Example sentences of "[vb pp] to [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These conditions typically exist in garage servicing , though they are by no means con fined to it . |
| 2 | The crisis passed , somewhat to my surprise , and I would not dismiss the possibility that Eliot , acting so as to ensure that the information should not be disclosed to me , had something to do with it . |
| 3 | A judge of an inferior court , in order to entitle himself to this immunity , must , however , show that in reality , or at any rate upon the facts disclosed to him , he had jurisdiction in the matter in question . |
| 4 | At $60 , anyone who has held his shares will have received the full benefit of the new information whether it is disclosed to him or not . |
| 5 | On 9 July 1991 Lord Lane C.J. ordered that all witness statements and documents in the possession of the P.C.A. relating to the appellant 's appeal should be disclosed to him . |
| 6 | Up to 5,000 ethnic Turks and members of the Pomak community ( descendants of Bulgarians converted to Islam during Ottoman rule ) had held a vigil outside the National Assembly building on Dec. 28-29 , but had dispersed after the contents of the resolution had been disclosed to them by National Assembly Speaker Stanko Todorov . |
| 7 | At a later stage one might , for some reason , want to prevent the other side using reports disclosed to them voluntarily as part of their case , and if they have been put in the wrong part of the list of documents the right to do so will have been lost . |
| 8 | Theology must take as its starting-point the actuality of God 's self-revelation in Jesus Christ , disclosed to us by the Holy Spirit , and set its sights and adjust its compass by that . |
| 9 | It may be possible to delete this provision if the Purchaser can be satisfied that it has had all the Business 's contracts disclosed to it one way or another . |
| 10 | on er Open University about er er these er drugs designed to you know er well |
| 11 | They 're , they 're designed to you know , fit in the door . |
| 12 | No wonder leaders ‘ found their highest joy in the cure of souls committed to them , and they accepted the responsibility of their office as a most sacred trust . ’ |
| 13 | When we are in the material world doing work or playing , we should do them with enthusiasm and be wholly committed to them . |
| 14 | Mr Ashford said the exams harked back to those of the 1950s when memory was all that mattered and certain sections of right-wing politicians were totally committed to them . |
| 15 | Children need someone unconditionally and permanently committed to them , and it is difficult to see why a parent who takes no responsibility for a child 's care has a right to prevent someone else from doing so . |
| 16 | If the conventional realms of activity are not accompanied by a sense of security then — we will feel less committed to them we will be more likely to ‘ take the law into our own hands ’ ; insecurity is associated with lawlessness . |
| 17 | It is a power committed to them by the judges , a power which the judges may resume . |
| 18 | This system recognizes transactions when the organization is committed to them . |
| 19 | Few of us are paragons of virtue in all these matters all of the time , but we should all be committed to them . |
| 20 | Like McAllister he was discovering that it was easy to bear the grief and pain of others when you were not emotionally committed to them . |
| 21 | I know my partner is committed to me . |
| 22 | ‘ Father , ’ said Prior Robert , his voice again all measured and mellifluous resonance , ‘ I have delivered faithfully the lot committed to me . |
| 23 | Any man who would do this is certainly not committed to her , could not possibly be committed to godliness , therefore the whole basis of their relationship is shattered . |
| 24 | David showed prudence in doing the things committed to him by Saul ; Job exemplified simplicity ( in the good sense ) for it was said of him that he was a simple man ; Solomon , in Proverbs , highlighted patience , where he said that a prince is made mellow by patience . |
| 25 | Once committed to him , she had withstood her family and , even more difficult , the power of her Church . |
| 26 | Then as we shall see ( from Col. 3:22–4:1 ) , he is Lord of the working environment , the true basis of all working relationships for those who are committed to him . |
| 27 | Notwithstanding these advantages and the expenditure of close to $13m mainly on television advertising , Connally won no primaries and had only one delegate committed to him at the convention . |
| 28 | Bede 's statement that Wihtred was the rightful king of Kent who brought the rule of the usurpers to an end ( HE IV , 26 ) reflects the viewpoint of a Church thoroughly committed to him . |
| 29 | We believe in Jesus the only Son of God ; we are committed to Him , unique in Who He is , unique in the authority that He exercises , unique in the life that He brings . |
