Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [verb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main reasons for writing to the Lancet are frustration that we have been discredited , that our grants depend on this work and also that all the evidence is in writing . ’ |
| 2 | He gave me two good reasons for moving to the city . |
| 3 | Empirical evidence also began to build up , and Spooner ( 1972 ) , in a study of employers who had moved to the southwest found that more of them cited the attractive environment of Devon and Cornwall as reasons for moving to the area , than its labour supply , and Lonsdale and Browning ( 1971 , 267 ) found that manufacturing plants in 10 southern USA States were more orientated to rural than urban areas and that : ‘ manufacturing firms appear to be placing increased emphasis on rural and small town sites ’ . |
| 4 | Vice Chair , I have given the Council , I believe , many good reasons for electing to the office of Lord Mayor for this year . |
| 5 | ‘ Perhaps not , and he may have had sentimental reasons for going to the little hut , but I want to be sure . |
| 6 | And three words per second is the way that television presenters make er , their scripts for presenting to the public in a news bulletin . |
| 7 | The child needs to be motivated and so receiving rewards for going to the lavatory when reminded or for staying dry can be an incentive for the younger child . |
| 8 | It is also evident that , unlike Carter , Reagan had no inhibitions about tending to the needs of congressmen in return for their support . |
| 9 | The hope is that these peptides might compete with the virus proteins for binding to the receptor molecules . |
| 10 | In part this resulted from increased opportunities for exporting to the periphery . |
| 11 | Although throughout the crisis Alexander III had expressed his contempt for any concessions to appease the government 's critics , for some two months after coming to the throne he hesitated to reverse official policy . |
| 12 | I 'm getting worn out doing this , it 's hurting my eyes after going to the pictures and then doing all these bingo cards for granddad |
| 13 | Signatories of GATT could institute tariff changes which might discriminate against third parties only if done over a long period of time , so giving those third parties the opportunities of adjusting to the change without suffering severe economic disruption . |
| 14 | Five aspects of belonging to the Spirit |
| 15 | Make a simple plan of the area and trace or copy shapes of paving to the same scale . |
| 16 | A lot of people went back to hospital within 2 or 3 months of moving to the community . |
| 17 | In November 1558 , she was succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth , who within a few months of coming to the throne had authorized a new religious settlement which once again left the country officially Protestant . |
| 18 | But , within a couple of months of coming to the throne , Siraj-ud-Daula marched on Calcutta , seized and plundered it after a few days of frantic but ill-prepared resistance , and allowed the few British survivors of the seige to be locked up in the prison of the fortress for the night . |
| 19 | It 's important to get the balance right , so we will be looking to make sure that the policies and procedures , not only follow our guidelines with regard to the welfare of the child , but do also make sure that the parents are fully involved er and informed about the process as it moves through . |
| 20 | ‘ The office of a sample is to present to the eye the real meaning and intention of the parties with regard to the subject-matter of the contract which , owing to the imperfection of language , it may be difficult or impossible to express in words . |
| 21 | Other members did not mince their words with regard to the British government . |
| 22 | I must admit , that they carry a huge chip on their shoulders with regard to the English . |
| 23 | ( a ) The enactment of Bills Subject only to slight doubts with regard to the union legislation ( see below , pp.126–30 ) Parliament may legislate on anything . |
| 24 | Thus , if X , Y and Z trustees direct A Ltd , the shares of which are owned by the trust , to pay dividends to B ( the beneficiary ) direct , or the agent of B , and the trustees make an appropriate return to the Revenue then they are not required to take any further steps with regard to the assessment of B to income tax . |
| 25 | Marion and her son had an agreeable high tea of poached eggs on toast , tea and cakes , went for a little walk along Old Compton Street and bought some gorgonzola and a pound of cherries before returning to the theatre for the evening show ; he was allowed to watch the first act from the wings before making his way back to Putney on his own . |
| 26 | Contemporaries believed that the riots which occurred at elections were frequently caused by " hired gangs " employed by one of the parties to prevent their opponents ' supporters from coming to the poll . |
| 27 | The fans absolutely loved him and would throng the terraces to witness his extrovert pre-match warm-up sessions , in which he entertained and even amused the supporters before returning to the dressing-room as mud-stained and soiled as if he had been playing in a game . |
| 28 | ‘ These factors do discourage shoppers from coming to the centre . |
| 29 | He intended to stay six months before returning to the secure family practice . |
| 30 | THERE was a somewhat disturbing influence of life imitating art at San Quentin prison last month when Robert Alton Harris chose his last words before going to the gas chamber . |