Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] to [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Britain , for instance , Waste Management International , Shanks & McEwan and Severn Trent/Biffa are enraged that the government has decided to postpone the introduction of the landfill standards in the 1990 Environmental Protection Act , and refuses to apply them to existing landfills . |
| 2 | Priene was rebuilt near the mouth of the River Meander about 334 B.C. Because the town was not of great importance under the late Roman rule , few alterations were made to adapt it to Roman needs , so much of the Hellenistic building has survived . |
| 3 | The only major difference between such accounts and pluralist accounts is that pluralists tend to describe the specific political pressures without attempting to relate them to broader theories of the relationship between state , society and economy . |
| 4 | I mean , as I said to my hubby later on , we did n't scrimp and scrape to send her to Hutchy Girls so she would grow up to give us grandweans saying merr , flerr and sterr . |
| 5 | The Mercedes which had been promised to take them to All Saints ' Church , Deganwy , for the wedding on Saturday was sold . |
| 6 | They went mad , they told us that we 'd got to take it to National Tyres , took it there , twenty three pound fifty it cost us . |
| 7 | It is most definitely a thriller , but with strong romantic undertones ; I would like to recommend it to both sexes as a jolly exciting read . |
| 8 | Reports of ‘ untoward occurrences ’ — anything from an allegation of assault to a staff member having a cold — were not going directly to Mr Thomson , who was legally bound to report them to social services within 24 hours . |
| 9 | He began to take her to antique shops , sought out trade exhibitions of fabrics and contemporary furniture , bought her books on design — on Bauhaus , which brought him back to his own youth , on the Viennese Secession with its decorative flights and insistence on utility . |
| 10 | There are problems with designating these as new phyla , not least that nobody can define a phylum objectively , and my own view is that , marvellous though these animals are , we should still try to relate them to other organisms ( fossil and living ) . |
| 11 | This determines how much money , time and effort should be spent to bring them to acceptable levels . |
| 12 | For MAS , whilst the disclaimer will state what we have and have not done , we may still be associated with the data if we are asked to present it to potential buyers or if our name is mentioned in the document . |
| 13 | And I spring out of bed , naked as I am , and I just start to tear him to fucking pieces . |
| 14 | Our children will suffer — but not those of rich parents who can afford to send them to public schools . |
| 15 | If , for instance , Ms Intrepid acquires a small cafe and wishes to convert it to high-class tearooms and this necessitates minor internal building works and extensive redecoration , planning permission will not be required , since the alterations are purely internal and do not alter the use to which the buildings are put , nor do they materially affect the external appearance of the property . |
| 16 | New insulated containers keep the food hot for five hours , far longer than the staff need to send it to neighbouring schools like Uplands Primary in Stroud . |
| 17 | With the intention of seeking comfort and support , she rode over to Mayfield Cottage one evening on the bicycle she had acquired to transport her to previous assignations . |
| 18 | She said she had not heard that British scientists wanted to return him to Arctic waters , but warned that going back to cold temperatures , coupled with the need to hunt for food again , would be fatal . |
| 19 | But according to a report in The Builder , some architects protested against the competition , while P. L. Hardwick wanted to limit it to British architects . |