Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] [verb] [noun] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | An assortment of engines and carriages from yesteryear will transport you through unfolding countryside to the nostalgic accompaniment of escaping steam and whistles . |
| 2 | Will my right hon. Friend join me in sending condolences to the bereaved family and wishing those who are injured a speedy recovery ? |
| 3 | I know that the House will join me in extending sympathy to the families of all those killed and injured . |
| 4 | Will my hon. Friend join me in paying tribute to the imaginative experiment that the Lord Mayor of London is supporting this year , in which young people go into schools to help pupils with learning difficulties and those who are quicker than the rest of the class ? |
| 5 | Will my hon. Friend join me in paying tribute to the sterling work done by the Action Committee for a Hospital in Ely and Cambridge health authority , which persevered in trying to get the hospital for the NHS ? |
| 6 | Doors and bolts had been fixed , but in a three-month period it was said that ‘ 14 dozen locks ’ had been broken , the children had burned down the door , and even iron gates had not stopped them from gaining access to the roof and throwing stones on people below . |
| 7 | They accused him of giving information to the police about a robbery a few weeks earlier at a local company . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , now that I am here and can have the tale formally , direct from the prior , it 's for me to join him in sending word to the bishop . |
| 9 | I strongly agree with my hon. Friend and I join him in paying tribute to the management of the health service in his part of the country . |
| 10 | I readily join him in paying tribute to the remarkable achievements of the academic and other staff in those institutions of higher education in terms of the wonderful opportunities that they are offering to more and more of our young people and to people of all ages . |
| 11 | On behalf of the Opposition , I join with him in extending sympathy to the families whose lives were shattered last Friday by the IRA 's vicious murder campaign . |
| 12 | However , his current commitments prevent him from giving time to the forum . |
| 13 | ‘ His mother tried to prevent him from having access to the phone but even that did n't stop him . |
| 14 | Not to thank you , I mean — and Rose — oh , dear … ’ and her face crumpled , but the steely resolution which lay beneath her outward charm prevented her from giving way to the hysterics which she knew would take her over if she allowed herself to show any weakness . |
| 15 | On receipt of the application , the court can dismiss it without giving notice to the creditor and , immediately the application is dismissed , time for compliance with the demand starts to run again . |
| 16 | He reflected gloomily on the price of his ambition , because he had gone out on a limb to persuade a mistrustful and increasingly hostile Kenamun to consent to the operation he had mounted , and then he had only achieved it by linking Surere to the serial killings . |