Example sentences of "[vb past] [subord] [verb] to the " in BNC.
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1 | I say that on behalf of the party he beat as opposed to the one that he put into third place — the Conservative party , which was marginalised in that by-election . |
2 | While he condemned as pride the solitary life-style which arises from self-reliance rather than faith in God ( 14.87 ) he countered his opponents with another Scriptural quotation from Osee ( Hosea ) 2:14 interpreted as referring to the relationship between God and the soul : " I will lead her into solitude , and I will speak to her heart " ( 13.83 ) . |
3 | Today the British and Irish Prime Ministers debated whether to talk to the terrorists . |
4 | Beer consumption fell as compared to the pre-war period , and did not pick up again to 1945 levels until 1968 . |
5 | Jocelyne Saab , on the other hand , took issue with the question itself , which she saw as confined to the typically limited preoccupations of White , Western , middle-class feminists . |
6 | This non-rationalist basis for eliciting support Weber saw as counterposed to the traditional legitimacy of established authority figures , or to the rational — legal authority formalized in bureaucratic systems and based on their superior technical ability . |
7 | could I also remark to erm Councillor made as regards to the er any progress to er , to eliminate these er primary bends , which one of the most dangerous sets of road |
8 | That was the point I made when responding to the intervention of the hon. Member for Swansea , East , when I mentioned section 12(1) of the Theft Act 1968 . |
9 | The ship ended her seagoing life when she was berthed in the West Old Dock , Leith , in 1928 where she remained until moved to the Newcastle Quay in 1969 . |
10 | Sometimes she found certain phrases , certain inflections creeping into her French which she recognized as belonging to the Princesse . |