Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition Hickey served for some years as deputy to the sheriff of Calcutta and became clerk to Sir Henry Russell [ q.v. ] , ultimately chief justice of the Supreme Court . |
| 2 | Beckenbauer , who led Germany to World Cup triumphs as captain and coach , is known as Kaiser Franz to his fans . |
| 3 | And what of Malcolm Crosby … he teamed up with Smith at York … followed him to Roker and then took over and led Sunderland to Wembley … |
| 4 | She stabbed Ben to death with a pair of dress-making scissors and then tried to kill herself . |
| 5 | The appointment of a non-computer person , Louis Gerstner , as the new chief executive , now regarded as a near-certainty , did nothing to improve sentiment , and late on Tuesday , the shares tumbled $3.125 to $51.125 , fuelled by a profits warning from Amdahl Corp . |
| 6 | This lent money to banks , insurance companies , agricultural credit institutions and railroads . |
| 7 | wife of a London goldsmith who became mistress to King Edward IV about 1470 . |
| 8 | It was probably the affairs of the East India trade that propelled him into politics ; with the ‘ old ’ East India company still in existence , many members of the ‘ new ’ company sought election to Parliament to protect the company 's interests . |
| 9 | The resignation in March of two senior economic ministers [ see p. 37316 ] following a visit by the President of the World Bank , Barber Conable , lent credence to reports that almost US$500,000,000 in credits were being withheld by the Bank and the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) because of dissatisfaction with the government 's short-term economic policies . |
| 10 | Farmworkers led animals to safety as firemen tackled the blaze in a garage and storeroom at East House Farm , Kelloe , near Durham at about 4am . |
| 11 | When the Kyburgers sold Burgdorf to Bern in 1384 the townsfolk had already acquired burgher rights . |
| 12 | The last ACE Executive Committee meeting in September recommended circulation to Age Concern organisations of the ‘ Statement of Recommended Procedure on Charity Accounting ’ . |
| 13 | Object Design Inc is getting ready to ship ObjectStore 2.0 , claiming that the enhancements made thanks to feedback from the likes of IBM , SunSoft Inc and NeXt Inc raises the benchmark by which all commercial object database products will be judged . |
| 14 | The adoption of an overlord in heaven lent weight to Raymond 's doubtful title in Toulouse , while infringing not at all on his earthly independence . |
| 15 | Practical considerations , such as the difficulty of finding enough foster placements and adequate staff for children 's homes , also lent weight to arguments in favour of preventing children from coming into care . |
| 16 | P-E had on occasions recommended clients to Lyn Brua , an American who had founded the London office of Heidrick and Struggles , and it was through that connection he decided to join the executive search industry . |
| 17 | Their hot-headed Jacobite descendant , Edward Hales , sold Oswaldkirk to William Moore in 1674 . |
| 18 | Dick was indentured to the Company in 1917 , ‘ admitted , allowed , and registered ’ to the Freemen in 1933 , became waterman to Thames RC in 1931 after starting out as a boatbuilder , became a Waterman to Her Majesty in 1953 , and an Extra Waterman to Her Majesty in 1967 . |
| 19 | IAN WRIGHT proved a point to manager George Graham at Highbury last night as he led Arsenal to victory in their delayed third round replay against First Division Derby . |
| 20 | Wright and Bright caused havoc among defences before Palace sold Wright to Arsenal . |
| 21 | During the course of 1990 Mara made trips to China , Egypt , Israel , Malaysia , Singapore , Taiwan , the United States and the UK . |
| 22 | According to a minister of state in the Foreign Affairs Ministry at the end of January 110 companies were being investigated for alleged illegal deliveries to Iraq , of which 11 were being prosecuted , although none involved exports to Iraq after the August 1990 embargo came into force . |
| 23 | Mixing desk manufacturer Solid State Logic , which now generates approximately 50% of its sales from digital products as opposed to analogue , and digital video equipment builder , Abekas , also contributed to a 13.6% rise in divisional turnover to £70.1m ; profits rose 50% to £12m . |
| 24 | Net per share rose 50% to $0.21 . |
| 25 | Net per share rose 50% to $0.24 in the quarter , 38.2% to $0.47 in the half . |
| 26 | Merchant bank Morgan Grenfell rose 16p to 406p , with suggestions resurfacing that insurance broker Willis Faber had sold its 20.5 per cent holding to a Continental predator . |
| 27 | ‘ He has sent home another fine collection of upwards of 500 birds , 40 Quadrupeds etc. the result of 3 months labour in S. Australia ’ , reported Prince to Jardine on 1 January 1840 . |
| 28 | As a result , turnover rose 90% to £3m , with profits of £131,000 . |
| 29 | Union Discount gained 6p to 115p , anticipating merger plans , and its stakeholder , Cater Allen , rose 19p to 459p . |
| 30 | The shares rose 19p to 576p as investors digested and approved the news of its £1 billion link-up with the French electrical stores chain , Darty . |