Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were expected to take about twenty minutes to sink to the bottom . |
| 2 | Machinery does exist for selected authorities to appeal to the Secretary of State , and in 1986/7 several rate-capped councils appealed for and obtained redetermined spending levels . |
| 3 | Manchester-based Airtours needed 50 per cent of Owners ' shareholders to agree to the deal , but failed to get the necessary votes . |
| 4 | We want these moneys to go to the coal mining areas , many of which are represented by Labour Members . |
| 5 | Five pitches to go to the break at the end of the difficulties , four hours of daylight left . |
| 6 | And the other thing to say to from me is yes , we would love a multiplicity of views to go to the District Health Authority , I and my predecessor Betty Stanford , who were District Council Members on that health authority , we were there and able to listen to and able to contribute to the debate , the Government White Paper has taken us off , so that is not a good start in terms of how you involve the city and the district with the policy decisions of the health authority . |
| 7 | Having opened up the process of selecting technologies that surround the core System V.4 operating system beyond Unix System Laboratories Inc , Unix International plans to go to the industry at large for three technologies this year , according to president Peter Cunningham . |
| 8 | Having opened up the process of selecting technologies that surround the core SVR4 operating system beyond Unix System Labs ( UX No 42 ) , Unix International plans to go to the industry at large for three technologies this year , according to UI president Peter Cunningham . |
| 9 | Last night , Mr Krenz told a Communist Party rally that the new travel regulations , allowing East Germans to go to the West whenever they wish , should be taken as proof that the government was ‘ serious about the policy of renewal ’ . |
| 10 | In such circumstances LIFESPAN RDBI will make a number of attempts to write to the error log . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Individuals possess conveyances to go to the country . |
| 13 | Nathan took my keys , brought the first aid kit from the car , and broke open some antiseptic wipes to attend to the cut . |
| 14 | They waited tea for another twenty minutes , before Beth addressed the two impatient children with the solemn words , ‘ If the others do n't have the good manners to come to the table at the proper time , then we 'll start without them . ’ |
| 15 | Meanwhile , the NSF-controlled radio and television services had been calling its supporters to come to the square ; some were brought by lorry , and by mid-evening they had forced the anti-NSF demonstrators , now outnumbered , to retreat from the Square . |
| 16 | It took seconds for her eyes to adjust to the darkness . |
| 17 | It took seconds for his eyes to adjust to the gloom . |
| 18 | It took a few minutes for his eyes to adjust to the dimness , and he remained still , blinking hard , making out the man standing directly in front of him holding the shotgun , while on the stairs to his left another person — a woman ? — was also holding what looked like a small pistol on him . |
| 19 | The first 500 readers to write to The Sugar Bureau will get a free copy of Easy Cooking On A Budget . |
| 20 | Clearly , training that allows the subjects to come to the task with these associations ready formed will be of help ; and equally clearly , reversed pre-training will have just the opposite effect . |
| 21 | The twenty-six signatories invited their fellow traders to come to the Crown and Anchor Tavern in the Strand on Thursday 9 May . |
| 22 | It is also a chance for home-grown designers to sell to the world . |
| 23 | Their mission complete the men divided into three parties to march to the coast , where it was planned that a submarine would pick them up . |
| 24 | When the desk-clerk left his post for a moment , crossing to the lifts to talk to the porter , she moved quickly to the desk and left an envelope addressed to Colonel Lin Foh upon it . |
| 25 | Farmers , too , need to understand more about the social impulses which prompt an increasing number of urbanites to look to the countryside for relaxation and enjoyment . |
| 26 | By contrast , in actions not brought under Ord. 53 the defendant must take positive steps to apply to the court to have the plaintiff 's case struck out if there is some ground for doing so . |
| 27 | There can be no alternative now but to press for guaranteed and unrestricted verifications , backed up by tougher international penalties against violators and greater pressure on all nations to accede to the treaty . |
| 28 | If you do want curry , it is lowest in calories to stick to the vegetable varieties . |
| 29 | The test , in every case , is whether reasonable people would understand the words to point to the plaintiff personally , and the journalist can not escape simply by widening the net of suspects . |
| 30 | We have taken steps to draw to the attention of all children who go into a home the fact that there is a telephone number , a contact point and a named officer separate from the home to whom they can complain if they feel the need . |