Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] to [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm Somebody on this morning 's course said that they quite like answering machines , they use them like note pads , and they ring up people they know have got an answering machine so they can just leave a message , they say it 's quicker than writing a letter , and it 's easier than talking to them for hours , you can just ring them up and leave a message on their answering machine like a sort of note pad , which I had n't thought of , but I suppose it 's rather good , is n't it ! |
| 2 | The same increasing central control and rationalization can be seen also in the introduction in 1720 of a regular tariff for the purchase of commissions ; in the 1750s of the custom of numbering regiments rather than referring to them by their colonel 's name ; and in 1792 of a common system of drill , based on that of Prussia , for the whole army . |
| 3 | And if given to us as actual temptations , the rather lure of the church , the Reverend Simon Stephen Daedalus SJ , and the lure of the flesh ‘ He closed his eyes , surrendering himself to her body and mind , conscious of nothing in the world but the dark pressure of her softly parting lips ’ . |
| 4 | If talking to her on the phone does n't work then I 'll have to reconsider my position . ’ |
| 5 | With alarming speed a large moth dashed at the candle , repeatedly and frantically , as if attached to it by elastic cord . |
| 6 | Because of the difficulties of investigating a complaint too long after the event , we will not consider any complaint unless notified to us in writing within that time . |
| 7 | The co-operation of these voices might be seen as the very essence of critical commentary : to interpret the text while refering to it with varying levels of precision . |
| 8 | Mind you Chappie has made us all laugh at times , and Deane looks as limited to me in a different way . |
| 9 | I understand that all these come within the definition of ‘ highway lighting ’ as opposed to ‘ footway lighting ’ as given to me by one of your officers and are therefore the responsibility of Lancashire County Council . |
| 10 | I understand that all these come within the definition of ‘ highway lighting ’ as opposed to ‘ footway lighting ’ as given to me by one of your officers and are therefore the responsibility of Lancashire County Council . |
| 11 | It is the task of the Holy Spirit to take the revelation God as given to us through Jesus Christ , and to bring it home to us step by step , as we 're able to grasp it . |
| 12 | He repeated the other details about the shipment of cocaine , as relayed to him by the mysterious informant the previous night . |
| 13 | — ( 1 ) Where , at the beginning of the transitional period , there is no students ' association established for the students of the college , the college council shall , as soon as is practicable after that date ( after consultation with such persons as appear to them to be representative of students of the college ) , make a scheme for the establishment of a students ' association for students of the college . |
| 14 | If the Secretary of State is satisfied … that any local education authority … have acted or are proposing to act unreasonably … he may … give such directions … as appear to him to be expedient . |
| 15 | Now frankly , an admiral who does n't pick his own bombing targets and a broker who ca n't choose his own investments do n't seem as oppressed to me as a clerk who is n't allowed to press her own return key . |
| 16 | Both bodies publish application forms recommended for use when applying to them for the appointment of experts or arbitrators : copies of the forms are reproduced in Appendices G and H. The Law Society has also published its requested procedure : see [ 1986 ] Law Society 's Gazette 2542 , reprinted in Appendix B. It is important that applicants follow the procedure of applying on prescribed forms . |
| 17 | The authentic story , as related to me by Andrew himself , is as follows . |
| 18 | The officers on part of the panel have consulted schools very carefully about the last remnants of possible delegation which might arise and the recommendations are as presented to us in red , set out in section three . |
| 19 | And I do n't want you to as much as speak to her from now on . |
| 20 | He even had the amplitude to take a glass of port with Mr Joseph Robinson and talk as well as listen to him about the Battle of the Nile . |
| 21 | M E Tralbaut recounts the story of Vincent 's actual departure from Belgium 's black country , as told to him by his old friend Louis Piérard , who knew the widow of the pastor of Warquignies well . |
| 22 | The heart of it is about later life today , as told to us by 55 older men and women who are all grandparents . |
| 23 | Its appeal is obvious when shown to anyone in the target age group of ages 3 to 6 , and this should be one of the first programs a young user should see on a PC . |
| 24 | Although happy at first with the series concept as handed to him by Donald Wilson , David Whitaker 's under-lying love for ‘ ripping yarn ’ storytelling was threatening to draw him into conflict with Newman 's wish to present educative and allegorical discussion of social issues within the show 's framework . |
| 25 | The other side is the consciousness of perfection and blessedness which we recognise as mediated to us through Jesus and communicated to us by him . |
| 26 | If it was really the case that he did not mention the power of attorney when speaking to her on that occasion and left her in ignorance of her responsibilities and status , his failure shows , in my opinion , such a want of care as to preclude him from relying , in support of his non est factum plea , on her ignorance of the power . |
| 27 | We suggest that , while bicycles may be recognizable by reference to the fact that they are damaged ( as in ( 59 ) ) , we can not easily describe bicycles as belonging to us in the same respect ; nor can we refer to ideas as belonging to you inasmuch as they are " discussed " . |
| 28 | 1 he Act states ‘ … the general purpose of a community council shall be to ascertain , co-ordinate and express to the local authorities for its area , and to public authorities , the views of the community which it represents … and to take such action in the interests of that community as appears to it to be expedient and practicable ’ ( Section 51(2) ) . |
| 29 | The specimens you were so good as to send to me by Captain Lyon would have been a treasure had they arrived safe ; but his ship was taken by the French , so those were all lost , which is a great misfortune at this time , when they would have been of great service to me , in ascertaining the names of some plants which remain doubtful . |
| 30 | His first loves — to make use of Klima 's title — prove to be his last , but prove as engrossing to him as the lyrics in which his emotional development is encoded . |