Example sentences of "[noun prp] to [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Otherwise , devote a Saturday to touring the area . |
| 2 | We do not wish to commit Spain to entering the war merely in order to frighten England into … making peace by a naval promenade in the Channel . |
| 3 | We do not wish to commit Spain to entering the war merely in order to frighten England into a peace from which nothing but the independence of the Americans would be obtained … |
| 4 | Baker said in the debate that it was for Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to chose the option of peace by withdrawing Iraqi forces . |
| 5 | After that , it would be renewed only if the president indicated that China had adhered to human-rights commitments , stopped the export of goods made with prison labour and made ‘ overall significant progress ’ on a set of other matters , which range from ceasing religious persecution in Tibet to prohibiting the transfer of missile technology to Syria , Pakistan and Iran . |
| 6 | Both of these sides will have to bring out something special if they are to come as close as Jed to upsetting the championship applecart . |
| 7 | He quoted me in the same paragraph , but somehow omitted some key words about the commitment of both Novell and USL to preserving the business model by which USL serves its licensees . |
| 8 | Just seventeen months separated that lowly first performance at The Ritz to headlining the city 's most prestigious concert hall . |
| 9 | If this is the case then it raises serious concerns about the commitment of the EC to reducing the range of economic prosperity within its boundaries . |