Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [vb pp] to [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The resumption of Norwegian seal hunting in March has led to protests from the World Society for the Protection of Animals ( WSPA ) , which claims that the hunters repeatedly breach Norwegian and international regulations in the ways in which they capture and kill both adult seals and pups . |
| 2 | Midfield player Jason Peake has returned to Leicester after a month 's loan . |
| 3 | Cheltenham 's Tony Allcock has taken to grass like a duck to water this week … he won his first national title on the green stuff in the Ulster Games singles . |
| 4 | The new states , however , have been quick to remove other traces of the old regime and Walker has returned to Scotland with a unique memento . |
| 5 | Ron Adams has come to Bullingdon from Liverpool . |
| 6 | Ron Adams has come to Bullingdon from Liverpool . |
| 7 | A flash of hope after the unexpected success at Bauge in 1421 ; but Cravant and , in particular , Verneuil put paid to hopes of a quick revival . |
| 8 | Eanfrith and Osric are said by Bede to have reverted to paganism on their accession , but it may be that Paulinus and the queen did not take flight immediately upon the death of Eadwine but only on the death of Osric . |
| 9 | The latest investigations also relate to incidents in 1988 when Mrs Mandela had returned to Soweto after years of banishment by the authorities to a remote town in the Orange Free State and had surrounded herself with a bodyguard of ‘ football club ’ thugs . |
| 10 | They were followed by reports on Feb. 11 that Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev had written to leaders of member states recommending " the liquidation of Warsaw Pact military structures by April 1 " . |
| 11 | The central figure in his story is always Pope Gregory I. Ralph insisted that the Canterbury case was based on Gregory 's actions and intentions , and on the weight that Gregory had attached to continuity of tradition . |
| 12 | Although Wallia had come to terms with Constantius in 416 , he had subsequently campaigned on the emperor 's behalf , against other barbarian groups in Spain . |
| 13 | Alan Travers had risen to prominence in his wife 's organisation and was now one of the Family Party 's two members of parliament . |
| 14 | Speaking at a conference on the ‘ Future of the Irish Country House ’ ( 26 February ) , the Prime Minister of Ireland , Albert Reynolds made a statement of profound importance about how Ireland has come to terms with its Anglo-Irish past , at least so far as its architecture is concerned . |
| 15 | Gavin Barnes has gone to Bournemouth for £100,000 today , but Swindon will be at full strength on Saturday . |
| 16 | Rosenthal has returned to Israel for a World Cup qualifying game against Sweden and will miss the third round replay , a blow to Liverpool after Saturday 's display . |
| 17 | Goals from John Morrissey , John Aldridge and Neil McNab put paid to Southend in front of 5,870 fans , but there was a slack spell in the second half which led to some booing . |
| 18 | Danov also confirmed allegations that 17 key files on the Markov case had disappeared , and he suggested that these had been destroyed by Gen. Vladimir Todorov , who had been chief of intelligence at the Interior Ministry in 1978 and who in May had fled to Moscow in defiance of an order not to leave Bulgaria . |
| 19 | It was also reported that May had spoken to neighbours about her fear of being attacked . |
| 20 | Detective Inspector Jim McEwan , who has been studying the case files for a year , confirmed that he and Chief Inspector Ricky Gray had gone to England as a result of the information to interview a man who they believed could help them with the inquiry . |
| 21 | They say that if Mr Christopher had gone to Europe with nothing but the ‘ strike ’ part of his strategy , he would have found agreement ( no great enthusiasm , but agreement ) in Paris and London , notwithstanding the inevitable dangers to troops on the ground . |
| 22 | Rachaela had explained to Ruth about her periods , sitting at the table with her while Ruth drew , asking if she understood . |
| 23 | Steve asked once again as they headed out of Palma , taking the same route Ruth had returned to Palma by — the quickest route . |
| 24 | Welling have stuck to Reading like chewing gum to the sole of a shoe . |
| 25 | Earnings per share in the year to 31 January have slumped to 21.75p from 24.87p , and the trust management will have to dip into revenue reserves just to meet the board 's own proposed final dividend of 17p . |
| 26 | Derek Fleming , the father of Linda Fleming found battered to death in West Yorkshire , has been charged with her murder . |
| 27 | I 'm sorry Mr has referred to closures in their teens cos this again throws residents and staff into total confusion we 're too early in the programme of community care to know how many homes are going to close . |
| 28 | The Environment Secretary , Chris Patten has agreed to alterations to the County 's structure plan , but it 's still not clear whether the Authority will have to proceed with a controversial scheme for a gravel pit at Finmere . |
| 29 | Labour 's consumer spokesman Nigel Griffiths has written to President of the Board of Trade Michael Heseltine following complaints over a previous Hoover offer of flights to Europe . |
| 30 | Brave Piper took the seventh round on my card , while drawing three others , and impressed English judge Mickey Vann to make him a round up going into the climatic 11th , which made a joke of Piper 's manager Frank Warren having objected to Vann as a judge . |