Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pers pn] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The animal began to gnaw at the ropes binding her to the altar . |
| 2 | How many uplifts should I use , and do I need special adaptors to connect them to the filter ? |
| 3 | However , the prior hypothesis led us to the finding in the rural high oil worker category ( table II , both for all ages and the 0–4 age group . |
| 4 | Are Oxford for the drop , can Swindon make it to the premier league play-offs ? |
| 5 | MacDonald read it to the members of the Cabinet ( imposing further conditions before a loan would be given ) . |
| 6 | The web tangled and clung mawkishly around her reasoning as Fernando lowered her to the bed . |
| 7 | His talents , his wealth , and the changing times raised him to the court of assistants of the Levant Company from 1644 to 1648 , and in 1645 Parliament appointed him to the Goldsmiths ' Hall committee , through which Royalists redeemed their sequestrated estates by paying compositions . |
| 8 | Sotheby 's , determined to protect Irises ’ ‘ most expensive ’ tag , repossessed it , and in March sold it to the Getty museum , probably for $40 to $45 million . |
| 9 | The search for counter-examples led them to the history of the family and of the primitive local community which they saw as kinship based . |
| 10 | She confessed that the bitter jibes and over-exposure led her to the precipice . |
| 11 | The coronet is shown in loving detail as it embodies the moment when this family of merchants made it to the princely ranks . |
| 12 | Biff lowered him to the ground , and untied the rope . |
| 13 | It is understood therefore , that , as part of the pupil 's exploration of aspects of religion and morality , he/she will have access to these five main elements of the Mysteries of the Faith , and the opportunity to relate them to the particular issue/topic being explored . |
| 14 | In traditional manner Rolle treats the gifts of the Holy Spirit listed as Wisdom , Understanding , Counsel , Might , Knowledge Piety and Fear of the Lord in Isaiah 11 in the inverted hierarchical order Counsel , Understanding , Wisdom to relate them to the process of withdrawal from the world and achievement of that inner discretion which is the ground of contemplation ; he then deals with strength , piety , knowledge and the fear of the Lord itemised as forces which stimulate man to self-knowledge and help the soul to endure against sin , all aspects of a more active spirituality . |
| 15 | Well no the , the owner , the baker reported them to the police . |
| 16 | Bloom et al. " s study of how to is acquired in infinitival complement constructions led them to the clear conclusion that " the children learned to with the meaning " " direction towards " " and not as a meaningless syntactic marker " ( 1984 : 391 ) . |
| 17 | Bob and I are progressing as a piano/clarsach duo , and of course some of the accompaniments to his songs tax me to the limit , or have to be vetoed altogether . |
| 18 | An ad in the Sevenoaks Chronicle led him to the white 1988 Sierra Sapphire 1.8 LX , advertised at £3750 . |
| 19 | Glenn Hoddle got them to the Premier league … maybe Keith Scott can keep them there ! |
| 20 | Macintosh System 7 : You get in the car to go to the store and the car drives you to the church . |
| 21 | His team-mates Andre Agassi , Pete Sampras and John McEnroe rushed on court and lifted him on to their shoulders to carry him to the sidelines . |
| 22 | waves push me to the side |
| 23 | But when they reached the dock and were waiting for the boat to carry them to the camp , Seth snatched the van 's keys , nearly breaking two of Suzy 's fingers in the struggle . |
| 24 | Hari led him to the bench and watched as Lewis tied on his apron . |
| 25 | Andrew Chubb , prosecuting , claimed Blissett elbowed Uzzell after the defender beat him to the ball and headed it away . |
| 26 | Her General Practitioner referred her to the surgical Outpatients Clinic where the surgeon examined her and placed her on the waiting list for stripping ( removal ) of varicose veins . |
| 27 | She turned away , shutting her eyes to adjust them to the darkness , and then with no further hesitation she was going down the rope hand over hand , her feet and knees checking at each knot . |
| 28 | When Andy invited me to the launch of the The Gadget Shop I naively assumed it would be in the shop itself , in Covent Garden . |
| 29 | Sure enough , a high-pitched peeping drew me to the stable , and there on the floor was the hen with one minute black puff-ball of a chick . |
| 30 | She was still deep in thought when the sound of a car drew her to the window . |