Example sentences of "[pers pn] to gain [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He attended schools in Bishop Auckland , Gainford , and Glasgow , after which his family connections helped him to gain entry to the music-hall , as a ‘ boy ’ comedian . |
| 2 | What he had learnt in the Borinage was that human suffering of the most basic sort somehow activated his creative energies , as well as enabling him to gain access to the depths of his own nature . |
| 3 | Educational success provided him with the means of breaching the barrier of his lowly birth and enabled him to gain access to the lower echelons of the petty bourgeoisie as an engineer in the French railway system . |
| 4 | Manufacturing workers were aware of this situation , and at times of dispute with their employers sometimes attempted to use it to gain support from the landed rate-payers who , correctly , believed that , compared with land , the assets of manufacturers were significantly under-assessed . |
| 5 | They have given each guest a limited-edition Disney sweatshirt and insisted that they wear it to gain entry to the gala performance . |
| 6 | Can we use them to gain knowledge about the size or scale of a state 's economy ? |