Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] to the [noun] ' " in BNC.
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1 | I tried to go to the ladies ' room . |
2 | I decided to write to the Grocers ' Company about the matter . |
3 | There are signs that the council of Lloyd 's is starting to listen to the names ' cries . |
4 | The Quebec government ordered the Army to dismantle the barricades on Aug. 27 , having refused to accede to the Mohawks ' additional demands that they be treated as a sovereign nation during negotiations and be granted immunity from prosecution . |
5 | And at Musselburgh it was Ramsay 's turn to say farewell , much as he was tempted to agree to the Randolphs ' urgings and proceed with them over Forth to Doune of Menteith , so much more secure in present circumstances than would be Dalwolsey ; for nothing was surer than that the English would be up to Lothian and Edinburgh before long , and Dalwolsey not far off their path . |
6 | It met the flight attendants ' union on Monday and is also hoping to talk to the pilots ' union . |
7 | Letterman likes to pander to the actresses ' wishes . |
8 | In this case , the doctor involved , Dr Robert Dinwiddie , refused to consent to the parents ' decision , and called in the hospital social workers . |
9 | The government refused to agree to the Indians ' demand that it abandon its militarized " security zone " on the Peruvian frontier , and pass a constitutional amendment recognizing the country as " multi-cultural and multi-national " . |
10 | This used to be a lot easier to do than it is now : for one thing , working in the profession means that you have to belong to the actors ' union , Equity . |
11 | If proceedings have been issued you may be required to contribute to the Defendants ' legal costs , but this will usually be limited to the same amount that you contributed to the Legal Aid Board in respect of your own legal costs . |