Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] a [noun sg] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | William Walker , an official from the State Department , remembered seeing him rush to catch a flight to Central America , having just got off a flight from Europe , unkempt , a flight-bag over his shoulder . |
| 2 | The group also included Treasury ministers , who might be expected to support a change to private insurance if anyone would . |
| 3 | He should repeat his assurance that , while Labour is opposed to the privatisation of water and electricity and wants to see a return to public control , it is not the party 's intention to clobber those who buy shares . |
| 4 | A constructed exchange control index is used to provide support for the hypothesis that financial deregulation has provided a boost to foreign portfolio investment . |
| 5 | THROUGH the technology of television , President Bush has extended an invitation to British travellers to discover America this year . |
| 6 | She suggested I might like to write a letter to head office . |
| 7 | Helped bring an end to commercial whaling . |
| 8 | Students have accused Education Secretary John Patten of failing to understand their basic needs , after he pledged to put an end to automatic membership of the student 's union . |
| 9 | Please consider giving a penny to Christian Aid for every mile you travel . |
| 10 | And I 'm , I 'm faxing erm I 'm sorry , I 'm not gon na fax it , I 'm just going to send a letter to national office about The Savoy in First Leisure . |
| 11 | Similarly , we might claim to have a right to private property on account of having interests which crucially depend on private ownership . |
| 12 | Jesus 's words are intended to put a stop to liberal divorce practices , and an all-too-easy acceptance of failure when more can be done . |
| 13 | Erm I do n't know if if I 'm right in saying , but I think they may have given a tip to other people like er the chore boy , there used to be a chore boy . |
| 14 | The public had a right to be properly informed , which could only be denied them if it appeared absolutely certain that the article would have presented a threat to judicial authority . |
| 15 | Durham Edition ran a fair race to finish just under eight lengths fourth to Ghofar in the Hennessy and he must come into the reckoning , although the weight rise seems to give an advantage to Royal Cedar ( 2.55 ) , who was originally 8lb out of the handicap . |
| 16 | Durham Edition ran a fair race to finish just under eight lengths fourth to Ghofar in the Hennessy and he must come into the reckoning , although the weight rise seems to give an advantage to Royal Cedar ( 2.55 ) , who was originally 8lb out of the handicap . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The group 's estate-agency outlets , which now number 390 , continue to make a contribution to new life business production . |
| 19 | We needed to make a statement to Dutch society , a warning that we would n't take similar attacks lying down . |
| 20 | In a sense , evacuation did provide a shock to public consciousness and a ‘ throwing together of social classes ’ ( though it must be remembered that most hosts , like most evacuees , were working-class ) . |
| 21 | Hazan are also preparing to publish a guide to medieval Paris by Laure Beaumont-Maille and a series of monographs : on Matisse by V. Lebaume ; Bonnard by Guy Cogeval ; and Schwitters by J.C . |
| 22 | If I am correct — and the statement is also seen in some measure as a form of protection of the parents ' and child 's rights in this matter — it is surely anomalous that this statement appears largely to have become a passport to special schooling . |
| 23 | If and when you do have a reaction to individual food groups , you may feel that you have had a setback . |
| 24 | Survey after survey , purporting to display a swing to Labour which would instal Mr Kinnock in Downing Street , must have helped to focus many uncertain minds . |
| 25 | Furthermore , structural reforms which simply aim to bring a balance to political representations in the media fail to address the broader question of which particular set of views need to be represented . |
| 26 | The Qur'an does recognise a right to private property but it is subject to important limitation , as indicated in the next extract . |
| 27 | Ian 's got Ian 's mum 's trying to sell a gun to Christian |
| 28 | Edward IV 's last years ( unlike those of Edward III ) had seen a return to political stability . |
| 29 | Edward IV 's last years ( unlike those of Edward III ) had seen a return to political stability . |
| 30 | Jack had had a good to middling season and with pro-ams and the occasional exhibition match I had earned nearly £8000 . |