Example sentences of "[det] [verb] [adv prt] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is anatomical basis of this orientation selectivity ? ( personal communication ) suggests an answer which is reminiscent of that proposed by to account for the ability of octopuses to recognize spatial patterns . |
| 2 | To a man of Panmure 's connections this was not a particularly difficult matter in time of war , even with the qualification which the Lyells made to their request , that ships about to sail for the West Indies were not acceptable , but it was clearly a very material favour to the family concerned . |
| 3 | The wage agreement produced some drift back to work in the following days , but the strike held steady in the Kuzbass , Donbass and Vorkuta . |
| 4 | Yeah but they were all fixed up to go into the same envelope sort of thing . |
| 5 | The rain having petered out for a while , we all went out to stare at the sunset , about which the two poets made lurid remarks . |
| 6 | THE Prime Minister , Jeffrey Archer , Sylvester Stallone and Rod Stewart are among those lined up to appear on the Wogan chat show as part of BBC TV 's £82 million line-up of programmes for the new year . |
| 7 | So does that add up to conflict for the pubs ; healthy drinking verses healthy profit ? |
| 8 | Several joined in to complain about the tribute required by the deputy in Riba . |