Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [pron] [noun] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Groups in our society such as Friends of the Earth , Greenpeace and the Green party are to be congratulated for the energetic way they are drawing our attention to the issues involved . |
| 2 | Just as I am drawing his attention to the point and beginning what I know will be a long and wearying discussion , Mirsal , who has been fighting the cabman about his fare outside , appears and lets loose such a torrent of thumbnail word portraits of the clerk 's family that , used as I am to his powers in this respect , I am struck dumb with admiration . |
| 3 | But in promoting it to MPs we 've been drawing their attention to the kinds of organizations which in turn in their eyes just sort of represent that pyramid or structure of votes that . |
| 4 | During June and July many artists living and working in East and South East London have been opening their studios to the public , coordinated and publicised by the Whitechapel Gallery . |
| 5 | It is not the West End galleries however who have been opening their doors to the new generation . |
| 6 | So to raise funds , some of the villagers are opening their gardens to the public on Saturday . |
| 7 | It is a warm Saturday towards the end of the 1989–90 season , leagues are being decided , the unfortunates are being relegated and Scotland 's itinerant football fans are weaving their way to the citadels of Brechin , Forfar , and Cowdenbeath . |
| 8 | Ms Siobhan Fahey ( see below ) has been explaining her emigration to the south of France . |
| 9 | Legal and General Property have been presented their plans to the City Lands Policy Group and traders at the centre . |
| 10 | Blot : In earlier films , you 've suggested that female sexuality and capitalist codes of production are intertwined ; with this new film you 're turning your attention to the position of blacks in our society . |
| 11 | Next we 're turning our attention to the more difficult issue of whether any common approach can be adopted . |
| 12 | Over in Nottinghamshire , Hucknall Town are marking their elevation to the Central Midlands League by producing a programme that would put many full-time clubs to shame . |
| 13 | And runners like Wimpey Homes site manager Paul Hatfield are turning their attention to the 30 mile , 50km , 40/50 mile and 100km ( 62.1 mile ) distances — for fun ! |
| 14 | Encouraged by the acceptability of more popular styles of composition , willing but inexperienced composers are turning their hand to the production of ‘ home-grown ’ music . |
| 15 | The answer seems to be — persons who are so closely and directly affected by my act that I ought reasonably to have them in contemplation as being so affected when I am directing my mind to the acts or omissions which are called into question . ’ |
| 16 | Doctors , nurses , unions , patient groups and even local schoolchildren are adding their voices to the protest . |
| 17 | Sensitive to the disastrous marketing implications of such a move ( imagine needing a prescription for your favourite skin cream ) manufacturers have recently been shifting their attention to the uppermost levels of the epidermis where any improvement in texture or tone , no matter how impressive , is still deemed to be ‘ cosmetic ’ . |
| 18 | The centre has now gathered a number of signatures from other voluntary and community groups which are supporting its request to the Office of Wages Councils to reconsider the abolition of the Wages Council . |
| 19 | A novel gene has been isolated which maps to the XLA locus , is expressed in B cells , and shows mutations in families with the disorder . |
| 20 | And Cardiff coaching organiser Alex Evans knows his side must win if they are to justify their claims to the All-Whites ' throne . |
| 21 | Was a polite Behaviour joined to that honest Sincerity and social Disposition which is remarkable in the English Sailors , I think they would not only be the most useful Men in the Island , but by much the most agreeable Companions : For this Reason , I would recommend it to Parents who are to breed their Sons to the Sea , to give them an early Taste of Letters , especially the European Tongue , which will be of great Service to their Business as well as polish their Manners " . |
| 22 | SERC decided earlier last year to cut its budget for neutron sources by £5m and it was announced last November that the government would be renegotiating its contribution to the neutron source at the Institut Laue-Langevin ( ILL ) in Grenoble , France . |
| 23 | I suggest that one solution for biologists will be to apply their expertise to the new science of socioecology , and the environment of the office . |
| 24 | And tomorrow in the final part of State of Grace , Ronnie will be turning his attention to the battle over women priests currently dividing the Scottish Episcopal Church . |
| 25 | The special rapporteur visited Rangoon last month and will be presenting his report to the Commission in Geneva in February next year . |
| 26 | Not so long ago , if any such points of ambiguity arose regarding one 's duties , one had the comfort of knowing that before long some fellow professional whose opinion one respected would be accompanying their employer to the house , and there would be ample opportunity to discuss the matter . |
| 27 | I also asked whether he would be giving his information to the police so that they could catch the criminals . |
| 28 | When a lion gets close enough to strike , it usually does so with great skill and confidence and does not appear to be miscalculating its position to the slightest degree . |
| 29 | I wo n't be there Friday afternoon since I 'm taking my son to the dentist . |
| 30 | I 'm donating my copy to the local comprehensive because its lively , fact-filled format deserves a place in the library . |