Example sentences of "[det] the [noun] to [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 He made an arrangement which , he claimed , would make him far richer than generals and admirals who led armies and fleets , a Trust Deed by which his assets were assigned to Trustees who made all the payments to creditors on the lines of that set up for Emma Hamilton .
2 He told the story of a loner , a drifter , a maverick boy who went from banner-waving at public meetings to protest at experiments on animals , all the way to incendiaries and assault and finally an attempted car bomb .
3 Ask the vendor about access to the roof space or spaces , and ask if all the keys to rooms , cupboards , garages , sheds etc , might be made available .
4 An experienced general manager has been retained in a consultancy role and has been present on practically all the visits to units since August 1991 .
5 He himself has an eye on the post of super-manager of a new Yugoslav ‘ economic space ’ and has called leaders from all the republics to talks on January 10th .
6 She 's a very conceited woman , Pete the adulterous told me she was a very conceited woman and er Neil says I I I 'd have to talk to him to him about this , she could n't discuss anything with him she would lay down the law , that was how it had to be and I said no I said Gerry and I , I had no hesitation , as I said , in putting the boot in and Brenda and Dave take the same the attitude to children that you let them first of all when they 're small , you have to tell them no like you do not
7 Their thoughts and comments are accompanied by the author 's intelligent and knowledgeable text , which will prove extremely valuable to both the newcomer to pastels , and to more experienced artists who have yet to discover the full potential of the medium .
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