Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [noun] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | MacQuillan was n't only talking about getting the British out of Northern Ireland , he was using HM Supplies to channel money to terrorist groups . |
2 | When he dropped short outside off stump there would be mutterings that Wilfred was never cut in his entire career ; if he failed to bowl Yorkshire to victory on a wearing pitch , grumblings would be heard that Wardle would have had them out by tea . |
3 | Miguel Rafaelo said quietly , ‘ You do n't want to come face to face with yourself , then , Shelley . |
4 | ( In the SCAN scheme of analysis — see reference 2 — which we have developed to provide feedback to curriculum designers on the use of their material , we call these 1 and 3 levels of teacher guidance respectively , the level of demand is similarly classified unc The classification has been found useful much more widely . |
5 | Father Morrow felt it his duty to try to appeal face to face to Tony 's parents to allow their son to live . |
6 | Since then the replica castle has fallen prey to vandalism and decay . |
7 | Since then the replica castle has fallen prey to vandalism and decay . |
8 | Another provincial Greek museum has fallen victim to museum robbers . |
9 | A GRANDMOTHER has given birth to test-tube twins . |
10 | Elton , 45 , has given £500,000 to Aids organisations in Britain alone , in the last three years . |
11 | The early consequences have been devastating — a rapid fall in GDP , large-scale unemployment , sharply declining living standards for a large part of the population , the loss of important social rights , and the emergence of extreme inequality — and the mood that prevailed in 1989 , of entering joyfully into a £ brave new world , has given way to disillusionment and hostility . |
12 | But for many east Germans , the jubilation of unity night last October has given way to frustration and fear of unemployment . |
13 | By the time the studio came to make The Titfield Thunderbolt ( 1953 ) , about a village 's attempt to preserve their branch line against nasty entrepreneurs who have set up a bus service , gentle anarchy has given way to nostalgia for Olde England . |
14 | This is so because a limited accountability in terms only of satisfying employers in local authorities or inspectors of schools has given way to openness and to the multiplication of participators who claim a say in the running of education . |
15 | When tissue begins to react to the commensals causing inflammation , the process of colonisation has given way to infection . |
16 | Stone has given way to glass and concrete . |
17 | Although the authors in this ‘ school ’ focus on different aspects of permissive Britain , they are all united by their acceptance of the idea that previously existing moral consensus has given way to confusion and uncertainty . |
18 | This has given rise to speculation about the origins of such territorial units and the rationale behind the siting of cemeteries . |
19 | This link with the President has given rise to speculation that Mr Morrison may be acting as a pathfinder to the appointment of a special envoy . |
20 | The consistent failure to implement findings has given rise to cynicism regarding research . |
21 | Rumour and the recent closure of a similar sanctuary in Hereford a week ago has given rise to closure fears . |
22 | Nell half expected to come face to face with Mahon inside . |
23 | A farmer who 's threatened to shoot her cattle rather than allow a bypass through her land , has come face to face with officials who want to build the road . |
24 | This has added insult to injury of a privatisation carried out against the wishes of the public . |
25 | The Australian Board has added insult to injury . |
26 | FoE condemns Britain 's environment record , but says PM has pushed issue to top of world agenda Downing St plays down meeting with Porritt Praise and blame for ‘ green ’ Thatcher . |
27 | She took Bible-reading classes among her nurses , and tried to lead sinners to repentance , and Florence Nightingale was afraid this might damage the reputation of workhouse nursing . |
28 | This has produced savings to date of £24m of which £13m related to manpower . |
29 | Yet another , fortunately quite rare , follows you around when it sees secateurs in your hands and drops a few eggs into the soft pith of the stem when you make a cut , before the cut wound has had time to callus and heal itself — another reason why you should always try to confine cutting to a fine dry day . |
30 | The report says that European regulation has opened markets to competition , so that users are less dependent on their national phone monopolies and can insist on competitive bidding . |