Example sentences of "[verb] to [pers pn] [prep] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We shall refer to it in examining the various operations that can be carried out sequentially . |
| 2 | Q : I am writing to you after reading the article ‘ Upgrading your Hard Disk ’ in the June 1992 issue . |
| 3 | She had told him lies about where Bella 's money was hidden , pretended to be fascinated when he had lied to her about spending the day with his father : ‘ We played golf together , then he took me for a ride in the new car . |
| 4 | If you have previously run BBCBASIC(Z80) , you can return to it by using the cursor keys to select BASIC from the list of suspended activities in the index . |
| 5 | It was the first he time had spoken to her since leaving the harbour . |
| 6 | She had n't spoken to him since leaving the harbour . |
| 7 | First , it distanced the riots from the social , economic , political , and other grievances which had been linked to them by locating the cause outside the ‘ social problems ’ of inner-city dwellers and in the ‘ simple greed ’ of the drug barons to accumulate ‘ loot ’ . |
| 8 | The same sentiment appears in Lagunas Nitrate Company v Lagunas Syndicate , where it is suggested , somewhat eccentrically , that effect might be given to it by allowing the directors to plead the defence of volenti non fit iniuria . |
| 9 | It was held that the agreement was void and that effect could not be given to it by rejecting the general restraint which appeared in it and limiting the agreement for the purposes of the action to carrying on the business of a tailor . |
| 10 | So when the male of such a species approaches a female hanging , large and menacing , on her web , or lurking hidden beside it , he signals to her by twanging the threads at one side in a special and meaningful way which he trusts the female will recognise . |
| 11 | Clearly , orthodox ministerial responsibility could not be extended to them without undermining the arm 's length principle . |