Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [noun prp] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it was not enough to commend Stanley to the City of Worcester Conservative and Unionist Association . |
| 2 | Gorbachev eventually proved willing not only to condemn Stalin for the imprisonment and execution of loyal Russians in the 1930s , but also to concede that Stalin had secretly divided eastern Europe with Hitler in 1939 . |
| 3 | Bangor 's Garth McGimpsey was in sparkling form , but it still was n't good enough to overcome Cork in the final , going down 3–2 . |
| 4 | Their other purpose was apparently to bring Israel into the war ( probably entraining Israeli violation of Jordanian territory or at least its airspace ) , in the expectation that no Arab government could risk fighting on the Israeli side . |
| 5 | Now it was shifting eastward to include China in the equation . |
| 6 | But when they were sitting at the oval table in the dining-room , eating Mrs Purry 's admirable steak and kidney pudding and drinking a full-bodied Burgundy , Penelope found herself next to Rupert , who talked very pleasantly about Italy , remembering that Penelope was shortly to visit Rome with the parish party , and told her of things she ought to see and restaurants where she might eat . |
| 7 | At one stage no less a person than Bobby Kennedy , soon to accompany Josie to the grave , had offered to help Roth gain his freedom . |
| 8 | Chester , who was soon to accompany Coleridge on the journey into Europe , was yet another who had been drawn to him ‘ as flies are to honey ’ , and now trotted happily beside his two talkative companions , bow-legged and awestruck . |
| 9 | Fifteen minutes later , after a lightning shower , and dressed once more in her cream suit and silk blouse , Shiona hurried downstairs to join Jake in the drawing-room . |
| 10 | It seemed that she was not impressed for , having completed her examination , she turned ostentatiously away to follow Anthony to the table where the wine stood . |
| 11 | As the tie went into extra time , both sides struggled in the warm sunshine , but Powell made an extra effort and forced the ball home to put Haslemere in the lead . |
| 12 | The story of the weekend was most certainly the success of the team that travelled the full vast width of the country to emerge as only the second-ever to represent Newfoundland in the final . |
| 13 | Trent gave him a nod of thanks and a dollar , then stood aside to allow Gomez into the saloon : ’ Mi casa es su casa , Señor . ’ |
| 14 | Apart from the reshuffled attack the rest of the side is the same as played so effectively to deny Donegal in the league final replay . |
| 15 | ‘ And are we now to welcome Ellie into the fold ? |
| 16 | It 's HVS in summer and it feels like it in winter , too , as I shiver upwards to join Steve at the stance : a misnomer if ever there was one — just room enough for four front points on an edge . |
| 17 | John Major 's taking a break from the hard grind of political life here to sell Britain to the Japanese . |
| 18 | This time Stella was there to heave O'Hara into the coat . |
| 19 | The men were emissaries of Paul Reichmann and were there to question Klein about the story he had told me on a number of occasions . |
| 20 | He tried again to call Richie on the radio link . |
| 21 | Terry Biddlecombe on Greek Scholar did likewise , Brian Hetcher remounted Red Alligator , Pat McCarron tried time and again to get Freddie through the sea of flailing legs and eventually did so . |
| 22 | It has been rumoured for the past year that there are moves afoot to remove Cork from the list of Tarmac championship rounds . |
| 23 | The Japanese began actively to develop Formosa after the appointment of General Kodama Gentaró0 ( 1852–1906 ) as governor in 1898 . |