Example sentences of "[adj] of [verb] [pron] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if this were true , he is still guilty of bringing her to a state of desire that he can not rightfully satisfy . |
| 2 | Although she was nervous of putting him to the test , she knew that , sooner or later , she must . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |