Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] to the [noun] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The telephone rang at 8a.m. this morning to alert me to the fact that you were to be broadcasting on Radio 4 … 't was a friend of mine to whom I had mentioned your future plans … |
| 2 | The Neanderthals were , however , physically weaker , and so it was ‘ reasonable ’ to wipe them out , or at least to subjugate them to the extent that eventually they died out . |
| 3 | It was an attempt to lead him to the realization that this was something that would n't work … |
| 4 | You may want your dog to bark initially , to alert you to the fact that someone is at the door . |
| 5 | For her , war was something that happened in other people 's lives , and even the most recent conflicts had failed to win her to the view that war could be , upon occasions , both right and just . |
| 6 | Sorry I was going to go down to get an authorization from Age Concern , I missed the first bit , but erm if resources are allowed for this work , would it not be better to aim them at priority areas , and not wards , I mean , in other words , to put it to the areas that needed most . |
| 7 | When , however , a statute provides that compliance with its provisions shall be enforceable by civil proceedings by the Crown for an injunction , and particularly if this is the only method of enforcement for which it provides , the Crown does owe a duty to the public at large to initiate proceedings to secure that the law is not flouted , and not simply to leave it to the chance that some relator may be willing to incur the expense and trouble of doing so . |
| 8 | When we were shown into the chargé 's office , I studiously avoided shaking hands or having any eye contact , determined to alert him to the fact that I understood and respected their religious customs , in the hope that it might make a difference . |
| 9 | However , this is not intended to condemn us to the conclusion that changes in society are the chance results of unrelated factors . |
| 10 | The driver was given directions to take her to the doctor that Julius had contacted . |
| 11 | ‘ As long as we are ready , the ebb will leave behind fertile ground to sustain us to the future that is the true value of the visit of the festival to this area . |
| 12 | Consideration of these facts should be enough to alert us to the possibility that the totality of our being may be much more than just the physical body , and that we may not be in any sense only machines . |
| 13 | On 18 February , following the Popular Front electoral success , Nizan did not allow the euphoria that he undoubtedly experienced after " the defeat of Spanish fascism " to blind him to the fact that the real struggle was about to begin . |