Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [adv] [pos pn] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is likely to be up to 10 years before the banks would be able either to sell their stake on the local stock market or to pass on their holdings to other investors . |
| 2 | It was a familiar sight to see her running up and down the side line refereeing , or getting out her bike to cycle out to the reserve to organise Guides . |
| 3 | Some former social therapy clients describe being asked to inform NAP of their whereabouts at all times so they could be contacted for party activity , or to hand over their children to the party 's care in order to devote more time to politics . |
| 4 | Venturous was despatched to shadow her and to report back her movements to a reception party who were waiting on the UK mainland . |
| 5 | It all began when Wade was swimming with dolphins , imitating their movement in an undulation that began at the head and rippled along his body to his fins . |
| 6 | What is clear however is that the liberating influence of peer group learning , the facility to discuss with other commonly faced problems , to share common interests , and to relate directly their experiences to our own , in our own terms , is a powerful learning tool for social development . |
| 7 | Before the result was announced , two deputies representing Taiwan stood up and shouted out their opposition to the £6 billion hydro-electric and flood control scheme , before storming out . |
| 8 | Instead they rise to the surface to take what we provide and show off their colours to the best advantage . |
| 9 | Such works demean religious believers and hold up their convictions to contempt . |
| 10 | The Zimbabwean army completed its withdrawal by Dec. 28 — well ahead of the Jan. 5 deadline as specified in the ceasefire agreement — and handed over its positions to Mozambican units loyal to the government . |
| 11 | Federal Foreign Minister , Budimir Loncar , also subject of the no confidence vote , officially handed in his resignation on Dec. 11 , and handed over his duties to his deputy , Milivoje Maksic . |
| 12 | So far , however , the crofters in the Western Isles have preferred to purchase only the house sites and pass on their rights to their families , although in other areas where the land is better there has been greater interest in purchasing whole crofts . |
| 13 | Eastbourne lifeboat had just been recovered after an exercise when the crew heard the ship 's initial Mayday on their radio and were able to identify the vessel by radar and pass on her position to Dover Coastguard . |
| 14 | ‘ Were a benighted inhabitant of Otaheite to feel the wretchedness of his present life , and lift up his soul to the god he worshipped as a supreme being … no doubt God would hear such a prayer . ’ |
| 15 | Came a day when your mother walked along the strand at Starr Hills and knew that tomorrow , or the next day , or the day after that , the stupid peasants would come and take away your grannie to the witch-finder , prick her for witch-marks , watch her till she maddened from sleeplessness , then swim her in the river . |
| 16 | That is the way for the South to grow and pay off its debts to the banks of the North . |
| 17 | If you had a problem and solved it , let us know and pass on your solution to other mums . |
| 18 | Next issue ; Problem will be colds coughs etc. if you had a problem and solved it , let us know and pass on your solution to other mums . |
| 19 | Then he turned and reeled off their order to the woman . |
| 20 | When Argentina recognises the right to self-determination and freedom of association of the Falklands people , and gives up her claim to sovereignty over the territory , we might be more amenable to trade and contact . |
| 21 | When he came back , his face was so strained with worry that I felt the sting of another guilt , and I smiled properly ( having just finished with a not-too-terrible pain ) and put out my hand to him to show him I was better . |
| 22 | She turned back to Johnny , impatient for him now , and stretched out her arms to him . |
| 23 | She sat up and stretched out her hand to him . |
| 24 | So you can work out in advance the question there is , and try and condense down , prepare your answers mentally , prepare for those question areas , and condense down your arguments to the point where you can put them across succinctly . |
| 25 | John Warnock and Chuck Geschke of Adobe both worked for Xerox at the Palo Alto Research Centre where PDLs were invented and set up their company to commercially exploit the concepts they had helped develop . |
| 26 | In dismay he put aside his tools and set down his reaction to the disaster on paper . |
| 27 | Earlier , on April 11 , the UN Council for Namibia , set up as an alternative to South Africa 's illegal rule , holding its first meeting on Namibian soil , voted to dissolve itself and to hand over its assets to the government . |
| 28 | The brilliance of the flame had collected a large crowd of urchins , dancing in the warmth ; behind them the cabmen stamped their feet and held forth their hands to the glow . |
| 29 | ‘ Later , ’ she smiled and held out her arms to Richard . |
| 30 | He came towards her and held out her glass to her , then seated himself in one of the armchairs opposite . |