Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] [pron] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The site enables us to carry on our day to day business without interfering with the local community . |
| 2 | The giant Anglo-Dutch company and BP each had a 50 per cent stake in the crucial exploration block , but Shell decided to scale down its share to 20 per cent before drilling started last summer . |
| 3 | Now Lauren is preparing to pass on her title to the 1992 Merseyside Businesswoman Of The Year . |
| 4 | In order to succeed in their desire to pass on their property to their children , men first introduced the rule of monogamy and thus brought about the first great change . |
| 5 | He later claimed that he initiated the demand for independence within one year : he asserted that he saw the Governor who promised to pass on his message to London . |
| 6 | He rather wished to pass on his experience to the rest of you , but felt that my column was a more appropriate medium for that purpose . |
| 7 | The right hon. Gentleman can not even be bothered to pass on his information to the Home Office or the police , yet he extrapolates from that that there is a massive amount of fraud and a refugee and immigration racket . |
| 8 | Over the river , the banners glinted red over the fort , and the long line of its shadow began to creep down its rock to the east . |
| 9 | I think it was then I tried to work out her relationship to Gómez , but the complexity of it made it difficult to grasp . |
| 10 | In Stirling , Mr Michael Forsyth , the Scottish health and education minister and the foremost disciple of Thatcherism in Scotland , fought off the challenge to his wafer-thin majority of 548 to increase fractionally his majority to 703 . |
| 11 | Phil Mitchell , ex-FYT field officer for the North West , and his wife Lyn , decided a few months ago to open up their home to young people . |
| 12 | I made one in trusting you enough to open up my heart to you about my ex-fiancé . |
| 13 | It 's pretty good knowing someone who lives and works on a big Highland estate if you want to sort out your attitude to the big debate on stalking and access . |
| 14 | Joe continued to look over his shoulder to where the figure in the distance had become a mere speck . |
| 15 | Straining , successfully , to eradicate any trace of intelligence , Glaser pulls out every stop to rack up his movie to cloying extremes . |
| 16 | He needs an extra £100 000 to scale up his method to 10 litres — big enough for clinical trials . |
| 17 | ‘ I shall be the first one to give in my order to these dear ladies , I shall have three pairs of the best leather boots the house of Grenfell and Morgan can supply . ’ |
| 18 | You 'd think I was proposing to give away her share to a cats ’ home . |
| 19 | Wanting to keep her for himself , and not wishing to give away her identity to his colleagues , he gives her a male name : ‘ Bob ’ — to the delight of the audience , who then laugh each time he uses the name . |
| 20 | She was inexperienced in the protocol of industrial action , but only too pleased to have an excuse to put off her visit to Pringle 's for a week . |
| 21 | European finance ministers meet in Lisbon on May 8 , when Britain is expected to press home its opposition to the Delors Budget proposals . |
| 22 | Over the next decade , several factors could complicate the metals scene still further , making it even more difficult for governments to weigh up their approach to issues such as stockpiling . |
| 23 | Under her left breast , whose pale skin was only just beginning to give up its bloom to death , was a tiny , dark-red blob , no bigger than a sand flea . |
| 24 | However , the WPA was persuaded to give up its seat to the PPP , as did the TUF ; in return the PPP , which as the majority party had the constitutional right to determine the two NCLDO seats , allocated one to itself and the other to the WPA ; the final distribution of Assembly seats was PPP 35 , PNC 27 , WPA 2 , TUF 1 . |
| 25 | In this post-welfare state , travellers are reminded of their duty to give up their seat to old ladies by a designated seat , post offices can not trust the customers to queue so they erect mazes through which one must wind before being served . |
| 26 | Former Spurs and England skipper Gary , 31 , had been prepared to give up his move to Japan . |
| 27 | Because however much we might be reassured by Parliament that Charles 's constitutional position will be unaffected by his separation , most of us believe that the Prince will finally have to give up his right to the throne — just as his Great Uncle did in the Abdication of 1936 . |
| 28 | Although companies are not expected to go to unreasonable lengths to accommodate someone who is not able to carry out his job to the full extent , an employer who disregards altogether the possibility of finding you some other position and is unwilling to consider any other form of compromise may be vulnerable to an unfair dismissal claim . |
| 29 | ‘ Please do n't hesitate to miss out my invitation to the wedding ! ’ |
| 30 | At the same time Nilsson is able to fine down her tone to the needs of the more intimate moments , although the detail is n't always easy to enjoy in a recording that has the singer — and orchestra , seemingly responding well to Segerstam 's straightforward direction — much too backwardly placed . |