Example sentences of "[vb pp] the [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | However local and limited the awareness to which the words testify , I have identified a spontaneous reaction to which , since it is provisionally approved by ‘ Be aware ’ , it is rational to seek means as an end good in itself ; if you disagree , the burden of proof has shifted to you , to make me aware of something overlooked which will redirect my response . |
| 2 | We have limited the field to stored-program computers , and we further limit the field to general-purpose computers ; that is , to computers with an instruction set rich enough to perform a wide variety of tasks . |
| 3 | You do n't reach Downing Street by pretending you 've travelled the road to Damascus when you have n't even left home . ’ |
| 4 | She added : You do n't reach Downing Street by pretending you 've travelled the road to Damascus when you have n't even left home . ’ |
| 5 | So impressive are these abstract figures that their creators have travelled the world to be part of what almost amounts to an International Circus of skilled performers , all by invitation and with expenses paid ! |
| 6 | So too have the damages awarded by US courts against manufacturers found to have polluted the environment to a degree that has recently been decreed unacceptable . |
| 7 | We have now nearly completed the change to a new ‘ friendlier-looking ’ uniform and have established a programme of training in customer care for our custodians and warders . |
| 8 | Some examples of these sophisticated Court items , dating from the 17th century , are in existence today , but by the early 19th century , Caucasian weaving had completed the transition to the " folk art " tradition that is universally regarded as the epitome of Caucasian village textile art . |
| 9 | The increase in complaints may have something to do with the fact that we believe that it is important that if someone has not received the care to which he thinks he is entitled from the NHS , his right to complain should not be a well-kept secret , as has too often happened in the past . |
| 10 | This , he believes , has taught the group to be flexible — after 15 years of looking after multivendor systems , it does n't simply have to rely on managing subcontractors unlike many of its rivals . |
| 11 | So far , we have calculated the yield to maturity on the basis of semi-annual discounting of semiannual coupon payments . |
| 12 | Foreign Minister Carlos Iturralde Ballivián stated on Feb. 14 that the coca replacement programme would cost $3,500 million over eight years , while the US embassy in La Paz had reportedly calculated the figure to be $1,000 million over five years . |
| 13 | This is in contrast to high intensity areas where mechanical removal of vegetation coupled with intensive weeding and mowing have altered the environment to such a degree that forest recolonisation is unlikely . |
| 14 | This problem involves two issues : ( i ) whether there is a contract between Pickwick and Podder , resulting in a debt owed by Pickwick to Podder ; ( ii ) whether Podder has validly assigned the debt to Mrs Jingle . |
| 15 | 1.64 In Chambers v Karia where the order had not assigned the payment to any particular head of damage the whole of the interim payment was deducted just from special damages and not applied pro rata to all the heads of damage awarded , which does seem to be the correct approach . |
| 16 | L1 then assigned the reversion to L2 , and C assigned Greenland to D. There were no express terms limiting the assignment of the benefit of the covenant for quiet enjoyment , or the liability of L1 or L2 . |
| 17 | In February 1974 the original lessee assigned the lease to the second defendant , a company , which duly entered into the required covenant directly with the landlord . |
| 18 | If at least two of the three physicians assigned the death to the same category , it was taken as the cause , otherwise the cause was classified as ‘ unknown ’ . |
| 19 | We 've had various explanations , including the British Post Office telling us that Australia 's strike record is as bad as Britain 's and that there have been numerous disputes that have delayed the mail to that country . |
| 20 | In 841 – 2 , the prominent position of Adalard 's brother Gerald at Lothar 's court may have eased the route to a settlement between Charles and Lothar . |
| 21 | The groups of organisms described have certain special peculiarities that set them apart from all others , and once these features are recognized the group to which the fossil belongs can be confidently identified . |
| 22 | I , Edward the Eighth , King of Great Britain , King of India , King of Australia , King of New Zealand , King of Canada , King of Kenya , King of Nigeria , King of Burma , King of Malaya , King of Singapore , and King of thirty-two other countries , have today given the crown to my brother George . |
| 23 | The delay in publication of the original book would probably have been much longer had Medvedev not given the manuscript to Andrei Sakharov to read in October 1988 . |
| 24 | Perhaps — but the years in Peru will hopefully have given the lie to that one . |
| 25 | The charm — that demon glitter of narrowed eyes which had given the lie to all previous insults — was conspicuously absent . |
| 26 | An honest man , when he 's given the chance to be . |
| 27 | Edmondson , meanwhile , has bought himself an adjustable music stool with some of his £100 , and given the rest to charity . |
| 28 | Erm but erm that 's a , a very important point and er just remember that you have actually given the money to the other partner , technically in terms of tax anyway , and er that er can , can have an affect on things . |
| 29 | ‘ I wish you had not given the money to the Moslems . ’ |
| 30 | Well , they 've they 've given the money to the appeal . |