Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [verb] [pron] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1862 the regime was hesitant about addressing itself to the broad governmental and social implications of the emancipation of the serfs , but new developments in the military and fiscal spheres signalled that its enthusiasm for reform was returning . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Although she was nervous of putting him to the test , she knew that , sooner or later , she must . |
| 4 | To counter both the unfavourable home environment , and the difficulty poorer parents have in equalling the sharp elbows of the middle classes , who are well accustomed to taking themselves to the front of the queue , the school starting age for nursery education should be reduced to three . |
| 5 | He had got as far as the packaging and labelling them at his premises prior to taking them to the ship . |
| 6 | Helen Gardner was aware of the problem , observing that the pursuit of image patterns , or of the ideas in a poem , can be useful to the interpreter , but can not ‘ be more than auxiliary in leading us to the true ‘ meaning' ’ of the work , which is the meaning which enlarges our own imaginative life . ’ |
| 7 | So we do have a problem and and we need to grasp that the a conclusion talking about rolling programme we are concerned about resources we 're , we 're , we 're concerned about using them to the best advantage . |
| 8 | Mr Thomson also felt undermined because ‘ untoward occurrences ’ , including allegations of staff threatening residents , were not being relayed to him for up to three weeks , even though he was legally responsible for reporting them to the county council . |
| 9 | Your karate school is responsible for nominating you to the open ‘ B ’ or regional squad sessions which are normally held at least twice a year . |
| 10 | Miss Polly took his words as a compliment and treated him to a coy smile of invitation , meant to suggest that he should sit beside her ; but Sean had already marked Herbert Fraser for that position of honour , stopping just short of pushing him to the ground . |
| 11 | He sat for more than an hour alone before dragging himself to the room , shutting the doors loudly behind him as he went . |
| 12 | We want to lay emphasis on the concept of community education : it represents a whole attitude to education which makes science , maths and all the other subjects students learn , meaningful by relating them to the real experiences of life outside school . |
| 13 | De Maizière , who had also accused the CDU on Aug. 27 of enriching itself to the tune of DM26,000,000 at the expense of the east German party ( an allegation he later withdrew ) , on Sept. 11 accused Kohl and the CDU of deliberately discrediting him . |
| 14 | There is great potential in the land around the port in Belfast and it is important that , when that land is sold , it is sold to a company capable of developing it to the best advantage of the people of Belfast and Northern Ireland . |
| 15 | His sincere and careful counselling was ineffective in introducing them to the life of the church . |
| 16 | First , the bishop had been enthusiastic in inviting him to the new work and had been wide open to the initiative . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He had worked out her vulnerability and was intent on exploiting it to the full . |
| 19 | He was wary of identifying himself to the French people as a " democrat " at a time when democracy was equated with the detested Third Republic . |
| 20 | And my Will is to be Buried in Linen in a Suit which I shall provide for that purpose And I do hereby order and direct that the Sum of Ten Pounds shall be paid to the person who shall be the last in attending me to the time of my expiring and who shall see me Inclosed and laid in my Coffin in Linen . |