Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] it to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As far as I and the society is concerned that was a warm-blooded animal that can suffer pain and starvation , just like any human being , and we will not apologise for bringing it to the court 's attention , ’ he said . |
| 2 | The core of Plant 's argument is a careful statement of the case for social citizenship and the reasons for preferring it to the philosophy of the New Right . |
| 3 | Water management is the major part of fishkeeping — but I do have this fantasy about keeping it to the minimum and this partly explains the filtration system I am suggesting , based on a fairly standard undergravel . |
| 4 | Left alone with Carrie , Joe sat watching her pour the boiling water into the earthenware teapot , and after bringing it to the table and setting it on a stand , she smiled at him and said softly , ‘ How are you ? ’ |
| 5 | After tying it to the mizzen-mast , he did not investigate further . |
| 6 | That is now the task of the Chief of Defence Staff and his Central Staff , who are responsible for formulating national military strategy , and for expressing it to the government of the day and within the Whitehall market-place . |
| 7 | Whether the reader disagrees with that message or not , Eliot can not be accused of suddenly presenting it or of bringing it to the fore simply because of his Christian faith . |
| 8 | Erm , we started off with was that , erm , we would just write down any word that came up to our head , in terms of relating it to the story i.e. we thought about memories , and memories Erm , this is gon na match up with your is n't it . |
| 9 | Despite the difficulties of relating it to the archaeology , Bede 's statement about the origins of the Germanic settlers in England is generally accepted . |
| 10 | Only through composition can pupils acquire effective mastery of the enlarged vocabulary with which they become acquainted through literature , but which remains inert in their minds without the exercise of applying it to the expression of their own thought . |
| 11 | The picture passed to her son , John Whitney Payson , who lent it to a university museum in Maine with the intention of bequeathing it to the university in return for eventual tax relief on his estate . |
| 12 | ‘ And , believe me , I shall make a point of reporting it to the hotel manager without delay . ’ |
| 13 | He anticipates that the campaign will snowball and , depending on the results , he is considering taking it to the House of Commons . |
| 14 | Do you dream of making it to the top of the corporate tree whilst still short of the tooth and long in ideas ? |
| 15 | This needs appropriate institutions , similar to Marshall Aid after the war , instead of leaving it to the World Bank and the IMF and various ad hoc advisers . |
| 16 | In went the putt and he asked me to keep the ball because he wanted to take it home and get it mounted instead of throwing it to the crowd . |
| 17 | William Morton Pitt of Kingston Maurwood , MP for Dorset and a relative of the two famous Prime Ministers ‘ impressed with the beauty of the situation of Swanwich and the salubrity of its climate , and finding the shore of smooth fine sand to be admirably adapted for sea bathing , first conceived the idea of raising it to the condition of a watering place ’ . |
| 18 | Since it had been a great success when read aloud to ‘ our local club ’ , Tolkien had absolute confidence in submitting it to the publisher of The Hobbit , Stanley Unwin . |
| 19 | Those who agreed were given an envelope in which to seal their completed questionnaire before returning it to the member of staff . |
| 20 | When you remove food from the freezer , do n't leave it in a warm atmosphere or allow it to come into contact with unclean hands , surfaces or equipment before returning it to the freezer — you will be at risk of freezing in any contamination . |
| 21 | Facing page : I made this bow shape from a length of velvet ribbon before fixing it to the wall and the back of the oval frame . |
| 22 | Use a spirit level to ensure that the glazed sheet is horizontal before fixing it to the barge board with stainless steel screws 300mm apart . |
| 23 | You should dechlorinate the water in a suitable container before adding it to the pond . |
| 24 | Reverse osmosis units for freshwater fish are all very well , but many fishkeepers who use them are forced to mix the water obtained with raw tapwater before adding it to the tank , simply because they can not afford the expense of a separate carbon filter . |
| 25 | However , there 's no doubt that a usp puts the creative team in a stronger position than not having one , as long as he or she succeeds in selling it to the public . |
| 26 | Stonier and Conlin point out that , " A word processor allows the student the opportunity of correcting their own work before presenting it to the teacher as a finished product " . |
| 27 | Although I know that my hon. Friend is interested in switching it to the autumn , we have no plans to do that because there are different views about it . |
| 28 | In that case have it signed before sending it to the seller 's conveyancer , otherwise you 'll be required to give your undertaking to have it executed after completion , and to supply a copy of the execution to the seller 's conveyancer . |
| 29 | Format and print is an excellent utility for adding margins , headers and page numbers to a standard text file before sending it to the printer . |
| 30 | External UPSs , on the other hand , have to convert their battery-generated DC into AC before feeding it to the computer , which then has to convert the AC back into DC before it can be used . |