Example sentences of "invited [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The doctor , a family friend , had called to see his father , after which Leonard was invited to sit on the good man 's lap . |
| 2 | They are instantly welcomed inside ( Fig. 39 ) , and Nell 's grandfather is invited to sit in the elbow chair while the child looks around her : |
| 3 | Companies were invited to invest in the market it is considering a ‘ modest ’ contribution to help bail out those affected . |
| 4 | Invited to preach to the Commons in March 1651 , at the suggestion of Major-General Thomas Harrison [ q.v. ] , he used the occasion to champion lay preaching by soldiers , when inspired by the spirit , and to damn the professional clergy and human learning . |
| 5 | Carey was invited to preach at the next Northamptonshire Baptist Association meeting on 30 May 1792 . |
| 6 | When the cigarette was finished the driver would be invited to wait in the shade of Bonefish 's casuarinas , but not before . |
| 7 | In 1981 Vitalis Okoth from St Paul 's Parish , Mbaga , was invited to go on the course . |
| 8 | I have been invited to go through the Town Chest belonging to Bishop 's Castle Town Council , to investigate material in the chest pertaining to the Bishop 's Castle Railway . |
| 9 | We even got invited to see inside the pressure vessel . |
| 10 | In 1912 the Palace Girls were selected to represent all Tiller Girls when they were greatly honoured by being invited to perform at the very first Royal Command Performance . |
| 11 | In 1987 we were invited to perform at the Royal Albert Hall in the ‘ Celebrating Age ’ programme , and auditions were held to form a 55+ Team under the direction of Jean Parmiter . |
| 12 | When a lawyer is invited to comment on the continuing care of those dying from cancer , the first reaction of many is surprise . |
| 13 | When the scholars were invited to comment on the style and technique of the Kouros similar arguments and points were made both for and against . |
| 14 | Teachers were invited to comment on the draft questionnaire . |
| 15 | I have been invited to comment on the enclosed document . |
| 16 | Indeed that evening he was once again invited to dine at the Embassy . |
| 17 | The council , applicant and any interested parties are invited to write to the inspector giving their objections or support for the proposed development . |
| 18 | Horse lovers are invited to write to the Welfare Department for a free leaflet on Horse Theft . |
| 19 | They are invited to write to the Principal Librarian to arrange a postal loan service . |
| 20 | For further information you are invited to write for the departmental brochure . |
| 21 | In 1958 she was invited to work for the Gulbenkian Foundation where , as Director of Music she initiated an ambitious programme of activities , including the formation of the Gulbenkian orchestra , choir and ballet company . |
| 22 | The approach was collaborative : teachers were invited to work with the team as equal partners in the attempts both to investigate and find solutions to the GIST problem . |
| 23 | In 1933 he joined the Old Vic Company for an impressive range of stage work ( Henry VIII again , The Cherry Orchard , Macbeth , Measure for Measure , The Tempest ) and in 1936 he was the first English actor ever to be invited to appear at the Comédie Française in Paris , where he played Molière 's Le Médecin Malgré Lui . |
| 24 | After being noticed by Haringey coach Sandy Gray , Morris was invited to train with the club ( then called Haringey and Southgate ) . |
| 25 | We were invited to provide as the parish council we were invited to provide a stone with the details on . |
| 26 | Shortly after the Berlin Wall came down , a leading East German art historian , well known for her extensive work on Socialist Realist painting , was invited to lecture on the subject at a West German institute . |
| 27 | These were articulated more often when students were invited to talk about the arts than when students simply talked about physics . |
| 28 | We were delighted to have been invited to exhibit at the Grosvenor House Fair , which attracts a more diverse audience . |
| 29 | ‘ Some of the regulars are invited to listen to the poems and being macho Middlesbrough a fracas ensues , the poet is assaulted and the grant withdrawn . |
| 30 | The Africanists , whose ideological sympathies lie with the PAC , decided not to attend , asserting they had not been invited to serve on the convening committee . |