Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] [to-vb] to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a gentle corrective one could do worse than go back to H.L. Mencken who opined that Alexander Graham Bell — the progenitor of the institution in which Penzias holds sway — and Thomas Alva Edison had done more than any of their contemporaries to add to the sum of life 's damned nuisances . |
| 2 | It took seconds for her eyes to adjust to the darkness . |
| 3 | Meanwhile , the NSF-controlled radio and television services had been calling its supporters to come to the square ; some were brought by lorry , and by mid-evening they had forced the anti-NSF demonstrators , now outnumbered , to retreat from the Square . |
| 4 | Part I gives guidance to managers to enable them to help their organisations to react to the challenge . |
| 5 | Mrs. Arnold Parker , who recently celebrated her 80th birthday with a party at the Church Centre , had asked her guests to contribute to the fund instead of bringing presents and flowers . |
| 6 | Or had her efforts to get to the bottom of the rue Roland mystery taken an unexpected toll on her ? |
| 7 | She saw his sister and nephew next morning as she was loading her car with her carvings to take to the hospital . |
| 8 | Under the restrictions of the Office of Fair Trading , SLAD can not compel its members to conform to the terms and conditions the Society recommends and members are free to amend them individually for clients . |
| 9 | Bob needs money for things like cigarettes , stamps and batteries , and I take him cards to send to the children on their birthdays and at Christmas . |
| 10 | Initial returns indicated the re-election of President Joaquín Balaguer , 83 , of the Social Christian Reformist Party ( PRSC ) , but on May 18 his long-time rival , Juan Bosch , 81 , of the Dominican Liberation Party ( PLD ) , accused the government of " colossal fraud " and urged his supporters to take to the streets in protest . |
| 11 | It took seconds for his eyes to adjust to the gloom . |
| 12 | It took a few minutes for his eyes to adjust to the dimness , and he remained still , blinking hard , making out the man standing directly in front of him holding the shotgun , while on the stairs to his left another person — a woman ? — was also holding what looked like a small pistol on him . |
| 13 | He trained his dogs to return to the kennels after they were sold . |
| 14 | The Secretary of State exercised his powers to apply to the NIRC under the Industrial Relations Act 1971 for an order requiring a ballot of trade union members to be held . |
| 15 | He did not use the Donation in his arguments to restore to the papacy command over the Papal State — his policy of recuperatio — but the diplomas of Carolingian and later emperors . |
| 16 | Seeing the extent of the need and the readiness of the response , Jesus calls upon his followers to pray to the owner of the harvest that he will send out workers to gather in his harvest ( Matt. |
| 17 | The American panel has now adjourned to decide what recommendations to make to the FDA . |
| 18 | Retrace your steps to return to the Market Square |
| 19 | ‘ Imagine dusting it , ’ Ivy said in the bedroom , as we put on our coats to go to the theatre . |
| 20 | We therefore have to ask our members to contribute to the upkeep by way of fund-raising activities and this increases their spending on the Institute by many pounds per annum . |