Example sentences of "to a [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the processes of digestion is to reduce food to a substance which can be absorbed in the bloodstream as sugar . |
| 2 | All allergies are inappropriate responses by the body 's immune system to a substance which is not normally harmful . |
| 3 | Dr Roger Pertwee claims it is only a matter of time before marijuana moves from being regarded as a drug of abuse to a substance which can be used positively . |
| 4 | By resorting to a money-lender it became more difficult to conceal their embarrassment — than if they had merely run up bills with retailers . |
| 5 | 3 HE is romantically linked to a princess who is variously called Daisy , Mushroom and Toadstool in different games . |
| 6 | ‘ That one 's for going , ’ said the Headmaster pointing to a sign which read ‘ GOING ’ in large red letters . |
| 7 | This means that in the case of a community service order , the court which revokes the order must sentence the offender to a sentence which would have been available on the occasion when the community service order was made , and if it is considering whether the offender qualifies for a custodial sentence for the purposes of Criminal Justice Act 1982 , s.1(4) and 1(4A) , must consider his history and attitude on the day when the original order was made . |
| 8 | Mr Harty said Benson had a substantial sum of money in his possession and sentenced him to six months imprisonment on each of two charges to run consecutively and consecutive to a sentence he was presently serving . |
| 9 | Hi ho , hi ho it 's off to win we go … despite a row in the Dexter lines when the breed award went to a cow which finished only second in its class , the diminutive breed dwarfed all other dairy classes at the East of England Show . |
| 10 | It is not a view which includes the recognition that educated , underemployed women are singularly lacking in personal autonomy , and so prone to a frustration which is not necessarily or primarily sexual . |
| 11 | Nuclei were prepared according to a procedure which gives transcriptionally active , intact nuclei ( 23 ) . |
| 12 | if any of them relate to a procedure we take it at the same time so that we do n't have to do it again , or not ? |
| 13 | Their debut album provides a fine introduction to a pair who avoid grand production techniques , preferring clear vocals , a good tune and simple accompaniments . |
| 14 | It 's similar to a call we had erm a couple of weeks ago Nelly , about about er , people being pestered with er with with children like this . |
| 15 | No manner of election can entitle him to a siege which is not vacant . |
| 16 | The working man takes naturally to a creed which aims to help the weak . |
| 17 | In short , ‘ Inntrepreneur ’ rents , as determined by the market , are a fair reflection of the substantial commercial opportunities open to a lessee who is running a pub as an individual business . . |
| 18 | The pipe must not pass through the foundations and should enter the external wall of the house through a sleeve which permits movement , and then lead to a meter which controls the volume and pressure . |
| 19 | My suggestion is that the Audio Telescope output ( with two microphones ) could be coupled to a meter which would show by its maximum reading the direction of the sound . |
| 20 | Equally , Mailer 's reflections on the similarities between the condition of the writer and of the boxer ( 'There is a support system but you are alone … ‘ ) led you to a parallel which the programme tactfully left unstated . |
| 21 | But the Guider and all the Pack learned later on about her meeting with the stranger on the seat , because at the next Pack Meeting the Guider read out a letter from Mr. Bishop , the estate agent , which said the Earl of Ferngrove had given special instructions that the Brownie Guide Pack could continue to use the Park whenever they wished , as he was quite satisfied , thanks to a chat he 'd had with one of them , that they were very careful not to leave litter about in the Park . |
| 22 | A centre will not have to take on devolved responsibility at a level which it is unwilling to accept — and SCOTVEC will not offer devolved responsibility to a centre whose internal quality systems are not ready for that responsibility . |
| 23 | Because the communities are so stable in relation to a centre which is largely in their imagination , it matters little whether in fact the real centre is itself actually in turmoil . |
| 24 | A supplier may offer a cash discount to a retailer who settles his account promptly . |
| 25 | Now , suppose a manufacturer of catapults sells some to a wholesaler , who sells some to a retailer who in turn sells one to a young boy . |
| 26 | However , a court might be prepared to accept ( for instance ) that it would be unreasonable for a manufacturer to exclude liability to a retailer who could not exclude liability vis-ρa-vis its customers . |
| 27 | Just as Goscelin claims to have listened to a monk who had known St Wulfsige of Sherborne ( d. 1002 ) , Osbern of Canterbury says that as a boy he heard an account of the translation of the relics of St Ælfheah in 1023 from a monk who was involved in it . |
| 28 | First he pretended two Angels found a wallet full of cash in New York and returned it to a pensioner who had been attacked . |
| 29 | Once again in this phrase reaction against the nineteenth century is bound to a standpoint which relies on anthropology . |
| 30 | The writer who seeks to control or dictate the responses of his reader outside the boundaries of the text itself , is comparable to a card-player who gets up periodically from his place , goes round the table to look at his opponent 's hand , and advises him what cards to lay . |