Example sentences of "[vb pp] [noun sg] to [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Robin Cook MP , objected to Lord Diplock 's suitability on the ground that he had been chairman of the Security Commission since 1971 , and had not formerly indicated any understanding of the concern for civil liberties and privacy which had given rise to public and press anxiety about the procedures of the security services . |
| 2 | ’ In practice these arrangements , like agency agreements , have given rise to confusion and friction , as well as in some cases to delay in determining applications . |
| 3 | The Britons were given mouth to mouth and heart massage but it was too late . |
| 4 | Taking account of moves towards further devolved management to schools and proposed greater consultation between headteachers and boards it is likely that training will be all the more important in the future . |
| 5 | In 1976 Huan was made ambassador to Belgium and to the European Communities , and in 1979 became vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences . |
| 6 | Some members of the ruling class have transferred property to relatives and friends to avoid death duties . |
| 7 | Ryan chairman Conor McCarthy said the Gulf War had seriously disrupted travel to Ireland and the US tourist market had yet to recover , although bookings from the Irish , UK and Continental markets were strong . |
| 8 | The French had promised independence to Lebanon but — to Churchill 's deep concern — de Gaulle seemed intent on clinging to France 's colonial power . |
| 9 | Executive circulars on 9 and 22 April had drawn attention to Conference and Executive decisions against Party members co-operating with or speaking from the same platform as members of the Communist Party . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've got Ransom to Venus and through his first conversation with the ‘ Eve ’ of that world : a difficult chapter … |
| 11 | Yet another , fortunately quite rare , follows you around when it sees secateurs in your hands and drops a few eggs into the soft pith of the stem when you make a cut , before the cut wound has had time to callus and heal itself — another reason why you should always try to confine cutting to a fine dry day . |
| 12 | He argued that the Europeans still needed time to arm and to build up their self-confidence . |
| 13 | Does the Secretary of State intend to thank those who have given service to Queen and country by making them not only jobless , but homeless ? |
| 14 | But supposing X-rays were normally displayed back to front or the way one looked at the person ? |
| 15 | The loss of the two ports was serious , as the English now had only limited access to Normandy and to the capital , Rouen , which had come to replace Paris . |
| 16 | Similar advances have been made in producing plants that have engineered resistance to viruses and fungi . |
| 17 | Already throughout their area of influence , rumours of closures has brought distress to residents and despair to carers facing the loss of respite care . |
| 18 | He was refused entry to Kuwait and asked for asylum in France.President Giscard d'Estaing asked the Shah his views and the Shah made one of the worst mistakes in his reign by agreeing the Khomeini should go to France , He assumed that the obstreperous priest would be les of a threat to him in distant , Christian France than in neighbouring , radical , Islamic country . |
| 19 | Acting President Akbarsho Iskandarov and his coalition government resigned on Nov. 10 , calling for a ceasefire as pro-communist militias laid siege to Dushanbe and occupied much of Tajikistan . |
| 20 | While one part of his armies laid siege to Madrid and another pressed westward along the north coast towards Bilbao , Franco studied the idea of uniting the Falange and the Carlist Comunión Tradicionalista . |
| 21 | Richards made it worryingly clear how far the Church was responsible for enshrining such illiberal attitudes , though to do it credit , the Church also introduced consent to marriage and made rape a crime against the person , rather than property . |
| 22 | Matthias Earbery the elder had sworn allegiance to William and Mary only ‘ as a conquered person ’ . |
| 23 | Up until the early years of the nineteenth century , the British monarch still laid claim to France and to represent this claim heraldically the Royal arms included fleurs-de-lis in the second quarter . |
| 24 | It was I who had introduced Thessy to McIllvanney and who had secured him the job with Cutwater , but Bonefish had only allowed his son into the wide wicked world because of his trust in me . |
| 25 | I 'd have given birth to twins and discovered what song the Sirens sang , and vaporized and condensed and fallen as snow all over central Calcutta . ’ |
| 26 | Environmental groups have claimed that British Gas 's operations have caused damage to crops and game animals . |
| 27 | For these reasons , ‘ payment by results ’ has remained anathema to teachers and their professional associations . |
| 28 | Apples were also taken west to Greece and Italy , and Homer refers to them in The Odyssey , which was written between 900 and 800 BC . |
| 29 | So why not put pen to paper and win a wardrobe of fashions . |
| 30 | Gordon Knapper of the biscuit kilns department at Alexandra has put pen to paper and composed this cautionary ode on the yuletide tradition of giving presents . |