Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [v-ing] a [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He could hear Carolyn reading a story to Annie , the words coming clear at certain points then fading back to a murmur . |
| 3 | Singh , who had entered office promising a return to value-based politics , departed with the country in a state of unprecedented social , economic and political turmoil . |
| 4 | 'she went form wearing a miniskirt to the veil , " said the Queen later . |
| 5 | Two waiters clashed wrists getting a light to her . |
| 6 | A target of 201 presented a definite challenge and when Ambrose immediately had Hudson deflecting a catch to first slip second ball and bowled Rushmere off the bottom of the bat in his fourth over , the balance was , if anything , slightly tilted towards the West Indies . |
| 7 | Claims that anglers discard tackle causing a hazard to wildlife are also denied . |
| 8 | On the best stretch of beautiful Waikiki Beach , this hotel lies in 22 acres of well tended gardens with gushing waterfalls and swaying palms forming a backdrop to the pool . |