Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [pers pn] [verb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This present trip represents , after all , a rare opportunity for me to savour to the full the many splendours of the English countryside , and I know I shall greatly regret it later if I allow myself to become unduly diverted . |
| 2 | 1.13 Our fundamental assumption is that all pupils are entitled to an education that will provide the opportunity for them to develop to the best of their abilities a competence in and appreciation of English . |
| 3 | Providing an answer , in contrast , is not simple and the search for it goes to the very heart of the Verkehrsberuhigung concept . |
| 4 | The king did not lack military resources , but they were useless if the men who were placed in command of them defected to the enemy . |
| 5 | Others , such as Engels ( 1972 ) , have argued that this particular form of domestic oppression exists in order that men may be sure that they pass such property as they possess to their heirs without fear of it going to the sons of other men . |
| 6 | It has become a practice of mine to return to the same sight and work throughout the seasons . |
| 7 | Her obsession with him extends to the jam which she makes entirely from blackberries picked in his garden . |
| 8 | It was kept locked , and entry to it forbidden to the children , as Léonie knew perfectly well . |
| 9 | He has also earned the respect of the players who know that Nigel can hold the key to them returning to the side quickly . |
| 10 | The greater part of it lies to the south of the confluence of the two rivers , which therefore split the town into three distinct parts . |
| 11 | This is mainly concerned with economic restructuring and agricultural development , a considerable part of it linked to the environment . |
| 12 | However , though the conditions were in my favour , I was unable to take advantage of them owing to the lateness of the evening . |
| 13 | Behind the long counter there were hams hanging , the smell of them adding to the already aromatic air of the place . |
| 14 | This happy situation owes as much to the devaluation of the New Zealand dollar as it does to the general improvement in world commodity price levels . |
| 15 | I was wondering if ant of you listen to the R5 606 program on Saturdays ? |
| 16 | A staggering quantity of it related to the Daleks , most of which was farmed out to Terry Nation or Raymond Cusick , but the four main characters got their share as well . |
| 17 | We discussed the cosmic background microwave irradiation and the support the discovery of it gave to the big bang theory . |
| 18 | It had an iron gate almost indistinguishable from the railings , and he preceded her through it to the front door which was centrally placed between tall windows , with a bow window above it belonging to the bedroom they would be sharing . |
| 19 | The fact that goods have not been paid for does not prevent ownership in them passing to the purchaser unless , of course , they are subject to a properly communicated and valid retention clause . |
| 20 | And there 's no need for us to move to the city . |
| 21 | I saw another on the West Highland Way , near Conic Hill , and friend Ronnie Leask found a dead one when a group of us went to the Jura . |
| 22 | Also , unlike others who had been brought up in more cultured surroundings , it was a rarity for him to go to the theatre and even more of a rarity to go to other forms of public entertainments , including the cinema . |
| 23 | When the losses are recognized for what they are then the healing of the pain can begin , but so often the loss is so deeply buried in people 's minds that it can take a long while for it to come to the surface again . |
| 24 | The rest of us descended to the valley bottom and had our lunch in a derelict cottage ( SH 833 142 ) . |
| 25 | The rest of it crashed to the ground and the teachers collapsed in a heap on the floor . |
| 26 | ( i ) Remove the oviduct by first cutting through the top of the uterus , leaving a small portion of it attached to the oviduct , and then dissecting the oviduct away from the ovary . |
| 27 | As there was very little chance of her returning to the dale , except for occasional visits , Bob had succeeded , with a bit of self-discipline , in putting her out of his mind . |
| 28 | There was a white wooden arrow sign below it pointing to the farmhouse , and that had HQ stencilled on it in Ministry of Defence style . |
| 29 | I dare not spend another farthing , and it would be suicide for me to go to the bank , even if Richard agreed , which he wo n't . ’ |
| 30 | The prospect of him returning to the family home prompted her action under the 1989 Children Act . |