Example sentences of "to [pron] i [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Those who find it objectionable that an aesthetic problem should be taken so seriously may be assured that art represents the highest task and the true metaphysical activity of this life : witness the illustrious pioneer on my path , to whom I dedicate this essay .
2 Another lawyer involved in the murder case , to whom I spoke last year , described her as ‘ a woman obsessed by family names , titles , and money ’ .
3 It relates to that other world , the great shabby confusion outside these walls to which I return each evening , to Timmy and Cheryl , to my mother-in-law who comes to help out at the weekends , to everything unresolved and unsatisfactory .
4 For the central , gold oval design , I used a dusty pink satin backing , on to which I arranged some cow parsley leaves , gypsophila , small ‘ Marjorie Fair ’ red roses , some ‘ Princess ’ pink potentillas and astrantia .
5 In the group to which I paid closest attention my surprise was more at the unremarkable calibre of several who did get through than at any apparently unfairly rejected .
6 It also covers the competitiveness of British industry and commerce , a point to which I referred some moments ago .
7 Now , another consequence of this way of er looking at it again , something to which I referred last week , is what is known as the Trivers Willard .
8 I have a soft water community of Discus , Clown Loach and Angels , to which I introduced two Red-Claw Crabs .
9 They sent Respighi 's music , Pines of the Appian Way , marching through my head , to which I gave bass accompaniment with my hat .
10 We might find an account of what knowledge is which would suffice to undermine crucial sceptical moves , and hence confirm the possibility that some of our beliefs are justified ; the account to which I give tentative support in chapter 3 has pretensions in this direction .
11 and I 'll send all my loving to you I knew that bit .
12 But , what we would say to you I think this morning , Chair , is that in your officers ' view erm , yes , we think it is sensible to go forward and manage on the basis of five hundred thousand pounds addition towards that shortfall , we become increasingly nervous if that five hundred thousand pounds is reduced , and because of the uncertainty , again later in the papers you will see still have some contingencies that you could use from savings in previous years , and we will be strongly recommending to you that you retain some of those contingencies because of the uncertainty that still attaches to demands in the community care grants .
13 Moreover , I feel wonderfully assured in my musical perceptions and convinced of their rightness — thanks to what I experienced this week at Mannheim with Wagner . "
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