Example sentences of "[verb] to the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the first time South Africa has admitted it possessed nuclear weapons , though the United States government suggested as long ago as 1979 that Pretoria might possess an atom bomb after a satellite detected two nuclear-like flashes over Antarctic waters to the south of Cape Town . |
| 2 | Factions of labour that have through struggle or out of scarcity managed to create islands of privilege within a sea of exploitation will also just as surely rally to the cause of the alliance to preserve their gains . |
| 3 | The secretary was therefore directed to write to the Duke of Northumberland , asking permission to nominate him as president . |
| 4 | I have no information with which to write to the Chairman of the Committee asking it to investigate the sale . |
| 5 | I enclose copies of letters I have been obliged to write to the Managers of InterCity , Regional Railways , and ScotRail , and I would be grateful if you could take up these issues with British Rail on my behalf . |
| 6 | Please could I ask you to find a few minutes to write to the Secretary of State for Wales , Welsh Office , Cathays Park , Cardiff CF1 3NQ , urging him to persuade his cabinet colleagues of the importance of finding time for an Environment Bill which includes these measures . |
| 7 | We recently joined with other organisations to write to the Secretary of State for the Environment urging him to change the rules set out in Minerals Planning Guidance Note 3 . |
| 8 | The secretary was directed to write to the Master of the Horse , asking leave to nominate him as president of the College at the forthcoming general meeting . |
| 9 | Putting my point across verbally at meetings without notes has never been my forte , which is why I decided to write to the editor of Gay Scotland in the hope that the situation would change for the better . |
| 10 | It was further agreed that Joe McGhee be asked to write to the association of Chaplains to invite them to send a representative . |
| 11 | It is a good idea to get some of the conservation bodies to write to the Department of the Environment supporting the listing application as well , particularly the Georgian Group or Victorian Society if the building falls within their remit . |
| 12 | Coun Davies wants Aberconwy Borough Council to write to the President of the Board of Trade , Michael Heseltine , asking that the safeguard be written into exploration contracts being negotiated . |
| 13 | Immediately after The Builder published its report about Hall 's conclave on 30th August , 1856 , architects began to write to the Office of Works asking for details . |
| 14 | Section 312 Companies Act 1985 makes it unlawful for any compensation for loss of office to be made to a director of a company in connection with the transfer of all or any part of the company , unless the nature and particulars of the proposed payment have been disclosed to the members of the company and have been approved by the company . |
| 15 | I moved to the door of the bar , stepping lightly , warily . |
| 16 | Rangers boss Walter Smith admitted he has had Gordon in mind since Trevor Steven moved to the centre of the midfield at the start of the season . |
| 17 | She moved to the centre of the ring . |
| 18 | As regards external mediation efforts , the European Community ( EC ) moved to the imposition of sanctions on Yugoslavia , while at the UN there was increasingly urgent consideration of a mission by peacekeeping forces . |
| 19 | From there , by natural progression , Jinny moved to the memory of herself , crying into Keith 's comfortable jumper . |
| 20 | Leonora , depressed rather than frightened , moved to the shelter of his arms for the remainder of the journey . |
| 21 | Seymour Mullings , hitherto Minister of Finance , became Minister of Agriculture , replacing Horace Clarke , who moved to the Ministry of Mining and Energy , hitherto held by Hugh Small , who was moved to the newly organized Ministry of Industry and Commerce . |
| 22 | I moved to the back of my trench as Taff stood up to man the gun . |
| 23 | There was only one on duty today and I waited till he turned and moved to the back of the room then I walked quietly past him and out into the square . |
| 24 | She started up the engine and fumbled with the gears while he moved to the back of the vehicle and hauled out her overnight bag . |
| 25 | She moved to the foot of the stairs . |
| 26 | Hugh , who had been reading about the dangers of having a smoker as a cohabitee , waved his handkerchief through the air and moved to the edge of the terrace . |
| 27 | Leicester 19pts Northampton 22 NORTHAMPTON , boosted by 14 points from outside-half John Steele , moved to the top of Courage League One last night after the narrowest of victories in a splendid contest at Welford Road . |
| 28 | It put him five shots behind South Shields ' Jimmy Dryden , who chased him all the way last season in the Northern Masters , but when Dryden crumbled to an 81 , McLure moved to the top of the leader board by covering the open seven holes in level par in his second round and played superb golf to finish with a 72 . |
| 29 | Brannen moved to the top of the UK rankings for 1991 with 7,656 points and earned selection for the World Championships in Tokyo . |
| 30 | After Nairobi we moved to the south of Kenya to Mombasa on the coast , a predominantly Muslim area . |