Example sentences of "[verb] one 's [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | However that may be , it is , surely , part of the very meaning of being rational that one tries to organise one 's mental stance towards the world so that it is consistent and comprehensive , consistent in that its elements do not frustrate each other , comprehensive in that it covers one 's stance to as wide as possible a range of phenomena . |
| 2 | The meat is not eaten and has no market value , but the dried eyes and the sexual organs of the boto are often sold as amulets to increase one 's attractiveness to the opposite sex , or to increase the bearer 's sexual powers . |
| 3 | Granted , one must not hypothesise wildly ; one must confine one 's speculation to the framework of known historical data and probabilities . |
| 4 | The more one betrays one 's language to commercial interests , the greater the possibility that those in authority will reward one 's efforts . |
| 5 | One might expect one 's money to be used to buy holidays or be handed to charity , but that is not what happens . |
| 6 | There 's no other way to get out of this nightmare land than to crunch one 's way to the arch . |
| 7 | A literal translation of the first is scarcely interpretable : to make warm throats of something ; the second translates into something a little easier to construe : t o give one 's tongue to the cat . |
| 8 | One of the er matters that er one needs to apply one 's mind to in considering whether or not this land serves a greenbelt function or not , is to look at the land and assess whether or not it is more closely associated with the village or more closely associated with the er agricultural open land beyond the village . |
| 9 | To bare one 's soul to a member of my profession , Mr Barnett , is no small hurdle to surmount . |
| 10 | The idea of devoting one 's career to helping the other fellow on his way , rejoicing , may be ennobling but it is sometimes more evident in theory than in practice . |
| 11 | One should aim to cultivate one 's mind to its utmost potential . |
| 12 | Only a small part of the side of the boat and rail are depicted and three blues show up again and again throughout the collection and seem to draw one 's attention to a detail otherwise missed . |
| 13 | If gestures draw one 's attention to something , can we see ourselves as somehow drawing our own attention to how things look to us ? |
| 14 | She 's always on about ‘ doing one 's duty to those who have served one well ’ ! |
| 15 | Giving one 's name to a people , place or institution , or to the title of a book or play . |
| 16 | It is difficult to project one 's mind to a subsequent sale where the receipt has to be produced , but one can visualise difficulty where the solicitor for a purchaser objects to the receipt and refuses to settle until a receipt in conformity with the Form provided is produced . |
| 17 | COMPARE ONE 'S body to that of a chimpanzee — there are many similarities . |
| 18 | The life of science involves dedicating one 's life to the discovery of the nature of reality . |
| 19 | On June 20 Yegor Ligachev , the most prominent conservative in the most senior CPSU ranks , accused Gorbachev of making crucial political and economic decisions without consulting the party , and hinted that Gorbachev should resign , commenting : " One can not head the party , this leading force , without dedicating one 's time to it . " |
| 20 | Perhaps the best comparison is that of seasickness … finally one abandons one 's self to it , one has no longer even the strength to cover oneself with one 's pack as protection against splinters , and one scarcely still has left the strength to pray to God … |
| 21 | One feels vulnerable in baring one 's soul to another , so respect , compassion , and commitment , are essential . |
| 22 | It is not therefore always appropriate to allow one 's life to be dictated by the differing fiscal policies in force around the world . |
| 23 | ‘ All the Vermeers in New York ’ by Jon Jost , a film-maker whose sensibility could n't be farther away from Hollywood , examines the folly of seeking to transfer one 's attraction to a work of art toward a real person . |
| 24 | With two small children and no transport , like most of these women , the daytime journey across town is problematic , and the idea of going on one 's own in the evening ( leaving one 's husband to baby sit ) is seen as imposing too much of a strain on the marriage relationship . |
| 25 | ‘ The crux of military operations lies in the pretence of accommodating one 's self to the designs of the enemy . ’ |
| 26 | Before the Reformation it was common not only to commit one 's soul to Almighty God , but also to ‘ our Lady St. Mary and to all the holy company of heaven ’ . |
| 27 | There are even travel journals , containing descriptions of the Pyramids , for example , and precise instructions on how to make one 's way to the Holy Land . |