Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [pers pn] [to-vb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Akehurst 's passion for the subject of international law led him to embark on the writing of what became a standard student textbook , A Modern Introduction to International Law . |
| 2 | Reading the article in this issue on Remembrance led me to reflect on the statement in our Royal Charter which says that one of the objects of the Association is to : |
| 3 | The Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge asked him to report on the work of its schools at the same time . |
| 4 | The Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge asked him to report on the work of its schools at the same time . |
| 5 | Though no world-beater in the trailblazing Thompson mould , he emerged as Britain 's number one decathlete last summer , taking the bronze medal at the World Student Games in Sheffield and claiming the sole British place for the World Championships in Tokyo , where a hamstring tear forced him to withdraw on the eve of competition . |
| 6 | Before he left , the Society for the Improvement of Prison Discipline asked him to report on the treatment of convicts in Van Dieman 's Land . |