Example sentences of "and [verb] [pron] [noun pl] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hens moved carefully about , picking their way on their spindly yellow legs , muttering comfortably to each other and darting their heads to the ground every so often in pursuit of something delicious . |
| 2 | Howard realised the importance of avoiding walking barefoot in public places such as swimming pools or on other people 's carpets , so he decided to walk barefoot on grass and on the beach whenever possible , or simply to sit outside and expose his feet to the elements . |
| 3 | In 1786 , when Robert Burns was preparing his poetry for publication for the first time , he took his manuscript to Glenconner and read his poems to the Tennant family for their approval or otherwise . |
| 4 | Rival manufacturers book suites in London hotels and galleries , and display their wares to the trade . |
| 5 | By 1894 Glasgow Town Council , the same august body that had fought at Flodden and given its trousers to the Bonnie Prince , changed its name and became ‘ The Corporation of Glasgow ’ . |
| 6 | During 1775 he continued prison visiting in England and expanded his enquiries to the continent . |
| 7 | Top managers try to win their loyalty , and co-opt their organizations to the firm 's ideals … ideologically . |
| 8 | Blood as good as yours or mine creatin' a sort of moiré effect and condemning your shorts to the wastage pile . ’ |
| 9 | Dr Christine Henderson , the first such volunteer , had recently returned from Zimbabwe and described her experiences to the IC , providing graphic examples of the sort of problems that could encountered . |
| 10 | ‘ We will carry out some work on this and send our findings to the scientists in Edinburgh . ’ |
| 11 | The physiotherapist , dietitian or hospital chaplain should explain and discuss their contributions to the total care of the patient . |
| 12 | She swung his legs over his head , and fastened his ankles to the bedrail beside his wrists . |
| 13 | He gave a low , husky laugh as he lay down beside her , bending his head to her throat and pressing his lips to the pulse that was beating so wildly under her skin . |
| 14 | FSLN leaders had been given farms and houses because , the Sandinistas argued , they had sacrificed good salaries for a decade and dedicated their lives to the defence of the country against the US-backed contra rebels . |
| 15 | In the early 1980s , the Metropolitan police installed Divisional Information Officers to monitor the rise and fall of ‘ tension indicators ’ ( e.g. violence or abuse towards police officers , increasing numbers of complaints against the police and a decline in public co-operation ) in specially targeted local communities and report their findings to the Central Information Unit within the Metropolitan Public Order Branch ( Lloyd , 1989:273–4 ) . |
| 16 | In order that all sections of the Party shall be consulted , area chairmen of the National Union will obtain the opinions of constituency associations , through their chairmen , and report their findings to the chairman of the National Union and the chairman of the Executive of the National Union . |
| 17 | Since their arrival at ‘ La Felicità ’ she seemed to have forgotten all the social life she was missing in England and devoted her energies to the narcissistic process of going brown , measuring each day the contrast between her exposed wrist and the satisfying white band left beneath her watch-strap . |
| 18 | Placing the right leg forward , the student leans back over his left leg and drops his hands to the floor , while keeping watch on his opponent over the right shoulder . |
| 19 | When I very deliberately try and remember it like this I know I end up remembering it and describing it being like a bar scene in a musical , where everyone that the camera pans past is a very definite character , and they 're all so eager when the camera is on them , clapping and laughing and tapping their feet to the music so convincingly . |
| 20 | The prime minister then selects the members of his or her cabinet and other government ministers and submits their names to the monarch who , by convention , does not deny the prime minister 's choice . |
| 21 | She could only do that if he kept her secrets and obeyed her instructions to the letter . |
| 22 | Companies will no doubt play safe and notify their agreements to the national authorities where a merger raises any public interest issue of potential concern to those authorities . |
| 23 | Seeing the flowers from tepees , the people gathered on the hill and sang and danced their thanks to the Great Spirits who had sent the blooms as a sign of their forgiveness . |
| 24 | Through the billowing smoke , shadows can be seen writhing about , one of which is wearing a devil mask that leers out of the fog and shakes its horns to the hellish racket . |
| 25 | And then we used to put these loops the through the loops and tie their legs to the string . |
| 26 | Robert , glancing at her for confirmation , saw her frown , but ignored it and nodded his thanks to the keeper . |
| 27 | There was a pause as they looked at one another and adjusted their minds to the needs of conversation . |
| 28 | It is through patient persuasive reasoning together with voluntary suffering that the satyāgrahi must seek to melt the heart of his opponent and open his eyes to the truth . |
| 29 | She looked abruptly away and turned her eyes to the small villages they sped through , pretty places with interesting-looking shops . |
| 30 | And when it was obvious that he had nothing more to say , they lay down on their cots , pulled up their blankets and turned their faces to the wall . |