Example sentences of "his [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Poor institutionalised Smike is taken by Nicholas and his sister to their childhood home in Devon . |
| 2 | They were sitting in Jacob 's study and he looked from his sister to his father in amazement . |
| 3 | He had taken his sister to town that morning , to Miss Baker 's and Miss Adeane 's where all the gossip would be flowing free and strong , and bought her a new hat and gloves and a flask of the perfume Miss Adeane kept hidden discreetly away for customers who wished it to he believed that they smelled naturally of lavender or roses . |
| 4 | Later , after she was caught red-handed in an orgy with nine lovers in her Red Fort harem apartments , Aurangzeb arranged for his sister to be discreetly poisoned . |
| 5 | ‘ Of a four-handed cast , ’ wrote Bernard Levin in the Daily Mail , ‘ Mr Michael Crawford , as the brother who can not bear his sister to be touched by the world , makes a great deal out of what I suspect is not very much , conveying well his uncomprehending self-disgust . ’ |
| 6 | He enjoys this power without any accountability to parliament , of course : once elected he remains in office for seven years without ever having to justify his policies to anyone except via the media , and interviews to the Head of State are usually rather tame and grovelling . |
| 7 | Just as important as expert advice was the new President 's ability to explain his policies to the American people in simple , homely terms . |
| 8 | The calm approach of Hilton and his contemporaries to the mystical extremity may not have been simply due to British phlegm but may also have been the legacy of the relaxed and tranquil spirituality of Benedictine monasticism . |
| 9 | He was never a typical military dictator , nor was his Panama to be compared with Pinochet 's Chile . |
| 10 | In the cross God allows his weakness to be our strength . |
| 11 | She was killed by PERSEUS when he held up his shield to her and she gazed at her own reflection . |
| 12 | The gipsy leader wanted his grandchild to be born in northern England , surrounded by the Plunkett family and friends . |
| 13 | With the King 's leave , Master Crackbene takes the captured ship and his prisoners to Salines . |
| 14 | A gardener for 62 years , Mr. Wakeford on this occasion turned his enthusiasm to wild flowers . |
| 15 | By imparting his enthusiasm to his pupils , impressing them most earnestly with the importance of their calling , he sent them out into the world with a store of self-respect which greatly contributed to uphold their position , and gave them an impetus to endeavour to raise its standard , which was often crowned with the most happy success ’ . |
| 16 | In the Congo he had hunted big game for the first time and in Abyssinia he took every opportunity to do so , and conveyed his enthusiasm to me when I was only a small boy . |
| 17 | Be that as it may , fired by his enthusiasm to my enthusiasm — I 've started doing it again . |
| 18 | A clear , confident speaker , who kept his head up and conveyed his enthusiasm to the audience . |
| 19 | The individual settlor must express his wishes to his legal advisors , and they will recommend the most appropriate type of trust to meet the particular situation . |
| 20 | Tomorrow Mr Kinnock will call for his successor to be chosen ‘ sooner rather than later ’ and will urge the ruling National Executive Committee to hold a special June conference to decide the issue . |
| 21 | Mr Kinnock 's preference for his successor to be in place by the end of June proved impossible to meet , as the party 's rules decree that there must be at least 12 weeks in which to consult the three groups that make up the electoral college — MPs , constituency activists and the unions . |
| 22 | The fact that the P.M. asked for the processes of selection of his successor to be undertaken in the middle of a party conference was bound to create consternation , confusion and intrigue , and indeed it did . |
| 23 | Speaking to his supporters in Houston , Bush said he had telephoned Clinton to congratulate him and promised to work closely with his successor to ‘ ensure a smooth transition of power ’ . |
| 24 | Knott meantime offered his mines to the Taylor partnership in return for a share in the whole . |
| 25 | The daddy raised his teacup to his lips . |
| 26 | His attempt failed , and on the Monday afternoon he tendered his resignation to the Queen . |
| 27 | EDWARD HEATH LEAVES 10 DOWNING STREET ON 4TH MARCH 1974 TO PRESENT HIS RESIGNATION TO THE QUEEN AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE . |
| 28 | The press was clamouring for blood and Lord Harris told Robertson that he would have to tender his resignation to the academic advisory council . |
| 29 | Lloyd George announced his resignation to the Commons on 17 March in a speech that was close to tears , and the reaction of Unionist MPs was equally emotional , testament to Law 's great standing in his party . |
| 30 | He had dictated his resignation to the first secretary he encountered . |