessel . |
| 15 | This might throw light on his uncomplimentary nickname too , and on how , as the charter S 933 of 1014 reveals , " the attacks and plunderings of the evil Danes " gave him possession of a Dorset estate of the church of Sherborne , which he eventually sold for a great price in gold and silver to a friend of the monks , who returned it to them . |
| 16 | It is clear from the context of such pairs that in every case where the second speaker responds to a proposition of the first speaker with " you know what I mean ! " or " you know ! " , the second speaker is in fact agreeing with the first . |
| 17 | The survey usually extends only to a specified population group or to a sample of the population ( sample survey ) selected by using the principles of sampling . |
| 18 | This leads us to a discussion of the concept of ‘ information management ’ . |
| 19 | A Somali taxi-driver denounces those in his country who still think they can make a radical revolution , before turning to a discussion of the narcotic , khat , legally available in Britain but banned for some time in the US . |
| 20 | In order to emphasize the importance of this point , I devote the rest of the chapter to a discussion of the developmental rules that may influence mate choice in humans . |
| 21 | Discussion will be comparatively abstract and detailed elaboration will be left to Chapter 7 , but the themes will be taken a little further forward in relation to a discussion of the transition of state engagement with society from modernism/modernization to post-modernism/post-modernization . |
| 22 | This leads to a discussion of the characteristics of the agency labour force and of the nature of the occupation and regional labour markets in which they are found . |
| 23 | But hardly anyone took this seriously , and much of Darwin 's own book was devoted to a discussion of the factors that would have led to mental progress . |
| 24 | Edward was now drawing a diagram of a feather on the board — with some difficulty and much rubbing out — to illustrate its complexity and lead up to a discussion of the evolution of birds . |
| 25 | The House of Commons spent over 215 hours on the Bill , including ten days on the floor of the House and twenty-two days in committee , and the House of Lords devoted over 150 hours spread over sixteen days to a discussion of the Bill . |
| 26 | As we have attempted in our previous books on further education succinctly to summarize the chief characteristics of the polytechnics , we intend therefore to restrict ourselves to a discussion of the ways in which they have developed in the three years since the first edition of this book was written . |
| 27 | In this chapter we shall deal with the major advice-giving agencies prior to a discussion of the arrangements under which the private profession and the law centres provide legal advice and assistance . |
| 28 | Wilson presents these in a chapter devoted entirely to a discussion of the practices of each of the 12 laudesi companies . |
| 29 | In the 15th century there is a dearth of Florentine musical examples of the laude , and Wilson has had to resort to a discussion of the music found in lauda sources from the Veneto . |
| 30 | Having given you food for thought , I 'd like to move on to a discussion of the criteria and can I say right now that I think it would be right and proper to limit our discussion this morning to the criteria . |