Example sentences of "[noun sg] to [indef pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As members of a Pathfinder Squadron they were allowed to wear a small brass albatross on their left breast pocket , immediately under their wings , and this was the only indication to anyone outside the RAF that they were in any way out of the ordinary . |
| 2 | All the services listed offer free guidance to anyone over the age of 19 who has been away from education for a significant period . |
| 3 | The entrance to one at the east end of Loch Gorm , which can be seen when the water level is low , is rather puzzling and could as easily be the remains of a wall as a path to the island , particularly as when seen in those conditions there appear to be the walls of a square building on the south side about halfway to the island , and if the water level has been raised to improve the fishing it may not be a true crannog . |
| 4 | ‘ This little oasis is a great pleasure to everyone in the area and it would be a travesty if it were ever to go the same way as everywhere else in the Newbury district — for commercial gain . ’ |
| 5 | The aims of this new coalition were to press the British government into acting more forcefully against terrorism and to force a return to something like the old majority rule at Stormont . |
| 6 | The English writer Max Beerbohm spoke of how the music-halls had ‘ grown up with reference to nothing but the public 's own needs and aspirations ’ , of how the audience was ‘ the maker of the form ’ , and of how music-hall had always offered ‘ a great chance to any student of humanity at large ’ . |
| 7 | Finally , on Sunday morning Emerson woke up to find it raining — and Monza is not the track for rain , nor is rain a help to someone on the third row of the grid . |
| 8 | He arrived late yesterday afternoon , it seems , and he has offered to give a little recital to anyone on the island who wishes to attend . |
| 9 | He seemed to be more content to be just a consultant to everyone in the music business than actually being a pioneer . |
| 10 | You can put one question to anybody in the image , who has to answer in role — or out of role ( but be consistent ! ) . |
| 11 | She said then , very quickly , like a trick question to someone in the Yes/No interlude on the Michael Miles Quiz Show : ‘ Marriage Guidance did n't do much for your need to dump , did it ? ’ |
| 12 | Had we followed the advice of our so-called revolutionary counsellors , this substantial move toward a political revolution would not have taken place to anything like the extent shown by the figures . |
| 13 | I was paying attention to everything in the airplane . |
| 14 | Under the Protection of Children ( Tobacco ) Act of 1986 it is illegal to sell any tobacco product to anyone below the age of 16 . |
| 15 | ‘ I wondered if I could be of service to anyone in the theatre . ’ |
| 16 | These data are insufficient to establish the variation of seismic wave speeds with depth in the Moon to anything like the same extent with which this has been possible in the Earth . |
| 17 | Well if you go if you stay till quarter to one in the morning how can you be sure there 's gon na be anything open |
| 18 | Until very recently , the SAAF maintained units at Port Elizabeth ( or just PE to everyone within the RSA ) . |
| 19 | But he refused to compare the projected newspaper to anything on the present market , and insisted that only he could shape it . |
| 20 | Forty-two years as a devoted servant to this club is an astonishing record and Ken 's dedication to and belief in Athletico is an example to everyone in the world of football . |
| 21 | ‘ Some of it has been Sunday League stuff — and that is with due respect to anyone in the Sunday League . |
| 22 | ‘ All clear , Charles ? ’ shouted the man at the head of the queue to someone at the door . |
| 23 | They 're no use to anyone in the Bazaar , they all have modern rifles now . |
| 24 | The user gets access to everything through the control desk applications application , programmers get a swish Windows-based Developers Workstation and executives get a new Decision Support/Executive Information System . |
| 25 | The user gets access to everything through the control desk applications application , programmers get a swish Windows-based Developers Workstation and executives get a new Decision Support/Executive Information System . |
| 26 | Many of you will already have access to a personal computer and most of you will have access to one in the future . |
| 27 | Once upon a time he had instant access to anyone in the office ; now he would telephone and be put on hold . |
| 28 | In addition to anything in the exchange rules , the FSA created a criminal offence of manipulation , describing it as the creation of a false or misleading impression as to the state of the market . |
| 29 | Erm , some years ago , the Executive Committee set us the target of reducing our deficit to nil , and reducing the deficit to nil by the year ninety-one , ninety-two . |
| 30 | Pregnancy , however , is a relatively brief and dramatic bodily change , succeeded by reversion to something like the former state . |