Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adv] [vb pp] [noun pl] to " in BNC.
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1 | The PLO quickly dispatched delegations to Cairo , Amman and Damascus and made it known that it would not disrupt the process . |
2 | ‘ But Pratesi never submitted plans to you ? ’ |
3 | Little Billy always told lies to his mother , but they were never convincing . |
4 | This perception of Reagan as an ideologue had its beneficial side for ‘ the strong beliefs that made many voters fearful of Reagan also attracted voters to him , since they suggested leadership and decis-iveness — qualities widely felt to be lacking in the Carter presidency ’ . |
5 | To provide a further economic incentive for emission sources to reduce the pollutant emissions , Norway later introduced rebates to polluters in proportion to the amount of pollution reduction achieved by them ( OECD , 1980c ) . |
6 | The reopening of foreign contacts with the United States and the imperialist powers of Europe rapidly brought matters to crisis point . |
7 | Nationalists organized in " Citizens ' Committees " attempted to pre-empt the Estonian Supreme Soviet elections by holding at the end of February and in early March privately organized elections to a rival " Congress of Estonia " , intended as a revival of the parliament of the independent pre-war republic . |
8 | A working party in Ayrshire and Arran recently invited consumers to meetings and commissioned a survey on consumer views . |