Example sentences of "[pron] to [art] [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The observer has to submit himself to the way things are .
2 At lunch-time he addressed himself to the kitchen cupboards and the refrigerator and was touched , though not surprised , at how spartan was the fare that Pooley allowed himself .
3 Plans had to be put on hold when the Royal National Theatre decided to stage The Miser in London but the actor was keen enough on the project to commit himself to the project months ahead and risk turning down more lucrative work .
4 Now give her her ticket back and leave her alone , or I 'll report you to the port authorities — understand me , hsiao jen ? ’
5 If I can suit you to the Company needs , I know that will be best all round .
6 Turn down that side bit and it 'll bring you to the swimming baths .
7 Most libraries have wall charts guiding you to the shelf groupings for the major Dewey divisions .
8 If in doubt about what to do next , keep yourself busy by going around and changing all the name plates : in a move scarcely calculated to do much to restore battered confidence in the company , IBM Corp 's shrunken Cadam Inc , the Burbank , California company that now confines itself to the microcomputer versions of the computer-aided design software , has changed its name to Altium , effective immediately : it says the Altium name is part of its plan to secure the unit 's position in the desktop market and ‘ a part of the larger renewal ’ of IBM .
9 P.S. I would like for Monica Seles ' fans to know that there 's nothing personal in my mentioning her , but given the circumstances I think I am right in using her as she did n't commit herself to the Tour Events much last year .
10 Belinda had worked very hard indeed for nearly twelve years since her mother 's death , becoming almost a mother herself to the twin boys and doing as much of the cooking and housekeeping as she could between school and homework .
11 In the south of England , Dorset , Hampshire and Surrey were affected to some extent — again much more in some parts than others — but the south-eastern corner of England owes little or nothing to the enclosure commissioners .
12 What he means is that although in one sense the competitively won money is very desirable — it gives a terrific boost to Imperial 's research and , because many of the contracts are from industry , keeps the university closely in touch with the real world — it actually contributes next of nothing to the core costs of the college , of which , of course , academic salaries are the largest single component .
13 They even escorted me to the school gates sometimes — and I just bunked out the other way .
14 Have a car ready to take me to the city limits .
15 Like when we go to the laundrette , or she takes me to the swimming baths to have a hot shower .
16 ‘ You can let me join Brownies and take me to the Pack Meetings at Botley every week , ’ she stated emphatically .
17 CrossScript , which offers lower level programming support and combines features of C , C++ and C-shell , also manages the CrossLink network agents and directly connects them to the user interfaces .
18 He has the opportunity to comment on these documents before forwarding them to the Church Commissioners .
19 The ocean bill of lading 's transformation from an appendage of the charter party to a document of title was inevitable once shippers discontinued the practice of accompanying their wares during maritime carriage , and entrusted them to the ocean carriers .
20 After fulling , the cloth was well rinsed and , now reduced from 35″ to 27″ in width , was taken to the tenter ground to be stretched to shape by fastening hooks in the selvedge and attaching them to the tenter frames .
21 It was precisely their erudition , their cultivation , their financial security , their disdain for the mediocre that led them to the gas chambers .
22 They leased them to the spa innkeepers , who eventually became rich enough to purchase them .
23 Fairly detailed criterion statements are considered in order to relate them to the test questions used , which themselves are derived from the foundation list topics .
24 The Forestry ( Transfer of Woods ) Act of 1923 transferred the property in them to the forestry Commissioners , who were made responsible for their care and management .
25 Valenzuela admits to beating prisoners at the moment of their detention , hauling them to the torture rooms , watching them writhe and holding them down .
26 Hotels with only the basic facilities can attract this type of business by putting together composite package deals and offering them to the conference agencies .
27 They took these from Father Christmas and gave them to the nurses , who gave them to the hospital children .
28 We had climbed together a couple of weeks before at Goat Crag , where I was once again reminded how suited Fanshawe is to upward progress ; a powerful frame and seemingly hydraulic legs brought him to the crag aeons before I arrived .
29 Attendants in stiff , white robes swooped forward as soon as he entered ( indicating tips would have to be paid ) , offering to show him to the changing rooms .
30 ‘ Six months ago , we never thought she would ever achieve her ambition but , fingers crossed , I 'll soon be taking her to the school gates and she can sit in class with the other youngsters , just like she always wanted . ’
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