Example sentences of "they [adv] [verb] [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The platform had summoned them in to give thanks to God , and to pray for wisdom . |
| 2 | I was lucky , bought the books , took the treasure home and found they only covered A to M. Nevertheless I found them interesting and still thought they were a bargain . |
| 3 | Coetzee , describing the leagues as part of a Conservative effort to get to grips with mass politics and the ‘ new religion ’ of socialism , explains the timing of their appearance on the grounds that prior to the 1890s ‘ the Conservatives had no need of recourse to such pressure groups because they already possessed access to institutions adequate for the defence of their interests within the existing sociopolitical framework ’ . |
| 4 | You have here twenty six tabbed alpha dividers , er , unless it 's going to create a problem they usually go A to Z. Erm , some people use this an alphabetical filing system . |
| 5 | They also had access to equipment and resources not available at college . |
| 6 | They also send thanks to Mrs Smith and her friends who raised almost £400 at a lunch and bridge party . |
| 7 | These provisions gave rise to uncertainty largely because the courts showed a marked reluctance to interpret them according to the ordinary meaning of such words as ‘ void , and they also gave rise to injustice because under the Common Law an infant could still sue an adult upon a contract unenforceable against himself and incapable of ratification by him . |
| 8 | In general , pupils ' interpretation of spatial concepts such as area , angle and shape are highly influenced by context and presentation ; they often provide cues to pupils about the way to interpret a task , and can be misleading . |
| 9 | Others tremble as they limply carry spoon to mouth . |
| 10 | Again , when civilized states extended their frontiers they frequently took occasion to prospect for and exploit sources of precious substances and most notably of gold . |
| 11 | They then drove north to Alexandria for a final briefing at Eighth Army Headquarters , with the Germans only forty miles away . |
| 12 | Some men were particularly successful in Black Africa , and might return direct to Kufra with slaves , spices , even gold , which they then forwarded north to Alexandria for export , they alleged , ‘ to Istanbul ’ . |
| 13 | Morgan 's work is divided into four parts : [ 1 ] The growth of intelligence through inventions and discoveries , which deals in great part with agricultural technology ; [ 2 ] the growth of the idea of government , which is mainly a discussion of descent groups and how they ultimately give way to state organization , particularly the Roman state ; [ 3 ] the growth of the idea of the family , largely a discussion of types of marriage and types of kinship terminology ; and finally [ 4 ] the growth of the idea of property . |
| 14 | He let the veteran British know exactly how he felt when they recently came face to face at a film festival . |
| 15 | If they had done this to her possessions , what would they do if they actually came face to face with her ? |
| 16 | Are they actually helping people to maturity in Christ ? |
| 17 | As Bailey said , the two of them never saw eye to eye . |