Example sentences of "[noun sg] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His nervous tension , allied to the freezing cold , combined to fill his bladder to the point where it became decidedly uncomfortable . |
| 2 | The standard deviation can usefully be visualized as the distance from the mean to the point of inflection of the bell-shaped curve . |
| 3 | The standard deviation can usefully be visualized as the distance from the mean to the point of inflection of the bell-shaped curve . |
| 4 | When the retired to Peebles they donated the wheel to the Museum . |
| 5 | Chain your steering wheel to the clutch , brake pedal or a seat . |
| 6 | With his other arm he wrenched the wheel to the right , forced the Audi on to the pavement and against the wall . |
| 7 | ‘ You took the Wheel to the site and set it up on the ramp ; was it left unattended at any time ? ’ |
| 8 | When he judged the moment was right — that he could turn the Mercedes faster than the truck driver could alter the onward rush of his mammoth — he swung the wheel to the left , switching to the outer lane . |
| 9 | Dyson swung the wheel to the left , then swung it sharply to the right again to avoid a lorry which was overtaking him on the inside . |
| 10 | The mare shied violently , jumping with a sudden jerk to the left with such force that Lucy 's boots slid from the stirrups and she was thrown to the ground . |
| 11 | Women are disrupted in their worship by the masculinity of the religion to the point that it ceases to be for them a vehicle through which they can love God . |
| 12 | Whatever the personal beliefs of the worker , the meaning of religion to the client should be noted , and efforts made to facilitate whatever religious expression is helpful . |
| 13 | Error comes in if one over-interprets the relevance of these conclusions , by forgetting the artificial constraints of the experiment and instead assuming that in real life , outside the laboratory so to say , such changes involving only a single variable can actually take place ; that it is a simple matter to extrapolate back from the artificiality of laboratory isolation to the complex , rich interconnectedness of the real world . |
| 14 | They are important both from the point of view of the cause of the illness and for matching the remedy to the patient . |
| 15 | find their healing rather than bringing the remedy to the person , and we may again find healing in the landscape by tending and restoring old clumps . |
| 16 | However illogical it may seem , a void decision will become valid unless it is challenged within any time limit for challenges , by an applicant with sufficient standing , and unless a court exercises its discretion to award a remedy to the applicant . |
| 17 | The fact that a decision is void or that some action or inaction is illegal does not impose on the court any obligation to award a remedy to the applicant . |
| 18 | The cenotaph provides a fitting frontispiece to the chapel and here the memorial garden , cared for by members of the Keyingham Royal British Legion , now houses the remains of the ancient village cross , moved from its site a few yards away where it would have caused an obstruction to modern traffic flow . |
| 19 | ABOVE The original , suppressed frontispiece to the libretto of The Magic Flute , showing the Masonic symbols . |
| 20 | The business plan was the vehicle for communicating the strategic necessity for rationalization and work reorganization to the workforce while the participative job evaluation process maximized employee commitment to this strategic goal . |
| 21 | Add the herbs , some salt and pepper and the chopped tomatoes or passata to the casserole with the chopped sun-dried tomatoes . |
| 22 | He has tirelessly put the views of the National Licensed Victuallers Association to the Government during the course of these discussions and changes . |
| 23 | In his response , the General Secretary said ‘ Chairman and Delegates , before I move the IBOA motion , I would like to take this opportunity to place on record the debt owed by this Association to the Trade Union Movement arising from the events in the Republic of Ireland in the first half of 1992 . |
| 24 | A Quality Circle team of Coalport flower makers , ‘ Simply the Best ’ , has brought new thinking to the making of bone china floral studies , which has given the marketing team a sweet smell of success . |
| 25 | Some of these recordings are now being used by the YCCC as evidence in the legal actions which they are taking out against the city and tannery , and some of the recordings have been played back to other community groups in similar situations but who have not developed their thinking to the extent of the YCCC . |
| 26 | Apply tactical thinking to the opponent 's stance and attitude . |
| 27 | Technology enforces rigorous thinking to the point of revealing embarrassing gaps in learning , teaching and training theory . |
| 28 | African nationalists and white politicians , housewives and students were putting their best thinking to the task and seeking the guidance of God together . |
| 29 | The disadvantage is that they require a transformer to step down the voltage , which either means fairly expensive fittings ( incorporating the transformer so they can replace existing fittings ) , or expensive wiring from a central transformer to the light fittings — low voltage means high current , so the wires have to be much bigger than normal lighting wiring . |
| 30 | It was Aggie who now rose first from her chair and so bringing the conversation to an end by saying , ‘ Well , ma'am , I thank you for your hospitality , and also for your kindness to the child . |