Example sentences of "[vb past] their [noun sg] to [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both leaders reiterated their commitment to co-operation within the Visegrad Three ( Czechoslovakia , Hungary and Poland — see p. 38930 ) and to the creation of a regional free-trade zone , and stressed their wish that an independent Slovakia should be included in both . |
| 2 | Certainly they offered a number of impressive portents for 1990 and England are still trying to forget the way Aleinikov , Mikhailichenko and Zavarov reduced their defence to rubble in Frankfurt . |
| 3 | J. G. Frazer in his monumental work on folklore in the Old Testament maintained that the belief that the gods revealed themselves and declared their will to mankind in dreams was widespread in antiquity ; and accordingly people resorted to temples and other sacred spots for the purpose of sleeping there and holding converse with the higher powers in visions of the night , for they naturally supposed that the deities or the deified spirits of the dead would be most likely to manifest themselves in places specially dedicated to their worship . |
| 4 | Yet the Adams group worked their way to power in the republican movement in the late 70s out of recognition that the IRA campaign was teetering on defeat unless a political front was opened . |
| 5 | In the rise to power of individuals in the closing decades of the Roman Republic many magistrates advertised their right to office by reminding the populace of the virtues of their ancestors through portraits reproduced on the coins they were authorised to mint . |
| 6 | Over 200 drivers took their protest to Parliament in mid-February . |
| 7 | Both eased their way to victory over Yorkshire and Surrey to set up a final day showdown . |
| 8 | On Saturday afternoon the RAF Presentation Team , which normally attends one of the Area Conferences each year , gave their presentation to Conference for which they received the grateful thanks and applause of those present . |