Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [noun prp] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this decade of evangelisation it is important for the Church to ‘ teach publicly on moral issues and for its lay members to become more involved in the social and political life of the country … that all members of the Church should take part in the Church 's mission of bringing Christ to the world . ’ |
| 2 | Then he climbed into the Land Rover beside his two passengers and drove off fast , with the aim of abandoning Jamie to the custody of his aunt as quickly as possible . |
| 3 | Apart from the expense of taking Alison to the cinema , Nigel 's evening out was all he could have hoped for . |
| 4 | They offered some concessions to France , including the final resolution of CAP , but they also threatened to use majority votes in January without him , and even talked of admitting Britain to the Community whether he agreed or not . |
| 5 | Pledging that he will attempt to fight off all rivals with that incredible pay package , Cuervas said : ‘ We would be very interested in bringing Keane to the club . |
| 6 | 640 he stood sponsor to King Cynegils at his baptism and joined with Cynegils in giving Dorchester-on-Thames to the missionary bishop , Birinus ( HE 111 , 7 ) ( see above , p. 48 ) . |
| 7 | Whatever the reasons , Fitzthomas played a central part in committing London to the cause of Simon of Montfort between 1263 and 1265 . |
| 8 | When Melissa returned from taking Lou to the station , Iris was working in her garden . |
| 9 | Seb also managed to stutter his thanks to Christian before following Carrie to the kitchen where she had gone to put the kettle on the hob to make coffee for everyone . |
| 10 | The new brick facing blends very well with the surroundings and adds to Ray and Beth Arnold 's work over several years in restoring Horderley to the appearance of a station . |
| 11 | He had confessed to supplying Charley with hallucinatory drugs , and also to alerting Charley to the danger of Rose Hilaire talking to the police . |
| 12 | In the bedroom , afterwards , she tried to couch a question which would probe some of the doubts she had , without alerting Jessica to the fact she had them . |
| 13 | ‘ Look forward to welcoming Toby to the reception class in four years ' time ! ’ |
| 14 | For many abolitionists emancipation was celebrated by raising Buxton to the pantheon of heroes . |
| 15 | After the way Mark Robins has exposed Alex Ferguson 's lack of judgment by shooting Norwich to the top of the Premier League , the Old Trafford boss will never dare risk a repeat with Webb . |