Example sentences of "[noun prp] and [verb] to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Come in , English Clerk , ’ the Bishop beckoned Corbett and Ranulf to the bench before his table .
2 A plan to expand preferential trade tariffs as a means of integrating the region was opposed by Mexico and led to the adjournment of the meeting of the Latin American Association for Integration ( ALADI ) held in Mexico City on May 1-2 , 1990 .
3 The Taunton Commission ( 1864–8 ) was critical of the impoverished inefficiency of Thame and led to the reform of Emanuel .
4 Continue on to reach the road , turn right over it to cross the Nedd Fechan and go to the road junction .
5 We had gone through Mullinavat and came to a village whose name I do not know — if it ever had one .
6 When shop assistant Michael Griffiths tried to stop him , he was grabbed from behind by Alan Rootham and knocked to the floor .
7 Tim and Bridie Wallis live near Molesworth and object to the Government 's nuclear defence policy .
8 There was a considerable volume of evidence and the hearing took place on 7 , 8 and 9 April 1992 , then had to be adjourned until 6 May and came to an end on 7 May 1992 .
9 And it 's very hot and not nice for children , so you can stay in England and go to a boarding school like Alex — wo n't that be fun ? ’
10 Later John Frith , a Cambridge graduate , became not only his collaborator but his dearest friend ; but Frith was seized whilst on a visit to England and committed to the Tower .
11 It is an obligation of the discount houses to bid for Treasury bills at the weekly tender ; the proportion of each issue that individual discount houses tender for is agreed with the Bank of England and corresponds to the size of the capital base of the discount house .
12 The Centre ( originally established in the University of Aberdeen and transferred to the University of Edinburgh in 1986 ) is concerned with the study of the Christian faith in its full world context .
13 She did n't believe she 'd marry Petya Tcherkassoff and move to a dacha on the steppes any more , but she thought she might see twenty-five .
14 The Army Department reviewed commitments in Korea and wrote to the State Department that Korea possessed ‘ little strategic value ’ in the view of the joint chiefs of staff — ‘ To apply the Truman Doctrine to Korea would require prodigious effort and vast expenditure far out of proportion to the benefits to be expected . ’
15 The enemy Dragoons had seen Sharpe and ridden to the water 's edge , but none tried to cross the deep river .
16 Settling the dispute took many years and several surveys , carried out by Bowes in 1542 , 1550 and 1580 ; and Johnson and Goodwin in 1604 produced : ‘ A survey of the Debatable and Border Lands adjoining the Realm of Scotland and belonging to the Crown of England , taken in 1604 . ’
17 Bear left , cross Beldon Beck and walk to a gate signed Caperby .
18 Eyeing her and Nigel and speaking to the air .
19 I climb out of the Toyota and go to the fire and push the kettle deep into the ash which now mutes the heat .
20 Once before , you rose up from the great forests of Ireland and came to the aid of our greatest King of all , Cormac of the Wolves .
21 Indeed , this is the most significant aspect of the role of religion in the divisions and conflicts in Ireland and goes to the heart of the matter .
22 It has been purchased for £120,000 by Dr Raymond and Mrs Beverley Sackler and presented to the Museum in honour of Sir David Wilson , Director from 1977–91 .
23 The word originated as a marketing term from Germany and referred to a type of board that was easier to control in strong winds than the earlier boards .
24 I am sure that it is perfectly possible for the hon. Gentleman to make a trip to Barrow-in-Furness and explain to the work force there what useful work is available for them .
25 He saw the passenger get out of the Sierra and walk to the side of the road .
26 Now Liz and husband Morris are to sell their Sierra and take to the road in the sparkling new Citroen .
27 The Forest Of Shadows encompasses most of the principality of Ostland and lies to the north of the Middle Mountains .
28 EIGHTY years ago tomorrow , on the night of 14/15 April 1912 , the ‘ unsinkable ’ passenger liner Titanic , steaming at high speed on her maiden transatlantic voyage , ran headlong into an iceberg off Newfoundland and plunged to the bottom of the ocean , taking more than 1,500 souls with her .
29 Police would also like to hear from two men who boarded a taxi at around 12:30am that Saturday morning at the junction of Whitehouse Loan and Strathearn Place and travelled to the Grassmarket , leaving the taxi near Victoria Street .
30 ‘ did use ( or cause , or permit … to use ) ’ 'Use' is generally proved by the observation of the police officer to the effect ‘ I stopped the motor vehicle … which was being driven in Queens Street and spoke to the driver
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