Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [pron] [noun pl] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the beginning , the Association limited its activities to the 21 small towns in the region and , effectively , to the main settlements within this group ( Garbett-Edwards 1972 ) . |
| 2 | Now , however , four days later , having escaped into Austria himself , Loehr was making a final attempt to surrender his forces to the British , saying that he was not longer able to control the movement northwards into Austria either of his own German troops , or of a huge column of Croat troops and civilian refugees advancing from Zagreb on the frontier town of Dravograd , south-east of Klagenfurt . |
| 3 | His book My Water Cure describes the findings of a lifetime of practice directing his patients to the healing and restoring powers of water . |
| 4 | And , as industry opens its eyes to the benefits of computer services , the balance is now changing . |
| 5 | Hardline Colorados then succeeded in modifying the original motion to allow the President to " appoint and remove the commanders of the public force " — wording which was taken by analysts to give authorization , indirectly , for the President to delegate his powers to the military . |
| 6 | It has reached the viewers and , perhaps more importantly , its success has guaranteed its subscribers , the ITV companies , more than enough revenue to match their subscriptions to the service . |
| 7 | He transformed the famous estate into one of the most modern training complexes in the world , but in November 1986 it was announced that Sangster and Dickinson were to part company , and the trainer took his skills to the USA . |
| 8 | Molly 's uncle , Philip , Lord Noel-Baker , one of our Vice-Presidents recently celebrated his 90th birthday and it gives us great pleasure to add our greetings to the many he has received from all over the world . |
| 9 | INTOXICATED as they are with the feeling that they are the World Cup champions , Pakistan , after only a brief stay at home which included a pilgrimage to Meccas at the government 's expense to offer their thanks to the Almighty Allah — besides cash awards at home from every quarter — are now here to take on England in a series of five Tests , and , for the first time in this country , five one-day internationals . |
| 10 | He did , however , deplore her socialist tendencies and her readiness to advertise her opinions to the world in her books . |
| 11 | Central Council records its thanks to the recipients of Honours and Presidential Certificates for their support of the work of the Association , and extends its congratulations on their awards . |
| 12 | When he walked in the stable door accompanied by his usual aroma , the foal fastened her ears to the back of her neck and attempted to attack him with feet and teeth ! |
| 13 | Er , what I would like to propose the erm a a that resolution two of course , was put down at the time it had to be put down er , and is clearly going to be affected by , that it happened at the th the financial services in March and what I have suggested is that you might prefer this be a a a second resolution it is or and turn to the to add on the end of that resolution thus urging local churches to through their consultations with district treasurers and finance committee to increase their contributions to the Ministry of Mission Fund in nineteen ninety three in such a way that provincial commi , commitment may be increased by at least five percent over the nineteen ninety two . |
| 14 | And when , in 1983 , The Guggenheim Museum opened its doors to the ‘ return of painting ’ with an exhibition devoted to Transavanguardia , works by the ‘ 3Cs ’ ( Chia , Cucchi and Clemente ) , were snapped up at prices in excess of $50,000 . |
| 15 | Lord of the Manor … that 's John Durnin … he 's banged in seven goals in the last three matches … four of those came against Luton Town last weekend … tomorrow United 's new goal machine takes his talents to the big city … to the bright lights of Upton Park … |
| 16 | Letter to Councillor Fraser from the secretary of Ratho and District Community Council stating their objections to the Murray/Mercer Hermiston Development plans . |
| 17 | Canon Spence said : ‘ We are delighted that Kenneth Clarke has made it absolutely clear that Catholic parents have the right in law to send their children to the local Catholic school . |
| 18 | In 1977 the Skyfame Aircraft Museum closed its doors to the public for the last time and virtually all the aircraft in the collection were transferred to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford in one of the most momentous rescue and re-site operations ever undertaken . |
| 19 | Audit committee meetings enable internal and external auditors to discuss their findings with senior management and provide the latter with an opportunity to express their concerns to the auditors . |
| 20 | We believe in providing people with the opportunity to utilise their talents to the full . |
| 21 | Distant , forested hills to the left and smaller hills on the right contributed their surges to the surface of the countryside , and these undulations across the land ran under the roadway like energy cables , sapping the strength from the legs . |
| 22 | As the Padre 's feeble voice continued to denounce the Editor of The Times the Collector lifted his eyes to the sky where , as always , the kites and vultures were circling . |
| 23 | On May 31 , in the southern mountains of Colombia , 130 members of the Quintín Lame group surrendered their weapons to the authorities . |
| 24 | The group communicated their ideas to the public by collaborating on A Pocket Dictionary of Foreign Words Which Have Entered the Vocabulary of the Russian Language , a work whose purpose was to discuss not foreign words per se but rather the social and political phenomena to which many of them related . |
| 25 | We urge all our team to use their skills to the full to achieve efficiencies and it works . |
| 26 | My Lords , this case raises the important question whether the governors of a voluntary aided school which is over-subscribed ( i.e. has more candidates for admission than it can accommodate ) is entitled to operate an admissions policy which gives preference to children of a particular religious persuasion notwithstanding the statutory provisions which give parents a right to send their children to the school of their choice . |
| 27 | Held , allowing the appeal , ( 1 ) that the appropriate means of achieving fairness to an accused with regard to disclosure to the defence of material in the prosecution 's possession was a matter to be determined by the particular legislature , executive and judiciary concerned ; that although the Jamaican practice , particularly in relation to inconsistent previous statements , would normally be an acceptable means of achieving such fairness it did not extend to every situation in which fairness required the prosecution to make material available to the defence ; that where the prosecution intended a witness 's evidence to be based on his statement to the police and to deviate significantly from his deposition , the prosecution was under a duty to supply the defence with a copy of the statement before the trial ; and that , therefore , since the deceased 's husband and sister had given evidence inconsistent with their statements , and important testimony had been adduced from them which had not been foreshadowed in their depositions , the failure to disclose their statements to the defence constituted a material irregularity ( post , pp. 161H — 162A , B , B–C , 165C–E ) . |
| 28 | A decision by a court to refuse costs , in whole or in part , to a mortgage litigant may be a decision in the exercise of the section 51 discretion or a decision in the exercise of the power to fix the terms on which redemption will be allowed or a decision as to the extent of a mortgagee 's contractual right to add his costs to the security or a combination of two or more of these things . |
| 29 | Recording verdicts of accidental death , the Coroner extended his sympathies to the victim 's familes . |
| 30 | A further defence submission on Aug. 8 , requesting a rehearing of the case and a another stay of execution , was turned down by the Court of Appeal , which rejected arguments that the 14 defendants had the right to take their cases to the United Kingdom Privy Council . |