Example sentences of "[conj] his [noun sg] to [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While admitting that his testimony to Congress in 1986 had contained inaccuracies , he denied that it had been his intention to mislead the investigation . |
| 2 | I was amused at Dr Spock 's comment about his book and his attitude to child-rearing towards the end of his life . |
| 3 | ‘ I think I 'll ask the new vicar , Mr Allan , and his wife to tea on Wednesday , ’ said Marilla one day . |
| 4 | Not until Queen Anne 's reign did Mansel attract much attention , when he took the eye as one of Harley 's henchmen in the Commons , and his appointment to office in 1704 , as comptroller of the household and a privy councillor , was an integral part of the ministerial reconstruction in which Harley 's band of ‘ moderate ’ Tories came to the fore . |
| 5 | Mitterrand accepted the resignation of Chevènement as Defence Minister on Jan. 29 after a period of several months during which his outspoken pro-Arab views and his opposition to war in the Gulf had become an increasing source of tension within the government . |
| 6 | His business prospered , but his rise to prominence in printing circles was attributable to his contacts with the Tory party . |
| 7 | There had been intense speculation over whether or not Rawlings would compete in the first free presidential contest since his return to power in a military coup in December 1981 ( having previously chaired the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council which had ruled Ghana from June to September 1979 — see pp. 30437-51 ; 31477-86 ) . |