Example sentences of "his [noun sg] to [noun sg] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | This seems to indicate that , despite his reference to sex as a fine and noble thing , he still regards it with a certain amount of misgiving , and as something that should be kept under strict control . |
| 2 | Just before the break , Charlie Nicholas , enjoying his return to action after an 18-game absence , unleashed a ferocious , 18-yard effort that clipped the base of a post . |
| 3 | There had been intense speculation over whether or not Rawlings would compete in the first free presidential contest since his return to power in a military coup in December 1981 ( having previously chaired the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council which had ruled Ghana from June to September 1979 — see pp. 30437-51 ; 31477-86 ) . |
| 4 | A MAN who hacked his father-in-law to death with a Samurai sword in a row over drugs was yesterday jailed for life . |
| 5 | Argan believed that art belonged to all men , which is why he battled in defence of the cultural heritage from the dark days of Fascism — to the last days of his life , proof of his commitment to criticism as an instrument of conscience . |
| 6 | He devoted his life to politics for a twofold purpose : to ensure that the useless slaughter of the First World War was not repeated , and that the survivors of that horrific experience should live in a better world . |
| 7 | The organisers stress that this is not an exhibition about Ruskin 's relationship to Victorian architecture , but about his approach to architecture as a whole . |
| 8 | The engineers strongly opposed this , but Citrine gave his backing to Self at a Central Authority meeting in March 1950 ( when Pask was absent abroad ) . |
| 9 | Unionist candidates used his letter to Law as an election leaflet to reassure their supporters and to parade his capture to the nation . |
| 10 | In trouble after a smuggling affray , early in the nineteenth century , John Kemp escapes to Jamaica and works his way to prosperity as a plantation owner . |
| 11 | In his Macbeth , the Scottish warlord became a Samurai warrior in 16th century Japan , bludgeoning his way to power beneath a cherry tree that rained white blossom down on him . |
| 12 | As the passenger capsule whisked through the crystalline tube above the blurred green hell of jungle , Jaq scrutinized his personal Tarot card and recalled his trip to Earth as a boy aboard the Black Ship … |
| 13 | A Tottenham teenager beat his stepfather to death with a cricket bat after an argument about mess caused by his puppies . |