Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] to [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | I would like to record my thanks to the members of all sites who have given such enthusiasm and interest to this problem , this topic and that the erm County Council is now resourcing rights of way in a way which we felt was necessary and I would thank our staff for their persistence , patience and their continuing efforts with great er verseatue we I am grateful Chairman . |
2 | Pass on my words to the nobles for consideration . |
3 | I must offer my condolence to the families of the victims . ’ |
4 | Of course , things happen in politics for more than one reason , but these things did happen shortly after my visits to the countries in question . ’ |
5 | I returned my attention to the papers on my desk as Talbot left the room . |
6 | I would not conform my arms to the shapes of dead children . |
7 | I have taken my children to the battlefields of north-east France as a result of which their grandfather died because of the foolishness of politicians . |
8 | I 've also , it 's worthwhile me recording my gratitude to the regions for the level of cooperation that 's been extended in this programme . |
9 | Late one afternoon on my way to the kennels with the dogs ' bowls I passed the lighted kitchen window and stopped because I heard his voice . |
10 | FOR the first time in many years , anglers in the north west of the province are to have a strong and united voice to convey their views to the authorities on a wide range of matters . |
11 | Territorial boundaries seem also to have been tacitly adhered to , and it was usual , especially in London , for funeral furnishers to limit their operations to the confines of the parish in which they were situated , and though many of the late eighteenth-century trade cards include the words ‘ Funerals performed to all parts of Great Britain' , it is doubtful that this offer was ever taken up . |
12 | Ideally , the disintegration and misintegration of the victim should accomplish the detachment of the victim 's will and intelligence from the victim 's own interests and their attachment to the interests of the exploiter . |
13 | Those who said they ‘ liked ’ or ‘ did n't mind ’ housework seemed to be asserting their attachment to the norms of feminine satisfaction with housewifery . |
14 | Further , the Leader herself has spent many toiling hours of late calling on the peoples of Eastern Europe to hold elections and thereby demonstrate their attachment to the fundamentals of democracy . |
15 | Further , the Leader herself has spent many toiling hours of late calling on the peoples of Eastern Europe to hold elections and thereby demonstrate their attachment to the fundamentals of democracy . |
16 | As always , Elizabeth shows herself a thoroughly English writer in her sensitiveness to the vagaries of the weather and to minor class distinctions ; and whatever Dr Johnson may say about the unimportance of the former or contemporary prigs about the latter , they contribute so much to the variety of life and conversation in England . |
17 | Nevertheless it is worth citing some instances where the continual use of one or a very few gestures can fully describe the feelings of some characters and convey their reactions to the circumstances of the plot or theme . |
18 | The former , known as the uskoks , continued their resistance to the Turks by border raids and guerrilla attacks from fortresses such as those at Klis near Solin and at Senj in northern Dalmatia . |
19 | Clare Short announces her presence to the inhabitants of two dozen wheelchairs . |
20 | Training will be provided for recruits who have the ability to adapt their skills to the needs of our programmes . |
21 | In bringing its fight to the streets of New York , Virgin also hope to win an injunction restraining B A. B A say there 's no basis for the claim . |
22 | She had never imagined that a kiss could feel like this , that a man 's arms could enclose and shield her so thoroughly against any other awareness , that her body would respond so passionately and so completely from the roots of her hair to the backs of her knees . |
23 | ‘ I think the better the players are treated in these respects , the more enthusiastic is their response to the challenges before them , ’ points out McGilligan , ‘ Let's face it , the whole sport has become more professional off the field — and it 's good to see it — so I do n't think too many people would begrudge players a few wee perks . ’ |
24 | In the field of addiction to alcohol and other drugs , the Board has been glad to see the wholly responsible position taken by the National Union of Students in its response to the pressures on young people to drink . |
25 | The practice of the Court of Appeal ( Civil Division ) is to confine its judgments to the facts of the instant case . |
26 | The European Court frequently refers in its judgments to the preambles of legal texts for this purpose . |
27 | That is the way for the South to grow and pay off its debts to the banks of the North . |
28 | Heartened by the thought that all the rumblings within her were no more than spasms of ill-digested curry , she walked out from the Khyber fort that was her home , and with my father beside her , tapped her chilblains to the pipes of the Black Watch and admired the wild Pathans cleaning their rifles high on the hillside . |
29 | She read for a while , trying to close her mind to the sounds from the galley , the picture of Fen enjoying his supper and — simply — any pictures of Fen at all . |
30 | The emancipation of the poor and oppressed is thus made part of a civilizing process , which is often seen to be conditional on assimilating their demands to the discourses of humanism and rationalism . |