Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | He also asked for a similar offence to be taken into consideration . |
| 2 | They asked for a multi-agency conference to be convened , involving the Social Work Department , teachers , doctors and health visitors . |
| 3 | Nkrumah now asked for a constitutional adviser to be sent from England . |
| 4 | I contacted the North Devon District Health Authority and asked for an extra-contractual referral to be made for this operation . |
| 5 | A canal had been dug by French prisoners of war from what is now Dartmoor Prison , and it passed through a 2-mile-long tunnel to the hillside above the quay . |
| 6 | Several speakers at the seminar argued for a monetary value to be placed on resources such as irrigation water . |
| 7 | In 1978 a new constitution was promulgated which provided for an elaborate reversion to a tribal mode of rule involving an electoral college of eighty members chosen by forty local councils ( ‘ tinkhundla ’ ) , dominated by tribal elements . |
| 8 | The justification for wishing to unmask these hidden features of Marx 's work is obvious , since an awareness of the questions he failed to ask would enable us to understand more clearly what he was trying to do , and what he regarded as a satisfactory answer to his dilemmas . |
| 9 | In the sixth the Scots lay five when Yoda drew through a fine port to the centre of the house to count one . |
| 10 | May 1945 , the final capitulation of Germany occurred with an unconditional surrender to the Allied forces . |
| 11 | THE DEATH of Harry Boot on 8 February at the age of 65 removes a distinguished figure from those who contributed in an outstanding way to the successful application of British science to radar during the Second World War . |
| 12 | Parry moved from a terraced house to a 15th-Century mansion in Kent and bought a Bentley for £81,000 cash . |
| 13 | These two arrangements , which directly and indirectly committed Britain to major international financial responsibilities in which the operation of sterling as a reserve currency was an essential element , stemmed from a deeper commitment to the belief in Britain 's world role [ Clarke , 1982 ; Scammell , 1980 ; Strange , 1971 ] . |
| 14 | Many masters of the latter group were scarcely able to sign their names and behaved in a brutal fashion to their crews . |
| 15 | I never believed as a Tory MP to be in a situation where I would condemn the actions of a Tory Government in a matter of this kind . ’ |
| 16 | The second clerk behind the desk was a man Bodie recognised as a new recruit to the forces of CI5 . |
| 17 | . However that was all changed and er that was the first thing we changed and erm then we erm , during the period we , the staff were changed , Mr and Mrs who are in charge of now , they came as a young couple to View and er I think with their coming , they had different ideas and the place did seem to change . |
| 18 | With four children and a stable lifestyle , the break-up of the Docherty 's marriage came as a devastating blow to those closest to him . |
| 19 | The news came as a devastating blow to her 67-year-old father , the Mossley Hill-born grandson of a Liverpool police superintendent . |
| 20 | In fact , it came as a complete surprise to the hoteliers of Ramsey when they were given notice to quit their premises within six days , leaving behind ‘ all furniture , bedding , linen , cutlery , crockery and utensils ’ . |
| 21 | The redundancies apparently came as a complete surprise to USL staff who were assured before Christmas that no jobs would be lost through the Novell deal . |
| 22 | This result came as a complete surprise to me and everyone else , and it was greeted with general disbelief . |
| 23 | The news came as a complete surprise to workers at the Oxfordshire base . |
| 24 | Naturally the news came as a terrible shock to her . |
| 25 | The oil price rises of October 1973 came as a serious blow to Bonn , as it did to other Western European nations . |
| 26 | It sometimes came as a slight shock to Wycliffe to have this paragon of the modern virtues working under his direction . |
| 27 | Glen Coe Still on conservation issues , it came as a pleasant surprise to many when the news leaked that the Countryside Commission for Scotland , who built and own the controversial visitors centre on National Trust for Scotland ground in Glen Coe , had recommended that the centre be moved . |
| 28 | However , it came as a great shock to Richard when , some time later , this friend fell into profanity and drunkenness . |
| 29 | The original defections of Burgess and Maclean in 1951 naturally came as a great shock to the British establishment and were embarrassing because of the inept way MI5 handled the matter . |
| 30 | Sir , — Your report of the Whitehill Town Council 's comments on our — Oak Lodge and Chestnut Court — minibus appeal came as a great shock to our residents , and a reply must be made . |