Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [vb pp] [pron] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He commented : ‘ The promotion was a tremendous success thanks to the wholehearted manner in which the branches promoted it to the public . ’ |
| 2 | There was one vital breakthrough for the nationalist consciousness , though there still remains some doubt as to how deep this was for the Fianna Fáil party : all the parties committed themselves to the recognition of the protestant — loyalist group as having legitimate aspirations and affirmed the need for the recognition of ‘ two sets of legitimate rights ’ coexisting in the island as a whole : ‘ Constitutional nationalists are determined to secure justice for all traditions … |
| 3 | But if Mr Major is at heart opposed to greater union , Britain 's policy is likely to be affected by the institutional pressures of Whitehall , which has over the years committed itself to the pro-European line . |
| 4 | The marquis pinned her to the ground by her shoulders , sitting astride her so that she could n't move . |
| 5 | The owner treated himself to the luxury of an SFIM two-axis autopilot for pitch and roll control . |
| 6 | The newspapers confined themselves to the show itself . |
| 7 | The English attached themselves to the idea of privatising the operator in its entirety . |
| 8 | The party committed itself to the defence of " democracy , national identity and sovereignty " . |
| 9 | I called for the last time at the first house in the village and pressed the buzzer , but on getting no reply resigned myself to the long walk down the mountain . |
| 10 | They 've had er enormous difficulties and er the honourable gentleman will er know that the South Wales police authority committee , its officers and its Chief Constable have er visited parliament er to put their case to members representing the South Wales police authority area and indeed to er Earl Ferrers the minister er responsible for the police and they certainly have n't had any er criticism made of them by his own government and if er he believes that there is a criticism I would suggest that he takes a leaf out of the book of his er , his right honourable friend the Secretary of State and refers the matter so that it can be properly audited and er I think the honourable gentleman knows that when that is done he will see that there is no blame attached whatsoever to the members or the officers of the police authority . |
| 11 | Oh , hell , she had no doubt hotfooted it to the store after seeing her with Leo . |