Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [to-vb] to the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes groups of women would leave the village and climb the surrounding hillsides , cutting bundles of grass to feed to the cattle in the winter . |
| 2 | The sufferer attempts to gain control by changing his or her pictures of reality to conform to the pictures of perception of how life should be . |
| 3 | Ernest Gellner and Alastair MacIntyre have both argued for the need for a judgement to be made about the degree of internal coherence and rationality in belief systems , before the sociologist can know what type of explanation to apply to the beliefs he is studying . |
| 4 | Mansell , who had rushed away to the Williams garage where the doors were immediately closed behind him , later emerged red-faced with anger to storm to the stewards ' tower . |
| 5 | Their reminiscences about their early school days can be recorded , or they can be invited into school to talk to the pupils . |
| 6 | A retired printer is invited into school to talk to the children . |
| 7 | So to while away those lonely winter nights , we 've arranged ( with Virgin Vision ) for 90-minute videos of red Ben live in action to go to the senders of the first 20 correct entries . |
| 8 | So to while away those lonely winter nights , we 've arranged ( with Virgin Vision ) for 90-minute videos of red Ben live in action to go to the senders of the first 20 correct entries . |
| 9 | Land was provided to maintain the families in peacetime , and the males were required in turn to rally to the colours in time of war . |
| 10 | It was an aphorism of my parents-in-law that in order to respond to the arguments of the religious persuaders , it was essential to be thoroughly familiar with the content of the bible . |
| 11 | The government did no intend then to be used in order to restore to the districts responsibilities they had lost to the counties , but many districts hoped this would be possible . |
| 12 | This quotation gives a vivid insight into how someone who is basically sympathetic towards black people can come to adopt a racialist language in order to conform to the expectations of the group , which are set by a minority of active racists . |
| 13 | If he acted in this way , it was not in order to conform to the customs of his time , for his attitude towards women was quite different from that of his milieu , and he deliberately and courageously broke with it . ’ |
| 14 | Dramatic playing , therefore , is continually in a state of tension between personal expression and finding the public means of presenting oneself , using language and gesture , in order to communicate to the others taking part . |
| 15 | This monitoring was needed in order to guarantee to the electors in a local authority that an appropriate service was being provided . |
| 16 | ‘ What in fact happened was that the owner was induced by deceit to agree to the goods being transferred to Ballay . |
| 17 | ‘ What in fact happened was that the owner was induced by deceit to agree to the goods being transferred to Ballay . |