Example sentences of "[pers pn] to its [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An interesting aspect of any ‘ counter-revolution ’ is that it takes the terms of the ‘ revolution ’ and turns them to its own purposes . |
| 2 | Always initially wash the brush in cold water and then clean it properly with soap and water , then return it to its correct shape with your fingers . |
| 3 | Lavender put her pencils back into the rather damp pencil-box and returned it to its correct place on her own desk . |
| 4 | However the plans have been branded ‘ ludicrous ’ by Southport 2000 , a group set up to help preserve the town 's heritage and restore it to its Victorian splendour . |
| 5 | Now it 's hoped to restore it to its unfinished state and open a unique college for stonemasons . |
| 6 | This will form a one-stitch ladder to each side of the cable making working easier and the stitch will not run because you have secured it to its adjacent needle . |
| 7 | There are also purist considerations : should the integrity of the original object be maintained , or may it be tampered with to display it to its best advantage ? |
| 8 | The report was able to recount what had been done in the first year of effort of the newly-organised national campaign for emancipation but to stress continuity through reliance on the circulation of pamphlets by Wilberforce and Clarkson ; reformers were ‘ thus enabled to proceed under the conduct of the same veteran Champions who had first led the battle against the African Slave Trade and who had pursued it to its final extinction ’ . |
| 9 | Daily visits to East Oxford soon restored it to its former glory . |
| 10 | They spent an additional £45,000 on renovating it — although the beacon needs more work to restore it to its former glory . |
| 11 | Others , unable to bear the grief , swore to remain in their homeland and rebuild it to its former glory . |
| 12 | Barr has claimed that ‘ today 's grant would have to be increased by 12 per cent to restore its purchasing power to its level in 1978/79 , and by nearly 25 per cent to restore it to its 1962/63 peak ’ . |
| 13 | Fairfax was looking forward to restoring it to its pristine splendour and stuffing it to the roof with Caroline antiques . |
| 14 | And so it 's keeping up the the good work that 's of of lobbying MPs to such a degree that they they 've got to back it which is what 's brought it to its second reading as one of the most popular er private member 's bills in history . |
| 15 | Click on the edge of a cell and you can drag it to its new position . |
| 16 | These it brings with it to its new life . |
| 17 | The opportunities for successfully re-using a structure to which it is necessary to make major modifications in order to suit it to its new task are small , even with ironwork of exceptionally good quality . |
| 18 | Formerly a private hotel , it has needed only a little work to convert it to its new use . |
| 19 | Scott pulled the Beretta from its shoulder holster and handed it to Hitch , who held the weapon for a minute before returning it to its rightful owner . |
| 20 | ‘ I intend to return it to its rightful owner , ’ she said grittily . |
| 21 | I 'm sure it 's previously been reported stolen , so we 'll try to restore it to its rightful owner . |
| 22 | It was upstairs again , and now twenty-past eight , and she was informed by her apparent new friend that they had to join a small team to clean the toilets , which meant bringing the buckets down stairs , emptying them in the larger buckets arrayed along the wall by a side door ; then wash out each utensil under a pump and return it to its particular cubicle . |
| 23 | Probable misconceptions about a consultant supporter 's role have to be handled , credibility and relevance of one 's own experience need to be established in a non-assertive but authoritative way ; appreciation of the teachers ' professional expertise needs to be conveyed , together with an awareness of the difficulties that can prevent them from exercising it to its fullest extent ; and it needs to be spelt out clearly what such a group would be able to offer and what , together , one may reasonably hope to achieve — one must not raise hopes of cures for all ills . |
| 24 | There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography , and to use it to its fullest potential . |
| 25 | Use pliers or a small spanner to turn the spindle to full on , noting how many turns this took so you can then restore it to its original position later . |
| 26 | One coach only needs a small amount of work to restore it to its original condition , but the other requires extensive work . |
| 27 | This should be laid to the side intact so that you can restore it to its original place when the hole is refilled once the digging is completed . |
| 28 | This may mean demolishing the building or returning it to its original use . |
| 29 | Oh ! hear me witness that my heart is set on higher things ; it would sail into far seas unvisited of man , but always there is this anchor of the flesh chaining it to its native shore . ’ |
| 30 | Each standing stone collects the raw power and channels it to its inward neighbour . |