Example sentences of "he [verb] [noun] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the new house , he lived life to the full . |
| 2 | He lent prestige to the young veterinary profession by telling Moorcroft that he would , if he were a young man , follow a veterinary career himself . |
| 3 | He sold cannibis to the defendent John Baillie 's sons . |
| 4 | Speaker of the Long Parliament , and it was probably through his influence that ( after a short stay at St Alban Hall , Oxford ) he became secretary to the parliamentary commissioners in the Isle of Wight in 1648 . |
| 5 | In 1895 he became secretary to the British Association seismological committee for study of earth tremors and the following year he and the seismologist John Milne [ q.v. ] , newly returned from his pioneering work in Japan , became joint secretaries of its newly established subcommittee for seismological investigation , until Davison retired from this position in 1899 . |
| 6 | In 1800 he became assistant to the latter , who at the same time gave him a post in the Office of Works as labourer in trust at Carlton House and also employed him in connection with his work as surveyor of the ordnance ; his first recorded works — minor country-house commissions in Staffordshire , of 1803–5 — were designed in James 's office for execution by the Wyatt family building business ; and in 1805 he submitted designs for Downing College , Cambridge , after those by James had been severely criticized by Thomas Hope [ q.v. ] , perhaps in an attempt to salvage the commission for the family . |
| 7 | He became assistant to the American J. H. Hammond and they undertook exploration for gold on the Witwatersrand and were associated with the mining ventures of Cecil Rhodes [ q.v. ] |
| 8 | He asked delegates to the annual Agra Europe Outlook conference . |
| 9 | He led Leeds to the English championship last season but the team 's fortunes have taken a dive this year . |
| 10 | When a Quebequois or a Torontonian gets fed up with life 30 degrees below freezing , he heads south to the Caribbean not west . |
| 11 | He drew attention to the three spelling mistakes Leonard manages to include in so short a piece , marked by ( ! ) , and at the points we enumerate offers the following marginal comments : 1 . ) |
| 12 | Yesterday he drew attention to the three matters of concern to which I have no doubt that he will turn , in co-operation with other countries who are equally concerned , as soon as the Maastricht negotiations are complete . |
| 13 | Seven years later Agate reported on the opening of a new cinema of ‘ almost Babylonish magnificence ’ in the London suburb of Brixton , and he drew attention to the running fountain with its goldfish , the marble stairs , the thick carpets , the cushioned seats , the noble organ , and the fact that a full orchestra was to be used . |
| 14 | On Saturday afternoons he shouted advice to the televised footballers , but often fell asleep the next minute , with a can of light ale in his hand . |
| 15 | ‘ No , Apparently he wants access to the lower road . ’ |
| 16 | Accordingly , he granted leave to the foster mother to apply for a residence order in respect of the four children . |
| 17 | Mr Rose , had he had access to the whole elaboration of this pleasing metaphor , with its roots in folklore and childhood culture , hallucination and dream , might , or might not , have understood something about Marcus that he did not already understand , and might , or might not , have felt able to offer help or advice as a result of this understanding . |
| 18 | The utopian vision of Gandhi ceased to have practical significance with the formation of the Government of India , and he handed power to the practical man of affairs , Nehru . |
| 19 | It was Geoteam Exploration 's first 3D seismic survey for BP and he paid tribute to the first class performance of the Nordic Explorer and staff . |
| 20 | He paid tribute to the vital co-operation of all three services and the Hydrographic Office in the prestigious project . |
| 21 | Miles was silent as he followed Piper to the Technical Support area . |
| 22 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that when the shadow Chancellor recently visited the James Halstead group in my constituency — it employs more than 400 people and is successful in making good profits — he expressed satisfaction to the local media that most of the technology that he saw was British-made and that most of it had been made 20 miles from Bury ? |
| 23 | Will he draw attention to the National Coal Board 's policy of closing pits , because when a pit is closed not only is low-sulphur coal lost in many cases , but the methane is then allowed to find its way to the surface ? |
| 24 | President Andrés Rodríguez calmed speculation over a possible imminent " presidential coup " when on June 22 he swore allegiance to the new Constitution in a solemn ceremony before the Congress . |
| 25 | His public status is reasserted in the final confrontation with Williams , where he speaks verse to the common soldier 's prose , yet rewards his honesty ( IV.viii.24–72 ) . |
| 26 | They all went to Maeda 's residence in Jakarta ; he sent messages to the high command , but nobody turned up . |
| 27 | He sent questionnaires to the main participants in every case in every crown court in England and Wales during two weeks last year . |
| 28 | Nobody will ever know just how much of the oceans he had covered when he fell victim to the Spanish longliners , 3600 miles from Cork . |
| 29 | Only with the retirement of Roberts did he get promotion to the new ball , whereupon he stepped up his speed and took 31 wickets against Australia in 1983–4 , although he then reduced it again . |
| 30 | He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak . |