Example sentences of "to our [noun sg] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I went to the Santuario , lit a candle to Our Lady of the Holy Rosary — an act that every Fontanellatese performs when in need of comfort or help — and prayed hard . |
| 2 | We climb the slippery metal stairs to our cabin on the upper deck . |
| 3 | ‘ The appointment of the Winchester Group is on the basis that Mr. Victor Tee is no longer a director , a shareholder or an employee and we will inform you as soon as we have received a response to our request to the Royal Life Insurance Ltd. for a reference . |
| 4 | On our own account and in co-operation with many UK universities and research establishments , RBGE scientists have made major contributions to our knowledge of the European flora . |
| 5 | The survey added greatly to our knowledge of the glacial deposits , which were laid down close to the southern limit of ice advance during the Anglian Stage . |
| 6 | The first of these consequences relates to our knowledge of the structural forms of language in older stages of English . |
| 7 | The study should provide a major contribution to our knowledge of the English Police . |
| 8 | The writer wishes to do no more than add to our knowledge of the social world , simply for the sake of knowing . |
| 9 | We need here to return to our discussion of the social purpose and socialist/community action models , in order to explore these problems in more depth . |
| 10 | I think there are many positive aspects to our relationship at the present time , not the least positive of which is |
| 11 | Any other behaviour , such as suggesting a game of cards , would surprise and confuse us , as it would not conform to our notion of the appropriate role that someone occupying the status of doctor should perform . |
| 12 | Sustaining not just a home-owning but a capital-owning democracy is crucial to our vision for the 1990s . |
| 13 | Central to our vision of the New Europe , therefore , is an industrial strategy which can enable us to compete and succeed in the modern world . |
| 14 | Several items have subsequently been drawn to our notice by the Liquid Luncheon Club 's welcome back committee , notably the picture in Saturday 's paper of the defeated Michael Fallon 's first public reappearance in Darlington . |
| 15 | ‘ I live over there , ’ I said , pointing to our house on the other side of the low wall . |
| 16 | Over 44 months 157 patients ( 96 boys ) who had suffered one or more events out of hospital and received mouth to mouth resuscitation were referred for clinical management to our department at the Royal Brompton Hospital . |
| 17 | Morrison East is now well poised to make a profitable contribution to our business for the first time . |
| 18 | As we reach the end of 1993 , and before we start on the challenges which the new year will bring , I want to express my thanks and appreciation to you , as members of our Company for your contribution to our business over the last year . |
| 19 | Reply received to our query to the Greek Defence Ministry received twenty-five minutes ago . ’ |
| 20 | However , it must remain a background thought in our minds and not be an obstacle to our concentration on the melodic creation . |
| 21 | Nevertheless he dismissed the residents ' protests as mere ‘ inconveniences ’ and insisted ‘ The closure of our Cork plant is in no way a reflection on our workforce , on the IDA , nor the Irish government which extended all possible facilities to our corporation in the difficult times we experienced . |
| 22 | The universal salience of peacekeeping in the post Cold-War world offers the prospect of widespread attention for a project designed to contribute to our understanding of the naval instrument as a force for security . |
| 23 | The aim of the research is first , to produce models of user/provider relationships vis-a-vis contracting , and second to add to our understanding of the changing nature of voluntary organisations and the problems of managing change within them . |
| 24 | The information gained on each generation will be from a different perspective , but will be in each case of intrinsic value in contributing to our understanding of the changing patterns and experience of ageing in the ordinary population . |
| 25 | If our ideological preconceptions incline us to an exclusive interest in standard English , we will produce what is in effect a history of literary English ; this will exclude and neglect other historical patterns that are capable of enriching our description of the history of spoken English and , ultimately , of adding to our understanding of the general phenomenon of linguistic change . |
| 26 | The research will contribute to our understanding of the Criminal Justice System and the operation of discretion , and may assist in the formulation of policy . |
| 27 | The essential involvement of an issuing authority gives the choice of the designs placed on coins a relevance to our understanding of the political aspirations or concerns of that authority , and this , together with the great wealth of illustration provided by such designs , will be discussed in Chapter 3 . |
| 28 | Of quite fundamental importance to our understanding of the special nature of the fabliau is an appreciation of its relationship with the exempla ( singular exemplum ) . |
| 29 | Such rulings are a key to our understanding of the old wetland economy . |
| 30 | Thus , the molecular genetic approach has the potential to contribute to our understanding of the underlying biochemical mechanisms of alcoholic liver disease and may ultimately enable ‘ high risk ’ individuals to be identified in whom preventive measures such as counselling can be undertaken . |