Example sentences of "to [pron] [noun] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To my surprise my Working Group insisted after a lively debate that we kept the weighting at 33⅓ per cent for 14 year olds . |
| 2 | He was very small but even then to my mind his slight body and lack of height emphasized his distinction drawing attention to the sensitive and finely moulded face . |
| 3 | To my mind his strong points are his single note two-hand tapping ( which is often done with the side of the pick rather than with a right-hand finger — see Satch Boogie ) , his chordal tapping ( as in Midnight , The Forgotten Part 1 and Headless ) and his tremolo and legato work ( as in nearly everything ! ) . |
| 4 | Now , after a battle that has intrigued the City for weeks , Owners will be free to put to its shareholders its originally-proposed link-up with another holiday giant , Thomas Cook . |
| 5 | Bukharin , one of the leaders of the Left opposition to Lenin on the national question , embraced the idea and brought to its exposition his formidable talents . |
| 6 | To her fury her impassioned words seemed to amuse him . |
| 7 | Gray 's ‘ Elegy ’ , of course , can be read as a lament for the undeveloped mind : ‘ But knowledge to their eyes her ample page / Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unroll … |
| 8 | The belief that God spoke directly to individuals gave Protestants a confidence in themselves and a dedication to their cause which ordinary people in the West had probably never known before . |
| 9 | Chin set in a parody of male stubbornness , Bill was attempting to convey to his wife his urgent need to get away from this madness aid return to the house where they were staying . |
| 10 | My Grandfather must have recounted to his children his own role in some of the exciting events of the Magdala campaign , when a British army set out to rescue their Consul imprisoned by the Emperor Theodore . |
| 11 | To his disappointment his old guv'nor took no notice at all , but , when the war was over , he was seen and overheard to draw Addison aside in the saleroom , saying : ‘ By the way , Addison , when you are in the army and you see an officer approaching on his horse , the correct thing is to stand to attention and salute , not jump about shouting ‘ aye , aye , sir ! ’ |
| 12 | Yes I 've phoned and I 've written three times and I 've written to his mother our official letter , official no headed notepaper she 's not there , she works as a nurse does n't she ? |
| 13 | Since his primary physicians did n't know to what degree his pulmonary disease was indeed perhaps reversible , there was no reason not to comply with Ron ’ s wish . |
| 14 | We shall introduce a system of measurements so that people in different local authority areas will know precisely to what standard their local services are being provided . |
| 15 | To what extent its reproductive strategies emphasize such altruism depends on the pay-off of such strategies in terms of inclusive fitness . |
| 16 | This is hardly surprising since one of the major activities of childhood is coming to terms with emotions , managing emotions , and establishing to what extent our own society , community , or family finds the display of emotions acceptable . |
| 17 | And er to what extent your fixed costs are inevitably going to continue increasing . |
| 18 | In accordance with the terms and conditions relating to your employment your first increment is due on |