Example sentences of "[vb pp] the [noun sg] to [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far , we have calculated the yield to maturity on the basis of semi-annual discounting of semiannual coupon payments . |
| 2 | There is the inevitable paperwork , but this is much less than for section police although , given the antipathy to paperwork in all police forces , it is surprising how the neighbourhood men welcome it on cold , wintry mornings . |
| 3 | This century has seen the rise to prominence on the world-stage of the ecumenical movement , which grew out of the need felt by Christians engaged in foreign mission to overcome the divisions between churches and denominations which made less and less sense in the missionary context . |
| 4 | I did n't see this as being primarily er a , a reflection on the day as such , although they have n't actually had the opportunity to sort of mull it over . |
| 5 | The taxi took them off to a small restaurant , and with everywhere seeming crowded to full capacity Fabia guessed , when they were straight away shown to a table , that Ven must have had the forethought to book in advance . |
| 6 | Superman is I do n't know erm , well same difference any way , but you see this is it , he 's not , you know , in that story , in that , in , in , in , in that sort of nonsense thing , he is not the same character at both times , he has n't got , when he 's walking along the street as Clarke Kent he has n't got the ability to whoosh through the air as Superman he 's Clarke Kent , not so Jesus , he was n't Jesus divine one moment , Jesus human the other but they were perfectly married at all time from his , from the time he was , he 's conception took place , so he was n't one thing one moment , you know and one thing the next , but there it was a perfect marriage if you like , the two , I was gon na say becoming one so that they were invisible , you could n't say of that 's it that 's the human nature of Jesus , that 's his diviner it ju , because the two were perfectly married , they were fused together so they really they became one . |
| 7 | RANGERS have been handed the key to success in the European Cup . |
| 8 | I detest the painters : Antonio Lopez , who sincerely believes that ‘ all a painter can demand is that his work be exhibited with dignity ’ ; Luis Gordillo , who has condemned the blandishing to tourism of the previous presentation of ‘ Guernica ’ ; Eduardo Arroyo , who confuses the vulgarity of Madrid 's status as cultural capital with the praiseworthiness of a perverse act ; José María Sicilia who has mistaken ‘ Guernica ’ for a prostitute , maintaining that ‘ if one accepts a gift one must fulfil the conditions it implies ’ ; and lastly , Antoni Tàpies , father of so many aberrations , for whom the transferral of ‘ Guernica ’ is as if , ‘ finally , contemporary art had a father-figure ’ . |
| 9 | The government has belatedly recognised the danger to health of smoking and of passive smoking , but the health menace created by cars is far worse . |
| 10 | He had relegated the match to part of a bigger event as he thought people wanted more entertainment . |
| 11 | Labour candidates found themselves pledged to unilateral disarmament , withdrawal from the European Community and an economic policy that would have brought the country to bankruptcy within weeks . |
| 12 | Sections of the Yemeni press linked the trouble to agitation by the main Islamic party , the Yemeni Rally for Reforms ( YRR ) . |
| 13 | Many a student has found the route to vegetarianism via depleted funds . |
| 14 | But she 'd found the answer to part of the puzzle , so surely it should be possible to solve it completely ? |
| 15 | Handcuffed to a plain-clothes policeman , he was driven the half-mile to court along a carefully-monitored route . |
| 16 | Policies pursued by the government of President Zia ( 1977 to 1988 ) and the present government of Nawaz Sharif , in office since November 1990 , have violated the right to freedom of religion , particularly for the Ahmadis of Pakistan . |
| 17 | SCOTLAND manager Andy Roxburgh has welcomed the return to fitness of Middlesbrough midfielder Willie Falconer . |
| 18 | For Marxist thinkers this has usually meant the accession to power of a new class , involving the transformation of the whole social system , as in the transition from feudalism to capitalism , or from capitalism to socialism . |
| 19 | • I have also resisted the temptation to dose up the pond every time I saw a fish flick or flash . |
| 20 | It is the first time the inspectorate has taken the board to court for an alleged lapse of safety . |
| 21 | Mr Dane ( 50 ) from Mountsandel Road , Coleraine , had taken the board to court in March following his dismissal for allegedly failing in his duties to train junior doctors . |
| 22 | Thousands have been denied the right to life in Northern Ireland and Great Britain as a result of a body of dedicated terrorists seeking to impose their will upon the nation . |
| 23 | Gough , in particular , has analysed the significance to capitalism of the growth and centralization of the welfare bureaucracy . |
| 24 | Trouble is I changed the time to quarter to three . |