Example sentences of "'s attention to [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anna allowed herself to believe Vronsky 's attention to her displeased her but before she even encouraged him she realised that sadly this ‘ persecution ’ was the sole interest of her life . |
| 2 | The main problem here is that his mother has not managed to gain Darren 's attention to her signal that the reward is available . |
| 3 | Later , when like a waking nightmare , the business was over and he was once again sitting in the cab , Mr Beecham leant towards him and said , ‘ If you will excuse us we will be returning straight to Newcastle , ’ and paused before adding , ‘ Sir Joseph , ’ which remark drew the young man 's attention to him . |
| 4 | If gestures draw one 's attention to something , can we see ourselves as somehow drawing our own attention to how things look to us ? |
| 5 | This drew Boulton 's attention to it and he noticed that it was rather unusual . |
| 6 | We agreed that the lack of action was an outrage and that we had to draw people 's attention to it . |
| 7 | She placed the plate of rice pudding in the oven and drew Miss Vine 's attention to it . |
| 8 | One that indicates stop at once ( something 's going very wrong and you need to draw everyone 's attention to it ) . |
| 9 | I would also draw my hon. Friend 's attention to our planning circular 7/91 in which we have encouraged local authorities to identify housing need in their areas and then , when private developers bring forward proposals for new housing , to negotiate with them an element of affordable housing in their developments . |
| 10 | She strongly approves of her brother 's attention to his second great house at Chawton , because he is ‘ proving & strengthening his attachment to the place by making it better ’ , even down to a ‘ solicitude ’ for the inadequate dimensions of a pantry door ; for an attention to domestic minutiae , if normally unstated , indicates a concern for other people , at least at one 's own level of society . |
| 11 | The form of the committal order should be amended to draw the contemnor 's attention to his right to apply to purge his contempt . |
| 12 | ( 2 ) The form of committal order should be amended to draw the contemnor 's attention to his right to apply to the court to purge his contempt . |