Example sentences of "[verb] to [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Top BBC leaders rally to defence of Birt |
| 2 | It 's this ‘ woman as victim ’ angle that particularly bothers other female musicians , especially Miki Berenyi , who was moved to write to Angst after Steven Wells ' Daisy Chainsaw interview ( wrongly ) alluded to Katie Jane Garside having been mentally and sexually abused as a child . |
| 3 | Quinn 's predatory skills outshone the player who cost 10 times more , Dean Saunders , who enjoyed the same sort of start when he moved to Villa from Liverpool . |
| 4 | ‘ Only stupid people , ’ said Lydia , moved to annoyance by Elizabeth 's woebegone demeanour . |
| 5 | He started off as doctor in the house , then he moved to doctor at sea and now he 's doctor in trouble , as a result of these Government policies . |
| 6 | ‘ When was Froggy approached to caddie for Brian Harley ? ’ |
| 7 | Benevolence contributed to harmony within God 's order . |
| 8 | Although the party is committed to freedom of information and devolution , it is not interested in proportional representation which would revitalise the political system . |
| 9 | Front Uni de Liberation Kanak ( FULK , Yann Celene Uregei l. ) ; expelled from the FLNKS coalition in January 1990 ; Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front ( FLNKS , Paul Neaoutyine , pres. ) , a four-party coalition committed to independence for New Caledonia ; |
| 10 | This key point about the exchange of bank deposits must be committed to memory by readers as it forms a basis for understanding the nature of the foreign exchange market and operations of banks within it . |
| 11 | There does seem to be a case , therefore , for some work in initial training to be based on a general language section or sub- department which is committed to presentation of language issues , and considering their relevance in schools and other institutions . |
| 12 | It remains by far the most convincing performance committed to disc by virtue of its natural pacing and brazen flair , which serve to underline the experimental nature of much of the content . |
| 13 | The ES is firmly committed to equality of opportunity for everyone . |
| 14 | This debate will continue to be the context in life of every person , including those committed to belief in God . |
| 15 | Iraq 's half-dozen Kurdish parties stopped fighting each other in 1987 to form the Kurdistan Democratic Front , committed to democracy for Iraq and autonomy for Kurdistan . |
| 16 | An alternative — and theoretically the more sound approach — is a ‘ demand-led ’ strategy in which general managers are committed to investment in development because they can see its importance . |
| 17 | Consequently , as Needham has pointed out , in so far as Chinese natural philosophy ‘ was committed to thinking of time in separate compartments or boxes , perhaps it was more difficult for a Galileo to arise who should uniformise time into an abstract geometrical co-ordinate , a continuous dimension amenable to mathematical handling ’ . |
| 18 | There appear to be no special forms or procedures which are required to be adopted in the county court where someone is found guilty of contempt in the face of the court and committed to prison under section 118 of the County Courts Act 1984 , although no doubt , if such an event were to occur , the court would follow the general approach required by Ord. 29 , r.1(5) of the County Court Rules 1981 ( as amended ) which applies in the case of committal for breach of injunctions . |
| 19 | If the debtor refuses to attend for oral examination he is liable to be committed to prison for contempt of court . |
| 20 | On 11 May 1992 the wife , Frances Butler , gave notice to the husband , Robert Butler , to show cause why he should not be committed to prison for contempt of court for breaches of an order dated 12 September 1991 prohibiting him from entering or visiting premises where she lived and from assaulting , molesting or harassing her . |
| 21 | But the next day the NIRC ordered three London dockers who had defied an order against blacking made on 12 June to be committed to prison for contempt of court . |
| 22 | In 1746 , for example , William Grant , who in spite of his seemingly humble occupation of carpenter was the son of an Inverness-shire laird , chose a particularly inconvenient moment to take leave from the service of the Hudson 's Bay Company and return to Scotland , for he was promptly committed to prison on suspicion of treason when he reached Scotland during the turmoil occasioned by the Jacobite Rising . |
| 23 | It is tempting to assume that those particularly committed to Language in Education would have replied , but there is no way of being sure about this . |
| 24 | This view is supported by the strong commitment of College staff ( 9 out of 13 institutions had 6+ staff with a prime commitment to language ) , whereas only 4 universities listed themselves as having even 1–2 people primarily committed to Language in Education . |
| 25 | The Trust is committed to training for work and we hope that the difficulties involved in funded training can continue to be tackled creatively in partnership with the TECs . |
| 26 | Which you will be opening to public on Channel Four . |
| 27 | Last June vote-hungry Mr Clinton promised to side with California . |
| 28 | Numerous research projects were set up to investigate patterns of transmitted deprivation where families appear to hand down problems from generation to generation . |
| 29 | The Hyundai HWS-SS10–41 , with the same configuration is expected to debut at $19,000 — Sun 's Model 41 costs $27,000 . |
| 30 | Grace Jones is not expected to guest on vocals . |