Example sentences of "[pron] to [art] [noun] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the husband is purchasing a house for himself with the proceeds of sale of his interest in the matrimonial home , then , as he will have to commit himself to a contract in respect of his purchase , it is suggested that there should be a contract relating to the sale of his interest in the matrimonial home so that he is fully safeguarded . |
| 2 | Appointed in 1859 as medical superintendent to the Manchester Royal Lunatic Asylum in Cheadle , he now committed himself to a career in lunacy ( i.e. psychiatry ) , gaining his MRCP in 1861 . |
| 3 | The gusto with which he designed these posters shows how whole-heartedly he gave himself to the task in hand . |
| 4 | Rex drew himself to the business in hand . |
| 5 | I 'll have you to a widow in recompense that you should give me thanks for and make you seven years younger , and a rich one . |
| 6 | The Church in Senegal sends you to the Church in Benin . ’ |
| 7 | But being able to mend the lift does not get you to the top in merchant banking . |
| 8 | For instance , Wilkinson ( 1990 : 81 ) suggests that ‘ information which has been highlighted by being fronted in the Dutch clause lends itself to a translation in English using an IT cleft ’ , but notes that trainee translators working from Dutch into English fail to make use of predicated and identifying themes in their English translations . |
| 9 | In accordance , however , with the normal practice , the court considered the whole case and did not confine itself to the objections in point of form to the surrejoinder . |
| 10 | Others offer something to the ants in return for protection . |
| 11 | Lori glanced from one to the other in surprise . |
| 12 | But section 17(6) provides that references to the supply of goods and services between two persons are references to the supply by one to the other in pursuance of a contract between them . |
| 13 | A second later he was in the doorway , glancing from one to the other in concern . |
| 14 | Howard looks from one to the other in astonishment . |
| 15 | Harris looked from one to the other in consternation . |
| 16 | Mrs Marsden looked from one to the other in confusion . |
| 17 | ‘ But what did you tell them ? ’ she asked , recalling herself to the matter in hand . |
| 18 | ‘ The Open College of the Arts encouraged me to a course in music using electronic keyboards and things took off after that . ’ |
| 19 | Erm , so on that , on major services , it is incumbent upon you to consult , erm , and detailed advice is given by me to the Director in relation to each of the , of the er , proposals as to when and how consultation should take place . |
| 20 | ‘ So you 'll do as I ask , and take me to the auction in Liverpool next week ? ’ |
| 21 | ESSENTIALLY a cutesy platform romp , New Zealand Story ( Master System ) tells the tale of a rather dodgy walrus who has kidnapped loads of kiwi chicks and sold them to a zoo in New Zealand . |
| 22 | He contacted the South Africans who had been told they could n't meet a council delegation independently and invited them to a meeting in Darlington town hall . |
| 23 | Conservative group leader Coun Tony Richmond contacted the diplomats independently after Labour councillors refused to see them , and invited them to a meeting in Darlington Town Hall . |
| 24 | He might buy them in one country and ship them to a warehouse in Rotterdam where they stay until he finds a buyer for them . |
| 25 | So Mrs Carter took them to a refuge in Gloucester . ’ |
| 26 | PC Roy Evans and his partner spotted them — and sped them to the church in Cheltenham , Gloucs , with blue light flashing and siren blaring . |
| 27 | In the different sense of the priest ‘ representing ’ the people to God in worship the role is more that of an intermediary or go-between — a role more akin to that of a Member of Parliament who understands the needs of his constituents and represents them to the Government in Parliament . |
| 28 | When war was declared and Braque and Derain returned to join their regiments in Paris , Picasso escorted them to the station in Avignon . |
| 29 | Cal gets on with her mum and dad , she loves going on holiday with them to the villa in Spain — she seems a goodie-goodie but she 's not , she 's great . |
| 30 | He gazed from the one of them to the other in anguish . |