Example sentences of "[vb pp] [verb] [det] [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A new video that 's intended to attract more tourists to Oxford has been condemned by city councillors . |
| 2 | Therefore , any form of report which by virtue of the qualifications of the reporter was intended to provide some comfort to readers of accounts would be regarded as a quasi audit report . |
| 3 | In a speech that echoed Norman Tebbit 's infamous call to people to get on their bikes , Roads Minister Robert Key announced a series of measures designed to encourage more people to cycle . |
| 4 | In such circumstances , lending will be at rates close to market rates and will be designed to avoid any distortion to bill rates . |
| 5 | She had decided to send this man to hell . |
| 6 | From the traffic point of view , I have already said that there will be a large number of movements , but everything will be done to minimise any hindrance to people living in the locality . |
| 7 | ’ I just want to congratulate and thank everyone in this room tonight for all they have done to bring this moment to reality . ’ |
| 8 | Bishop Gray , with the Bishop of Chester , the Rt Rev Michael Baughen , and the Rev Dr John Newton , had jointly made efforts to bring the extra funding that was needed to give some hope to Cammell Laird . |
| 9 | Ukraine , Moldova , Byelarus , Georgia , Azerbaijan and Armenia had refused to supply conscripts to forces outside their territory ; the Central Asian states , and some republics and regions within Russia , had agreed to submit some conscripts to CIS strategic forces . |
| 10 | They have got to put this row to bed , ’ he said . |
| 11 | Because management use the technology to exercise tight control over workers , managers have not needed to pay much attention to issues of job satisfaction and motivation because only when workers have autonomy does their level of motivation become a relevant consideration . |
| 12 | Outings , in fact the choir excelled itself that much we were invited to join many others to Crystal Palace , which which well known place at that time and er it was quite exciting . |
| 13 | Reports in Washington suggested that the Gulf states had so far refused to allocate any money to Jordan because of its apparent support for Iraq [ see also p. 38024 ] . |
| 14 | Jack had refused to give any meat to Piggy — |
| 15 | Charles was compelled to break some news to Clarissa that made her droop still more . |
| 16 | ‘ Half a million dollars is being spent to bring this fight to Sheffield , ’ declared the ambitious Hearn , whose last world title promotion — Michael Watson v Mike McCallum — fell through last month when Watson broke his nose while sparring . |
| 17 | Revision courses are also offered for students studying privately for the Institute of Housing qualification and it is hoped to provide some help to tenants ' groups in the area . |
| 18 | Teachers were asked to read each question to pupils twice . |
| 19 | Sharks , killer whales , and false killer whales are believed to present some threat to dolphins - scar marks thought to have been caused by shark attack have been observed . |
| 20 | ‘ It would be an absurd nonsense for Chelmsford cathedral not to be allowed to sell these items to visitors to the cathedral . ’ |
| 21 | It reminded her of why she had started refusing most invitations to date a long time ago . |
| 22 | He regarded that case as deciding that an agent for principal A who has chosen to act for another principal B on whose behalf he acquires information can not be forced to divulge such information to principal A but can be held liable in damages to principal A for breach of duty . |
| 23 | Although the Laboratory was not meant to divulge any results to Alan until the eight-week period was over , it was decided that it might be better to know the results at six weeks , and perhaps to end the experimental diet at this point . |
| 24 | This has principally meant providing more access to consumer goods and services , such as education , while continuing to deny any section of the black population access to political decision-making , or fundamentally changing the economic order . |
| 25 | Once she had tried to describe these feelings to Brian , but , while he had been prepared to admit that her mother was virtually certifiable , he had given it as his opinion that her father had been a remarkable man and a fine artist and richly entitled to his eccentricities : indeed , it had been incumbent on him , Brian had implied , to flout the conventions . |
| 26 | I was forced to pay more attention to lessons in science and history at Varndean , purely so that I might better understand my other , shadowier tutelage . |
| 27 | She had tried to explain this feeling to Gay and Felicity , when they had come out of the Jade Cockatoo on their last night together ; but she had known all the time that it was n't a thing that could be explained . |
| 28 | In the meantime the whole of the UK was due on the existing E-mail and Broadcast network by the end of February , and it is planned to extend these benefits to Jakarta via a special link . |
| 29 | At a time when FISA , the sport 's organizing body , helped by the drivers ' own association , had belatedly begun to pay some attention to safety in a notably risky sport , Chapman 's remarks showed a callousness towards his drivers — and by implication , towards other human beings — that I found it hard to admire . |
| 30 | First , however , he was chosen to lead another mission to London . |