Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [verb] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hate what she is doing to Rodney even more . " |
| 2 | Mrs. McKenzie , whose mother was also a member of Grayshott Good Companions , will be very sorry to leave the Thursday afternoon friends she has known for so long — but she will not be sitting at home alone as she is going to Grayshott 's weekly day centre . |
| 3 | The sculpture she is offering to Europe celebrates with sensuality the union of mother with child , male with female , peoples and the Community , our continent with the universe . |
| 4 | Model Carla 's dash as she is linked to Mick … |
| 5 | She is whispering to Ariel , ‘ Run , my darling , run ! ’ |
| 6 | ‘ King Henry has decreed that it stays here until she is restored to Scotland . ’ |
| 7 | Later on in the year she is travelling to South Africa to visit her daughter Michelle and grandaughter Taryn . |
| 8 | She is coming to Casa Sciorto tomorrow evening . ’ |
| 9 | She is brought to King Shahriyar who has a reputation for killing virgins after he has slept with them . |
| 10 | I think we need to say more about this , because while it is related to secularisation and is partly a direct result of laicisation , there is more to it than that . |
| 11 | The story makes some very profound points about the role of ritual in religion , the development of conceptual understanding , the meaning of the word " spiritual " and how it is related to religion . |
| 12 | In its lower aspect it is related to fertility and regeneration . |
| 13 | Zoologists term it the Patagonian cavy for it is related to guinea pigs or cavies of the Andes . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , I 'm not sure that I should be raking up all this , but in a way it is related to Luke 's attitude towards Elise , and you did ask … |
| 15 | The extra energy not being allowed to be expressed as an increase in c appears as a commensurate increase in f , that is : ( formula included ) where m is the photon equivalent mass ( yes I know it is related to E but I am trying not to confuse myself ) , E is the energy , and h is Mr Plank 's claim to fame . |
| 16 | The lower the tax rate the more costly it is to give to charity compared to ordinary spending . |
| 17 | Every time an ATP molecule is used to provide energy , a phosphate bond is broken , and it is converted to ADP , or adenosine diphosphate . |
| 18 | From the top of the drums , water is pumped to Tank 1 via the spray bar down through the foam and spar , from where it is transferred to Tank 2 up through more spar . |
| 19 | Does Labour pledge that , if it is elected to government , no one will wait any length of time for an operation ? |
| 20 | Too often now death comes to one alone and unprepared and the news of it is broken to others , perhaps at night , by an impersonal voice on the telephone . |
| 21 | It states the peerage conferred ( whether it be a barony , a viscountcy , etc. ) and prescribes the mode in which it is to descend to heirs . |
| 22 | There are at least three kinds of validity : construct validity which refers to the degree to which the test seems to be based on psychological theory , content validity which describes how well the test measures what it is intended to measure and criterion validity which indicates its value as a predictor using as criteria other measures of relevant performance . |
| 23 | Firstly , the topping up mechanism while it is geared to ability to pay is the only own resource precisely defined in this way . |
| 24 | It is well worth visiting and contains facsimiles of many fine and interesting manuscripts , but be prepared for the fact that it is geared to schools and is therefore rather didactic . |
| 25 | Rye must be soaked in hot water to destroy an anti-growth hormone in the seed coat before it is given to livestock , but triticale kernels can be fed directly to livestock with no harmful side-effects . |
| 26 | HIV is a very weak virus and can only survive for a very short time when it is exposed to air outside the human body . |
| 27 | Only when it is exposed to chemicals that harden the tissue and inhibit decay , a method known as fixation , is the brain easily studied and only then will it reveal the complexities of its organization . |
| 28 | Timed to keep in step with commemorations of wartime anniversaries , it is hoped to tie-in flying activities with each of the events throughout the year . |
| 29 | The design process must be managed so that it is completed to quality within cost and time targets and with all necessary decisions having been taken and expressed fully and clearly in specifications and drawings . |
| 30 | Ultraviolet can cause skin cancers and cataracts ( and probably other ailments ) in humans and it is damaging to plants and marine life . |