Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The evil spirits asked permission to go into the pigs that were nearby . |
| 2 | Initially everyone welcomes the idea , but very quickly the organization outgrows the house and goes to the local authority demanding permission to build in the grounds . |
| 3 | If I had any guts I 'd walk out of the front door now , this minute , and I 'd hitch my way to Italy and rent a shack in Tuscany , and I 'd paint trash to sell to the tourists in the Piazza della Signoria , and I 'd paint … |
| 4 | For centuries trees were cut at an early stage to encourage timber to grow from the stumps : ash , field maple , hazel , hornbeam . |
| 5 | The teachers ' authority extends to the enforcement of school rules ( which a head teacher has authority to make under the articles of government of school and which may , unless they are unlawful — for example because of sex or race discrimination — be regarded as the ‘ law of the land ’ so far as pupils and parents are concerned ) . |
| 6 | Of course , an absurd price is exactly what we would have expected Ephron to suggest in the circumstances . |
| 7 | Now back in his hometown of Swindon he has time to reflect on the months tending wounded and dying Croatians at the frontline of battle in North Bosnia . |
| 8 | Either through the use of this power , or the background threat of its use , the members are in principle able to induce management to conform to the demands of profit maximisation . |
| 9 | All the signatories were Christians , many were minor headmen and all already lived within the new reservation — except Jason and Timothy , who received provision to live among the whites . |
| 10 | Corbett dismounted slowly , ordering Ranulf to look after the horses as he went to meet the chamberlain , who had come out to greet him . |
| 11 | She came to visit Streatlam to look at the horses and I thought what a very handsome woman she was . |
| 12 | It also discussed the possibility of a World Bank grant to help industry to adapt to the demands of the protocol . |
| 13 | Nonetheless Montpellier 's future seems to hinge largely on the module manufacture , and Richet says that he will be going head to head against the likes of Japan 's Kyocera Corp . |
| 14 | T.V. pictures showing Arctic conditions in Yugoslavia give pause to reflect on the blessings of comparatively moderate weather , cushioned by central heating , from the harsher elements of the Northern Hemisphere . |
| 15 | Do n't make up your mind which way to vote until you have had time to think over the arguments again , quietly and prayerfully . |
| 16 | The meaning of the word ‘ immediate ’ is likely to give rise to dispute in the courts , but it may be assumed that if , for example , a man threatens a woman that unless she has sexual intercourse with him , he will violently assault her in the presence of her children when they return home the following day , this will not be rape under the Committee 's proposals . |
| 17 | As well as dilating , the capillaries become more permeable and allow fluid to escape into the tissues , which produces swelling . |
| 18 | The landlord Alec Crossley kept an orderly house and his buxom blonde wife Grace was always jolly and invariably found time to listen to the troubles of her customers , even when she was hard put to it behind the counter . |
| 19 | For example , you mentioned the need for public liability insurance , so I went ahead and arranged that ; I also had signs made saying ‘ Caution : Work in Progress ’ , as you recommended ; I took care to explain to the volunteers to avoid disturbing the kicking stones , and to avoid making heaps of spoil so as not to impede the grass cutter . |
| 20 | Three days later Everett and Horsley went north to collect on the promises that had been made . |
| 21 | We use language to talk about the meanings of linguistic expressions as well as about things that are not meanings . |
| 22 | When we arrived in Lima it took time to go through the formalities . |
| 23 | Scratches around the brass door handle and lock bear witness to use over the years . |
| 24 | 19 Lord The Lord Ordinary having considered the Petition and proceedings , no Answers having been lodged , Nominates and Appoints to be curator bonis to designed in the Petition with the usual powers and decerns ; authorises the said after finding caution to enter on the duties of his office upon a certified copy of this interlocutor with a schedule of the curatory estate annexed thereto ; ( * Finds the expenses of this application and procedure following thereon to form a proper charge upon the curatory estate , and remits the account thereof , when lodged , to the Auditor of Court for taxation ) . |
| 25 | 19 Lord The Lord Ordinary having considered the Petition and proceedings , no Answers having been lodged , Nominates and Appoints to be curator bonis to designed in the Petition with the usual powers and decerns ; authorises the said after finding caution to enter on the duties of his office upon a certified copy of this interlocutor with a schedule of the curatory estate annexed thereto ; and that upon condition that before issue of a certified copy interlocutor of his appointment he shall lodge in the hands of the Accountant of Court a bond binding himself to lodge Accounts annually with the Accountant of Court and otherwise to conduct the affairs of the curatory estate in all respects in conformity with the laws and practice of Scotland ; to appear before the Lords of Council and Session in Scotland to answer for his conduct as curator aforesaid or in connection with any matter arising out of said curatory ; to submit himself to and prorogate the jurisdiction of the Court of Session for said purposes and to assign an address in Scotland where he may be cited , and decerns ( * Finds the expenses of this application and procedure following thereon to form a proper charge upon the curatory estate , and remits the account thereof , when lodged , to the Auditor of Court for taxation ) . |
| 26 | Reporters and Panels had taken care to concentrate on the actualities rather than technicalities . |
| 27 | Home means family … and time to relax with his three and a half month old son Alexander … but it also means time to reflect on the disappointments . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm mad because I had the money for them but I just could n't get time to shop with the hours we 've been working . ’ |
| 29 | One of the most fabulously rich of the Shahs ministers , Hushand Ansary , has obtained permission to leave on the grounds that he had an urgent appointment with Henry Kissinger . |
| 30 | We also had time to take in the caves of Qumran where the Dead Sea scrolls were discovered . |