Example sentences of "to a [noun sg] of [noun] the " in BNC.

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1 With respect to a concept of orthogenesis the validity of internally direction evolution does not stand or fall on what various specialists such as molecular biologists , have to offer .
2 So , to a screech of whistles the band plunge into a set full of jangling guitars and thrashing drums .
3 So , to a screech of whistles the band plunge into a set full of jangling guitars and thrashing drums .
4 Due to a shortage of teachers the recruits were more urgently needed in schools .
5 A marquis , Ridolfi was related to the Medici family through the marriage of one of his ancestors to a daughter of Lorenzo the Magnificent ; another member of the family , Cosimo Rodolfi , was a leading figure of the 19th century Risorgimento and the founder of Florence 's first savings bank .
6 French producers had demanded that Japan should limit its sales to a maximum of double the number of EC-built cars sold in Japan , the actual ratio in 1988 having been 11 to one .
7 According to a number of reports the plan 's main objective was to restore the credibility of the PLO in the West in the aftermath of the Gulf war .
8 If you are satisfied that you have spirited away all possible clutter and still do not have adequate preparation space you could cover a sink with a portable chopping board , or turn a drawer into an extra work surface by fitting runners to a block of wood the same width as the drawer , so that it will glide in and out of the unit , resting on the top of the drawer when it is pulled out .
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