Example sentences of "[vb pp] to [pron] [noun] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ms Oruene claimed that the faculty had varied to her detriment the terms on which it granted membership . |
| 2 | Trying to keep her voice calm , and almost choking on the tears of guilt that had come to her eyes the moment she heard her aunt speak , Constance said , ‘ Oh , Aunt Louise , I 've met a boy … no , not really a boy … a young man ’ — and she began to sob . |
| 3 | It might have been said that since one representative was absent they could not do anything about it , but the fact of the matter is they plainly had come to their decision the day before . |
| 4 | If matters are n't resolved to their satisfaction the environmental groups warn whatever Timbmet say they may well come back . |
| 5 | I seem to remember several cases in which the court considered to what extent the solicitor involves himself in the financial arrangements for a conveyancing transaction . |
| 6 | The training officer of one licensed dealer always recommended to his trainees the cheeky approach : " Call your clients by their Christian names . |
| 7 | Our 84 years young Vice-President had the honour of being presented to Her Majesty The Queen when , accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh , she officially opened the D.L.F. 's new Centre in Harrow Road , London , W.9 and saw demonstrations by physiotherapists and occupational therapists of some of the many aids and equipment available . |
| 8 | The Economic Directorate of the Russian President 's Administration transferred to its budget the personnel and funds ( including hard currency ) of the Kremlin , the USSR President 's Administration and the Interstate Economic Committee — IEC , which was set up in November [ see p. 38581 ] . |
| 9 | It remains to be seen to what extent the operation of the new mergers policy will prove successful in helping to preserve a competitive environment throughout the EC . |
| 10 | She described the extraordinary tameness of the animals in the wild game parks and conveyed to her audience the beauty of the scenery . |
| 11 | By the time they had got to their feet the gunman had jumped through the open passenger door and the wheels shrieked in protest as the car sped away from the hotel . |
| 12 | We should by now have demonstrated to your satisfaction the enormous importance of the process of settlement . |
| 13 | No politicians ever come to visit them : 75% of the houses are in a precarious position , and compared to our lives the conditions are desparately poor for at least 40% of the population . |
| 14 | Remember , if you have relatively few models in your frontage compared to your depth the advantage of the rank bonus is accentuated because neither you nor your enemy can inflict many casualties . |
| 15 | Peirithous , king of the Lapiths in Thessaly , invited to his wedding the Centaurs , wild man-horses of the mountains who were both neighbour and kin to him . |
| 16 | It is not yet known to what extent the original provisions contained in Part V will remain unchanged when the full provisions on unlisted securities are finally implemented . |
| 17 | Mrs Brown has spoken to her MP the Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd . |
| 18 | His words brought to her eyes the same look that is in an eagle 's eyes as she flies again above moorland of the Western Isles and watches , far below , her own shadow flighting across the wild moorland wastes of Callanish . |
| 19 | Someone brought to his notice the fifth commandment , to honour your father and mother . |
| 20 | A recent auction sale brought to my mind the fascinating subject of tally sticks , which could make a wonderfully interesting and historically interesting collection . |
| 21 | His self defence , and I now read from actually only a paragraph or so earlier than my opening passage , his self defence in the reason of Church government is quite interesting erm ‘ If I hunted after praise by the ostentation of wit and learning , I should not write thus out of mine own season , when I have neither yet completed to my mind the full circle of my private studies , although I complain not of any insufficiency to the matter in hand , or were I ready to my wishes it were a folly to commit anything elaborately composed to the careless and interrupted listening of these tumultuous times . |
| 22 | When asked , she tells me it was given to her ancestress the Duchesse de Guise by Marie Antoinette . |
| 23 | Yet the last in the little series of stories about the ark would have recalled to their minds the story of chapter 4 , and would have reminded them that though they were irrevocably , for better for worse , for richer for poorer , the people of God , they did not have God in their pocket , and could never keep him there . |
| 24 | His name is Dick and although our conversations are strictly limited to what day the binmen are coming and blimey , was n't the post late today , I do think he would make the most fascinating subject . |
| 25 | it would have gone to whichever region the sales manager responsible or the regional managing director |
| 26 | In the matter of misguided teaching , it may well be asked to what extent the missionaries of the western world have contributed to the immense amount of suffering endured by underdeveloped peoples . |
| 27 | As the Royals have learned to their cost the law is so lax that it actually encourages widespread snooping . |
| 28 | You will be given all your documentation and vouchers on arrival and your car will be delivered to your hotel the following morning at 9am . |
| 29 | The news-stand was not due to open for an hour but after showing his ID card to a guard Benin asked that a copy of Pravda be delivered to his office the moment it arrived . |
| 30 | Concluding the entry on Knock , the Curate next confided to his diary the tale of Father Vianney , a priest persecuted by the devil , who kept banging on the walls and throwing furniture around . |