Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] to [pron] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Taylor was educated at home and at a private day-school , and as apprentice to his father .
2 Brian — better known as BK to his friends — went to the Ukraine in November on a visit organised by the Life Church of Mobile .
3 The pressure for change to which intellectuals were subjecting the government was perhaps best illustrated by the fact that on the right of the political spectrum even Mikhail Pogodin , the philosopher of Official Nationality , fell out with the authorities in the course of the war .
4 Although it is not certain that property qualifications were required for liverymen , several companies are known to have imposed minima for admission to their freedom .
5 Sunderland asked for a £50,000 facility fee for admission to their match with Middlesbrough .
6 Students at Tirana 's Enver Hoxha University began boycotting classes on Feb. 6 to press demands for improvements to their accommodation , for an end to compulsory study of Marxist theory and the history of the ruling Party of Labour ( PLA ) , and for a change in the university 's name .
7 Interest on borrowing for improvements to your home can qualify for tax relief providing your total house purchase/home improvement borrowing together does not exceed £30,000 under current Government regulations .
8 And then they would start wrangling , and she would shout that he was keeping her awake and fall asleep while he listened for hours to her breathing ; and next morning reprisals would be exacted for her fatigue .
9 Some chat for hours to their dog ; some talk to plants , and of course some people talk for fun , because they like doing it .
10 This handy little tool comes in its own olive green nylon case with loop for attachment to your waist belt or kit bag .
11 Eva attributes her education and training for officership to her mother 's self giving and determination .
12 In 1866 he was allowed to use the arms of the Empress Elisabeth of Austria , as photographer to Her Majesty .
13 IRAN yesterday demanded the extradition of demonstrators who ransacked several of its embassies on Sunday , including the mission in London , and said it would claim compensation from Western governments for damage to its property .
14 They do not , like other fines , go into the public purse but into the pocket of victims who have already been compensated by the same jury for damage to their reputation .
15 The occupier accepts no liability for injuries suffered by visitors or for damage to their property . "
16 Following a consumer deal in which the consumer bought a hot bottle direct from the manufacturer , the consumer may claim for damage to his bed after the bottle burst .
17 For this reason a non-occupier can not maintain a claim in nuisance and an occupier 's right to damages for his personal injuries is ancillary to his claim for compensation for damage to his property .
18 Our Appointed Repairers Scheme is designed to supplement this inspection service and if you live in an area covered by the Scheme and you intend to make a claim under the policy for damage to your motor car we suggest that you consult one of our Appointed Repairers who will offer you the following advantages should they carry out the repair : —
19 Begin to look for route to his home in A-Z .
20 The practitioner works as the officer of the organisation to test for entitlement to its services , perhaps using functional assessment methods .
21 The differences between disciplines to which Taylor refers mean that the discussion will to some extent be an abstract one , moving at a level at which one can identify general ideas , characteristics and trends .
22 For more than two years from mid-1986 , Mazur — known as Musella to his drug world contacts — risked his life as he sought to infiltrate the smugglers in an operation known as C-Chase .
23 It would provide a reminder that the impact of Government policies on business should be taken into account before they are implemented , not left until afterwards , when the choice could be between damage to our competitiveness and a damaging climb-down by the Government .
24 You will understand when I say that I should like a poem to stand as preface to your book , a poem which we have both admired so much , Thomas Hardy 's ‘ Afterwards ’ .
25 On May 12 , 1990 , Guinea launched an international appeal for aid to its citizens living near the Liberian border in the south , whose food supplies had been depleted by the arrival of Liberian refugees since the outbreak of civil war in Liberia in December 1989 .
26 Mark you start talking about hygiene to me dear whenever you pass your basic hygiene test .
27 Edward , known as David to his family , did not want the role of Kingship , but then , neither did his brother Bertie .
28 He also blamed the English family connexion of the crown princess for opposition to his politics at court .
29 Vincent Skinner , the Writer of the Tallies , complained that ‘ the distraction I have had about quarrels to my place have hindered me much and now so utterly discouraged me that the service I intended to have done I could not .
30 God remains commited for good or for ill to his people .
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