Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pron] [noun pl] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | J. N. M. Smith put out pastry ‘ caterpillars ’ for thrushes , and watched how the birds adjusted their movements to the arrangement of prey . |
| 2 | In the capital the police told employers to work their men to the point of exhaustion the day before the terms were to be made known in order to leave them too weary to protest . |
| 3 | From the beginning , the Association limited its activities to the 21 small towns in the region and , effectively , to the main settlements within this group ( Garbett-Edwards 1972 ) . |
| 4 | Whereas the DCSL for School F limited her actions to the latter function , her colleague in School A ( and the other schools in her division ) played a much more active role with , and sometimes in , the library committee itself , so much so that she was occasionally described by teachers as the " leading light " in the formulation of the proposal . |
| 5 | This time around , the national spotlight is far less intense , leaving the candidates to peddle their messages to the local electorate without the big boys to lend a hand . |
| 6 | Mr Major aims to echo the resounding naval victory by forcing President Mitterrand to surrender his objections to the Gatt deal . |
| 7 | Now , however , four days later , having escaped into Austria himself , Loehr was making a final attempt to surrender his forces to the British , saying that he was not longer able to control the movement northwards into Austria either of his own German troops , or of a huge column of Croat troops and civilian refugees advancing from Zagreb on the frontier town of Dravograd , south-east of Klagenfurt . |
| 8 | His book My Water Cure describes the findings of a lifetime of practice directing his patients to the healing and restoring powers of water . |
| 9 | Manville returned his eyes to the report , digesting it carefully . |
| 10 | And , as industry opens its eyes to the benefits of computer services , the balance is now changing . |
| 11 | Hardline Colorados then succeeded in modifying the original motion to allow the President to " appoint and remove the commanders of the public force " — wording which was taken by analysts to give authorization , indirectly , for the President to delegate his powers to the military . |
| 12 | It has reached the viewers and , perhaps more importantly , its success has guaranteed its subscribers , the ITV companies , more than enough revenue to match their subscriptions to the service . |
| 13 | He transformed the famous estate into one of the most modern training complexes in the world , but in November 1986 it was announced that Sangster and Dickinson were to part company , and the trainer took his skills to the USA . |
| 14 | Their husbands brought their cars to the rally which is being held at the former car-plant at Dunmurry this weekend . |
| 15 | The other Rex put his hands to the long table-top , tore it from its legs and cast it away into the darkness . |
| 16 | Molly 's uncle , Philip , Lord Noel-Baker , one of our Vice-Presidents recently celebrated his 90th birthday and it gives us great pleasure to add our greetings to the many he has received from all over the world . |
| 17 | INTOXICATED as they are with the feeling that they are the World Cup champions , Pakistan , after only a brief stay at home which included a pilgrimage to Meccas at the government 's expense to offer their thanks to the Almighty Allah — besides cash awards at home from every quarter — are now here to take on England in a series of five Tests , and , for the first time in this country , five one-day internationals . |
| 18 | He did , however , deplore her socialist tendencies and her readiness to advertise her opinions to the world in her books . |
| 19 | Does the hon. Gentleman accept that in my constituency there has been no major industry since 1979 , except for last year when two British companies sold their businesses to the Taiwanese ? |
| 20 | The leadership traits of the Arien bring your talents to the fore , but do n't get too carried away . |
| 21 | Central Council records its thanks to the recipients of Honours and Presidential Certificates for their support of the work of the Association , and extends its congratulations on their awards . |
| 22 | When he walked in the stable door accompanied by his usual aroma , the foal fastened her ears to the back of her neck and attempted to attack him with feet and teeth ! |
| 23 | Er , what I would like to propose the erm a a that resolution two of course , was put down at the time it had to be put down er , and is clearly going to be affected by , that it happened at the th the financial services in March and what I have suggested is that you might prefer this be a a a second resolution it is or and turn to the to add on the end of that resolution thus urging local churches to through their consultations with district treasurers and finance committee to increase their contributions to the Ministry of Mission Fund in nineteen ninety three in such a way that provincial commi , commitment may be increased by at least five percent over the nineteen ninety two . |
| 24 | Surely in the next Honours List its services to the nation should be acknowledged . |
| 25 | The position is perhaps best described by saying that the directors owe their duties to the present and the future shareholders , rather than simply to the particular persons who are shareholders at the relevant time . |
| 26 | And when , in 1983 , The Guggenheim Museum opened its doors to the ‘ return of painting ’ with an exhibition devoted to Transavanguardia , works by the ‘ 3Cs ’ ( Chia , Cucchi and Clemente ) , were snapped up at prices in excess of $50,000 . |
| 27 | Several companies open their doors to the public , but Grants ' Glenfiddich Distillery at Dufftown is singled out here because of its Scotch Whisky Museum . |
| 28 | Lord of the Manor … that 's John Durnin … he 's banged in seven goals in the last three matches … four of those came against Luton Town last weekend … tomorrow United 's new goal machine takes his talents to the big city … to the bright lights of Upton Park … |
| 29 | CamHealth for the Environment features a number of facilities to help companies meet their obligations to the ‘ duty of care ’ and ‘ duty of aftercare ’ expressed and implied in the Environmental Protection Act 1990 . |
| 30 | Hugh swung his feet to the floor and once again there was a sharp twittering sound of speech from the old woman . |