Example sentences of "[verb] [n mass] [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1989 , the federal government unveiled a three-year ‘ humanitarian aid ’ package , which provided $30,000 annually to blood-transfused HIV-infected persons who agreed to waive federal liability in the tainted-blood scandal . |
| 2 | Although procedures do exist that will explicitly send data directly to , for example , the serial port , it is more logical to think of these devices as " files " and use the standard file I/0 interface . |
| 3 | SHARES in the Scottish pharmaceuticals and sportswear company Grampian Holdings dropped 26p yesterday to 190p as interim pre-tax profits fell short of City expectations . |
| 4 | I have seen people close to tears as they own up to being over 50 . |
| 5 | SHARES in Hi-Tec , the sports shoe maker , dropped 7p yesterday to 105p on the announcement of a pre-tax profits fall from £4.1m to £3.1m for the interim period to 31 July . |
| 6 | The Computer Systems Group responsible for manufacturing and marketing the 88100-based Unix machines contributes $400m annually to Motorola Inc 's coffers — of which $100m is from in Europe . |
| 7 | Pearson , the media group which owns a 17.5pc stake in BSkyB , reversed earlier falls to go 2p ahead to 518p despite the satellite broadcaster reporting its first full-year of operating profits . |
| 8 | The arrangements should be discussed with the signer prior to the meeting , and staff prepared to guide people unobtrusively to the designated area . |
| 9 | Rita Vail explains : ‘ They overcome the creasing problem and introduce people gently to the luxury of pure linen . |
| 10 | The cost of first and second-class letters rises 1p today to 20p and 15p respectively . |
| 11 | British Steel , which yesterday broke through the 100p barrier for the first time in almost two years , lost 3p today to 100p as investors became jittery that its recovery potential might not be as great as originally anticipated . |
| 12 | They were very very reliable because erm , the motive power was in a motor , electric motor , not a lot of parts to go wrong but er once you started the motor buses they had to send people away to be taught the mechanics of motor buses , so you had the old die-hards of the fetters , trolley buses , who never did take to motor buses and course the younger ones came into their own then , who were able to adapt to the modern motor bus . |
| 13 | And Takashimiya , for one , has established a non-profit cultural foundation that grants $300,000 annually to Japanese artists and arts organisations . |
| 14 | Anglian Water firmed 3p to 480p while Thames Water went 3p better to 504p . |
| 15 | Frogmore Estates edged ahead 2p to 463p , British Land went 3p better to 383p while MEPC advanced 8p to 495p . |
| 16 | Glaxo shed 2p to 618p , Zeneca went 3p better to 756p and SmithKline Beecham dipped 3p to 455p . |
| 17 | Having achieved our reconciliation to God Jesus now asks people everywhere to be reborn of the Spirit in order to enter into his new humanity . |
| 18 | Commercial Union advanced 7p to 595p , Sun Alliance added 4p to 368p , Legal & General went 6p better to 473p , Guardian Royal firmed 2p to 215p , General Accident climbed 8p to 677p and BAT Industries which owns Eagle Star , firmed 3p to 451p . |
| 19 | A JUDGE awarded £147,000 yesterday to a hero fireman left a nervous wreck by the Kings Cross fire disaster and told him : ‘ You are the most courageous man I have had the privilege of meeting . ’ |
| 20 | BAT Industries firmed 4p to 454p , GrandMet edged 2p better to 447p , Allied-Lyons climbed 4p to 614p although Rothmans International lost 4p to 693p . |
| 21 | They could sometimes persuade those allies to attack or threaten people closer to home with whom the family was prescriptively at peace , actually in direct and continual competition ( Peters , 1967 ) . |
| 22 | Commercial Union pushed 7p ahead to 600p , Sun Alliance added 3p to 368p , Royal Insurance went a penny better to 309p while Guardian Royal gained 2p to 215p. after reporting interim profits in line with the City 's forecasts . |