Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [verb] a [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | A woman like you — you must know ways to get a man to … ’ she flushed ‘ … to want someone . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Gómez claimed that the public criticism of officials for disciplining officers posed a danger to democracy . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Kind-hearted bikers from around the Darlington area donned their leathers and crash helmets to bring a smile to children in hospital yesterday . |
| 11 | He would take steps to put a stop to it : write to his father , to Uncle Cent at Princenhage . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Simply to say that postnominal attributives are reduced relatives gives an answer to neither of our questions ( p. 43 ) . |
| 14 | On May 27 , 1990 , a major rail strike was brought to an end following the intervention of Walesa , who urged strikers to negotiate a return to work . |
| 15 | But although I scarcely , if ever , thought about sex , I wallowed in thoughts of death , utilising them , rather than death itself , to bear or deny my increasing depression instead of taking steps to put an end to it . |
| 16 | She has asked friends to make a donation to the hospice movement instead of buying presents for her 80th birthday . |
| 17 | Two waiters clashed wrists getting a light to her . |
| 18 | Three bold , badly made-up and tartily dressed girls make a move to the dance floor , swing their knees gamely , swish their hair like Legs And Co ( dodgy Top Of The Pops dancers ) to a Lene Lovich tape — but it could be anything . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Someone who believes that abortion is murder will think that the checkerboard abortion statute produces more injustice than outright prohibition and less than outright license ; someone who believes women have a right to abortion reverses these judgments . |