Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [verb] a [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | George does n't want Wright to become a burden to the team . |
| 2 | First , he points out that the process of ostensive definition , whereby the solipsist attempts to give a meaning to the term ‘ pain ’ by pointing ( mentally ) to a sensation , is one which only works when we already have a background of conceptual knowledge , and can not be used to construct such knowledge from a blank sheet . |
| 3 | Is it when a person needs help to lift a glass to his or her lips , or does it depend on the degree of dehydration ? |
| 4 | The task of monitoring compliance with accounting standards is undertaken by a Review Panel ( RP ) , which reports to the ASB and which , if deemed necessary , has powers to take a company to court for noncompliance . |
| 5 | A woman like you — you must know ways to get a man to … ’ she flushed ‘ … to want someone . ’ |
| 6 | AS BOSS of ICI , the besieged British chemicals giant , Sir Denys Henderson has a lot to be worried about . |
| 7 | On yet another , from New York to France in 1826 , she found time to write a preface to her father 's recently discovered memoirs , published in Philadelphia in 1827 . |
| 8 | In 1913 , Lenin commissioned Stalin to draft a reply to the Austro-Marxists . |
| 9 | After one terrible shelling early in the battle when human entrails were to be seen dangling in the branches of a tree and a ‘ torso , without head , without arms , without legs , stuck to the trunk of a tree , flattened and opened , ’ Dubrulle recalls ‘ how I implored God to put an end to these indignities . |
| 10 | Passing Peter to take a cup to Daniel , she tried to catch his eye , to give him a little loving glance , but his expression was withdrawn , his eyes and thoughts elsewhere . |
| 11 | East Anglia also expects to do well and that seems to er stock numbers indicate an end to de-stocking in East Anglia and that being the explanation . |
| 12 | The Speaker 's Commission advocates opportunities to participate in schemes such as that run by the Prince of Wales Trust , openness in government , which allows citizens to make a contribution to the political process through lobbying , campaigning and so on . |
| 13 | Warbird fans will do doubt make a pilgrimage to Duxford on October 18 , for on that date the IWM hold their Autumn Air Day . |
| 14 | Unix International Inc will use UniForum to launch a guide to the implementation differences between Unix System Laboratories Inc 's System V.4.2 operating system and Sun Microsystems Inc 's Solaris , in an attempt to counter the widely-held perception that the two are incompatible . |
| 15 | Unix International will use UniForum to launch a guide to the porting differences between Unix System Labs ' SVR4.2 operating system and Sun Microsystems ' Solaris , in an attempt to counter the widely-held perception that the two are incompatible . |
| 16 | Gómez claimed that the public criticism of officials for disciplining officers posed a danger to democracy . |
| 17 | The Food Irradiation Network has written to all EC food ministers pointing out that the lack of appropriate testing arrangements and labelling provisions constitutes a threat to consumer choice . |
| 18 | After a few days , nine or ten , I wondered if it would aid things to pay a visit to Scotland , but I had n't the purpose for it , let alone the money . |
| 19 | A complete list of requirements will enable Council to present a case to Government for extra funds and will allow Council and partners ( especially local authorities ) to plan expenditure . |
| 20 | It was common especially with labouring poets to make an appeal to readers ' charitable instincts ; therefore , it was necessary to present the author as one of the deserving poor . |
| 21 | However , within 24 hours Congress approved and Bush signed legislation ordering an end to the strike , with the result that most railworkers were back at work on the morning of April 18 . |
| 22 | Kind-hearted bikers from around the Darlington area donned their leathers and crash helmets to bring a smile to children in hospital yesterday . |
| 23 | golfers to maestro who took on the establishmentOpen victory put an end to system of subjugation |
| 24 | He did not want Irina to become a problem to him , now that he was becoming at least welcome , even necessary , to Marcus . |
| 25 | He would take steps to put a stop to it : write to his father , to Uncle Cent at Princenhage . |
| 26 | De Macon was at sea , it would take weeks to send a petition to Wolsey , and my master was immersed in his good works at Ipswich . |
| 27 | This prompted Marshall to add a note to his trade card : ‘ There are several Persons who pretend to have the Approbation of the ROYAL SOCIETY ; but none has , or ever had it , but myself ; as my letter can testifie . ’ |
| 28 | Simply to say that postnominal attributives are reduced relatives gives an answer to neither of our questions ( p. 43 ) . |
| 29 | This tour has taken the National Railway Museum to new places as well as new audiences , and should encourage people to take a trip to York and see the rest of our excellent national collection . ’ |
| 30 | ( 2 ) Words importing gender include a reference to both other genders , words in the singular include a reference to the plural and vice versa . |