Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He expected William Temple to back Henson and was grieved to find that his hero was weak because he refused to stand up and fight . |
| 2 | He vigorously defended against all comers the enormous expense of bringing La Scala to Scotland . |
| 3 | He also led MCC teams to New Zealand ( 1960–61 ) and North America ( 1959 and 1967 ) . |
| 4 | Anxious about leaving ‘ my bairns ’ when she visited Britain , she began to take them with her , first bringing Atim Eso to Dundee in 1883 , where the six-month-old baby was christened Janie Slessor . |
| 5 | Patrick paused to glance at Chris , who was helping Molly Fletcher to hand round cups of coffee . |
| 6 | Palace may prefer Bobby Bowry to Simon Osborn in midfield . |
| 7 | The former Master golfer should know , having partnered David Llewellyn to victory in 1987 , and he has the added incentive of trying to equal Jack Nicklaus 's record of three individual crowns . |
| 8 | On his first day in charge , he sold Andy Ritchie to Motherwell . |
| 9 | QUITE HOW it happened I 'm still not sure , but about a year ago I was shamelessly conned into driving Christie Hennessy to Cork in a rented car . |
| 10 | We are delighted to welcome back LTA Rover coach Olga Morozova to Tennis World . |
| 11 | Richmondshire Ramblers meet Nun 's Close car park , to catch SettleCarlisle train to Ribblehead for 8 mile walk , 9.45am . |
| 12 | Isabelle Pech pursued Richard Burley to Britain after he suddenly broke off their summer romance and disappeared . |
| 13 | In September 1991 the then Prime Minister , Toshiki Kaifu , introduced the current PKO bill , which limited SDF participation to UN peacekeeping forces , as the successor to the measure which had failed to win legislative approval in 1990 . |
| 14 | Richmondshire Ramblers meet Nun 's Close car park , Richmond , to catch Settle-Carlisle train to Ribblehead for 8 mile walk , 9.45am . |
| 15 | That night I became a madman , and beat Sir Danvers to death — for no reason at all . |
| 16 | Tourists on the Riviera in the 1930's moved Beverly Nichols to desperation : ‘ Ye Gods the people ! ’ , he wrote , ‘ Drunken , debauched , heartless , of an incredible vulgarity — swooping , screaming , racketing . ’ |
| 17 | The Singapore government retaliated by instructing Singapore companies to delist in Malaysia and by setting up its over-the-counter market in Malaysian shares . |
| 18 | We invited Corpus Christi to tea and they in turn invited us to a sumptuous Sunday brunch in their garden overlooking Christ Church meadow . |
| 19 | ‘ I invited Don Marco to lunch . |
| 20 | HOWARD WILKINSON may have shocked the football world by off-loading Eric Cantona to Manchester United , but he has left Alex Ferguson clutching a dangerous timebomb . |
| 21 | After the pictures were developed , Dick Wixsom invited Dick Hansen to lunch with the words , ‘ I think we may have found your P-40 . ’ |
| 22 | This latter possibility had been uppermost in loyalist minds since January of the previous year when O'Neill had broken with all previous precedent and invited Sean Lemass to Stormont . |
| 23 | Clapham Junction to S S erm Thornton Heath and he has Thornton Heath to Selhurst Park . |
| 24 | His testimony at Aylesbury Crown Court led to Alban Turner , 26 , being jailed for life for stabbing Michael Galvin to death . |
| 25 | Leicester 3 , Barnsley 1 A SECOND successive Gary Mills penalty helped Leicester City to victory and took them well into the promotion play-off frame after an awkward encounter at Filbert Street , writes Henry Morton . |
| 26 | ARSENAL manager George Graham last night sold Perry Groves to Southampton and said : ‘ He never got a fair deal from the fans . ’ |
| 27 | He committed Rajinder Anand to Brixton Prison for 14 days for contempt , fined his brother £2500 and their company , Global Impex , £5000 . |
| 28 | Boss Colin Murphy , who took over from David Webb at the end of a turbulent season for the club , has been forced to sell Dean Austin to Spurs for £500,000 and Peter Butler to West Ham for £275,000 . |
| 29 | OUTRAGE : BBC reporter Kevin Connally ( left ) and Reuter 's Kurt Schork ( centre ) help carry Ruza Glavas to safety after the mortar attack on the cemetery |
| 30 | Carn Mor Dearg to Ben Nevis |