Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [verb] [pron] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each city , town or village lends itself to a collage in some odd way . |
| 2 | Does dew or rain reduce it to a sodden pulpy mass ? |
| 3 | Stars of stage , screen & radio welcome you to the ‘ World of Entertainment ’ . |
| 4 | We had no friends or family to accompany us to the church . |
| 5 | Then , on one wonderful day , it became the key to that magic box where infinity welcomed her to the crystal harmony of the spheres . |
| 6 | In another case it will mean that the writer creates his own special kind of language : and it is in this sense that Halliday applies it to the Neanderthal language of The Inheritors . |
| 7 | It was already half full with stagnant rain water , so Mildred filled it to the brim , then carried it back to the yard window-sill , collecting her broomstick on the way . |
| 8 | We believe that farmers should take an increased interest now in these matters because the erm general public are concerned about the rising instance of pollution and I think that farmers owe it to the remainder of the community to come to places like Muck '89 and see for themselves exactly what new machinery is available to combat pollution . |
| 9 | The fact , however , that Britain linked herself to the German economy through the ERM meant that , far from conducting the opposite policies to Germany 's — which it would have been in her real interest to do — she had to follow suit . |
| 10 | The whole family dreaded going to court , so Theresa took them to an empty courtroom , showed them where everyone sat and explained what would happen . |
| 11 | As Niki rightly points out , that year proved something to the whole of FI . |
| 12 | Although history dates it to the Golden Age of Magna Graecia , some of the region 's most glorious monuments date from the time of Byzantium and Norman rule . |
| 13 | This coexistence of change and resistance owes something to the limits set by nature . |
| 14 | And Miss gives it to the student in n it ? |
| 15 | When she was leaving , John reappeared and he and Sarah accompanied her to the corner of Magdalen Street . |
| 16 | She confessed that the bitter jibes and over-exposure led her to the precipice . |
| 17 | It was just coming up to three o'clock when the taxi dropped them off in the old town square and Ven guided her to the old town hall where , with barely a minute to go before the run-through of the astronomical clock , Fabia stood in rapt attention . |
| 18 | Alon also experimented with the basic design , building a 130 hp Franklin-engined version and a prototype Alon A–4 with a Lycoming O–320 160 hp motor , before selling the type certificate of the Aircoupe to Mooney Aircraft , whereupon Mooney changed it to a single-tail design and manufactured it as the M–10 Cadet , producing 61 at $9,295 each before shutting the line down for good in 1970 . |
| 19 | Yeah , having some dinner , well we did n't have any did we , cos mummy took you to the pictures with nanny |
| 20 | The hills , lakes and coast lend themselves to a variety of outdoor pursuits such as fell walking , mountaineering , pony-trekking , fishing , sailing , canoeing and swimming . |
| 21 | They climbed one wall to get away from the car and waited for their eyes and ears to tune themselves to the darkness . |
| 22 | In retirement Leslie launched the Oswestry Festival of Village Choirs , which absorbed him for some years until underfunding brought it to an end . |
| 23 | Their leaves , stems and branches orientate themselves to the light , while their roots seek out minerals and water . |
| 24 | My turn came and Lobsang coaxed me to the edge . |
| 25 | She often used to say she could n't believe how some people behaved , and the promiscuity and drinking shook her to the core . |
| 26 | I visited Paris and Versailles , and Lettaure took me to a Joan of Arc festival at Orleans . |
| 27 | The agreement followed a NATO meeting in London on July 5-6 when member countries redefined the organization 's strategies and goals , and NATO committed itself to a limitation of the size of Germany 's armed forces [ see pp. 37599-600 ] . |
| 28 | French and Ukrainian , mathematics and chemistry bored him to the point of insanity ; only in music and English could he hope to get decent marks . |
| 29 | ‘ As I was saying , I went round and Daddy took me to a French restaurant he knew . ’ |
| 30 | Joe returned the warm plates of food to the table , and Dolly helped herself to the mint sauce . |