Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [noun] [verb] [pron] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | He found another porter to address himself to . |
| 2 | In the Preface he described the superstitions of the Irish peasantry and the rigid hold on them of the Roman Catholic priests , who used all means to confine them to the Irish language , lest if they learnt English they might converse with members of the Church of Ireland or attend its services . |
| 3 | We have added deep reefs to match it to our cruising grounds . |
| 4 | what , it did n't need eighty schemes did it to be launched before you introduced it , it 's something you 'd been wanting to do was n't it ? |
| 5 | They spent an additional £45,000 on renovating it — although the beacon needs more work to restore it to its former glory . |
| 6 | However , if the marble has enough energy to take it to the top of the hump then it will , of course , roll down the other side . |
| 7 | How many uplifts should I use , and do I need special adaptors to connect them to the filter ? |
| 8 | Pruger ( 1973 ) and Uttley ( 1980 ) argued that those who receive free services perceive themselves to be in debt in two senses : |
| 9 | The German Grand Prix was next and Hunt scored another victory to pull himself to within 14 points of Lauda but the race was marred by the horrific accident to the Austrian who was badly burnt in his wrecked car . |
| 10 | Briefly Jaq entertained the notion that he was being tested by some Hidden Master of his secret order who had instructed Baal Firenze to send him to Stalinvast to assess whether Jaq possessed supreme courage and insight — enough for him to become a Hidden Master himself . |
| 11 | Jinny had made one attempt to say something to the boy , but Doyle stopped her immediately , catching hold of her chin and jerking her head away . |
| 12 | With Goodman 's hamstring injury certain to keep him out of the weekend 's home clash with Brentford , Colquhoun looks set to be handed another chance to prove himself to the fans . |
| 13 | Whilst the Spirit is ready to help prayerful communicators to guide them to hidden personal needs of which otherwise they would be unaware , he also expects us to take practical steps to discover the needs around us . |
| 14 | The defining of duties and responsibilities is not impossible , but I ca n't see local authorities committing themselves to such a survey now . |
| 15 | When you are looking for such opportunities , however , beware of allowing visual images to blind you to potential problems . |
| 16 | We want to see Grand Met send someone to Darlington to a meeting which would include all the licensees affected by the rent rises and the new leases . ’ |
| 17 | But neither should we enable this sympathy to blind us to the greater truth that more persons suffer , many fatally , from corporate crime than ‘ conventional ’ crime . |
| 18 | ‘ The emergency committee has unanimously decided to press British Gas to commit itself to the relocation of this installation at the earliest possible date . ’ |
| 19 | Its greatest drawback is that it requires human beings to adapt themselves to the production process , and in most Western countries , there has been a reaction against this requirement . |
| 20 | Three days a week the Irish cross-channel boats brought over between 600 and 700 bales of bacon , requiring fourteen trucks to convey them to London . |
| 21 | Three men wearing balaclava-type masks dragged him to a perimeter fence where the attack took place . |
| 22 | However , if this is north facing it may make more sense to move it to a sunnier position . |
| 23 | No but I mean why did it take three hours to get him to surgery ? |
| 24 | Our new improved events diary now included more details to enable you to carefully select your future races . |
| 25 | Any such scheme must also plan for permanent accommodation and personal assistance ; indeed it was the difficult experience of getting district councils within their area to house people who had tried out the transition project and wanted to live independently which prompted one SSD to address itself to the task of influencing local housing authorities . |
| 26 | They do n't have any evidence linking him to the murder but you can be sure they 'll be watching his every move . |
| 27 | Mr Towndrow left his mother-in-law , a former pianist , at 4pm having been told it would take two hours to deliver her to Mile End , two miles away . |
| 28 | He wondered how he had found sufficient courage to ask her to the Edwardian Ball , and then remembered that it was her air of calm dignity which had made him anxious to take her to impress his parents . |
| 29 | A short walk along the coastline past the few prettily painted small hotels brought us to the gorgeous bay lined with palm trees which we shared with the numerous shy crabs which intermittently popped out of the holes in the white sand . |
| 30 | For the first time , she felt total despair weld her to the spot . |