| 30 | she did n't say well er my husband brought me here because it was a decision that she had parted , it was a choice she had made as well and so she , she excepts her responsibility , she excepts her blame and she goes to return so there was , there was this sense of confession and , and confession can be costly when we 've got to admit that I was wrong , I did wrong , I was mistaken , I went the wrong way that could be a costly mistake and , and , and er costly experience for us to go through , but surely the , the true sign of repent is that we do acknowledge our sin , we acknowledge our failure , that we acknowledge what it means to god , we ca n't shift that blame onto somebody else then also consider not just the cost that Naomi had to pay in going back , but also there was a cost for Auper and for Ruth as well as Moabias there would be little joy for them in Israel , they were foreigners , they were strangers , there would n't be much hope for happiness for them , there would be very little likeliness for them ever getting married in or remarrying er in , in Israel , they would n't be able to worship there own god , they 'd be taken from one culture to another , there 'd be taken from one language to another , what was it gon na be like for them , alright , perhaps whilst they were living with Naomi perhaps she could pull a few strings for them , but what happens when she goes and they are left by themselves and yet it would appear that with Naomi making her decision to return that they too these two daughters in law they decided to go to Bethlehem with her and it tells us that they set out together but perhaps they had n't thought it really through because their not totally committed to us and as they come towards the frontier and their gon na pass into in , back into Judah with their few miserable possessions that they 've gathered together , Naomi again considers the consequences facing these two young women , Auper and Ruth , they continued with her , as she pleads with them to go back home , Judah is no place for a foreigner , Judah is no place for somebody to come unless they are part of gods people , and I 'm reminded of again of what it tells me in , in the book of acts , that in the early church , that people were actually frightened , frightened to join with the disciples , they were frightened to join the church , there was no room for , for stragglers , there was no room for hangers on , there was no room for those who went just because they thought it was gon na be the next , the in thing to do , but folk were actually frightened of joining because they knew they had to put their lives right , they knew they had to live holy lives , they knew that god had to be lord and master in their lives and unless they were willing to do that and be committed to him they were actually frightened of joining and one of the great weaknesses of the church today is that it becomes and it can becoming our thinking and nothing more than just something we join , something we belong to , something we go along to er as like a club , like an association , but that 's not the picture we see it in the New Testament , it is a very exclusive body , it is a very exclusive grouping , a grouping of those who have committed themselves to Jesus Christ and that 's why not every body is a member of the local church , not every body who goes to church on a Sunday is a member of a church to Jesus Christ now they know if they are , but other people may not know , they know and the lord knows , I know if I belong to him and he knows if I belong to him other people may not , I can put on the act , I can look as though I 'm playing the part , I can go through the routine , I can , I can , I can fool every body , but he knows and I know , and he knows and you know and so Jesus said not every body who says lord , lord on that day will I acknowledge and recognize and so for Ruth and Nao er yes Ruth and Auper it was gon na be different of course for them as foreigners in Judah especially when Naomi goes and she pleads with them go back home , Judah is not place for Moabias , she knew what it had been like to be a foreigner , she knew what it had been like to be an alien land in an alien culture in a different religion with a different language she had known the bitterness of it all , she pleads with them go back home she prayers for them the lord bless you , the lord you know be gracious to you and so on , but they refused and again Naomi puts it to them , to please go back and Auper reconsiders and she takes the counsel and advice of her mother in law but no so Ruth and Naomi turns and says look your sister in law 's gone back , she 's gone home , you go as well , you ca n't do it , its a too greater price for you to pay , its a choice you must n't make , a decision you must n't make , your gon na have poverty , your gon na have loneliness , your gon na have hardship . |