Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ask you , Mr. Speaker , to grant my request to allow the House to consider this serious matter . |
| 2 | I am disappointed that my right hon. Friend was not able to accept my invitation to attend the concert of the Royal Choral Society on a European theme at the Festival hall on 7 March , particularly as I hope to take part in it . |
| 3 | Rhys Williams was very convincing and his books did much to whet my appetite to visit the vast Soviet empire . |
| 4 | The Government moved swiftly to meet their requirement to introduce the landlord and tenant legislation . |
| 5 | A technical flaw in her papers invalidated her nomination , but the fact that the returning officer was prepared to accept her candidature ended the controversy about women 's eligibility . |
| 6 | The trial judge found against the wife on her contention that the husband acted as the bank 's agent to obtain her attendance to sign the charge , but made no finding whether the husband had exerted undue influence upon her . |
| 7 | Britain is not in debt to the IMF , so the advice is entirely optional , but there are unpleasant echoes of the mid-1970s when Denis Healey had to borrow from the IMF to support the pound and was publicly forced to accept its advice to control the money supply and raise interest rates . |
| 8 | The Indian decision to encourage their repatriation reflected the growing problem of crime and violence in the camps . |
| 9 | On Oct. 15 , 1989 , a controversial retrial of 15 Islamic extremists ( who had been associates of Bouiali-see above ) was abandoned after the defence had successfully argued that a regional court was not competent to try their case following the Supreme Court 's refusal to do so . |
| 10 | Traditional current affairs departments have n't quite figured out how to adjust their agenda to meet the shift . |
| 11 | When the marriage is good , a husband may be able to encourage his wife to see the many compensations in store , including the opportunities to explore their own interests and reinforce their commitment to each other . |
| 12 | Only that perhaps he had manufactured some reason so that she would be able to overcome her own personal fears of being alone with him ; given her an excuse to accept his invitation to re-enter the apartment where he 'd previously abused her both physically and verbally . |
| 13 | He does n't have to pass our door to get the bus stop , he does n't have to pass our door to get to the schools |
| 14 | Backbench rebels put the defeat to one side and vowed to continue their battle to scupper the controversial Euro treaty . |
| 15 | But protestors vowed to continue their fight to close the plant . |
| 16 | The band came for what seemed like a Royal visit to the EMI CD plant at Swindon , to see their song become the 100 000 000th disc to be produced there . |
| 17 | One thing is certain : having wooed and won passengers , ferry companies are determined to see their relationship outlast the pre-Tunnel honeymoon . |
| 18 | In so deciding , he had to take into account the fact that it was plain that Wickes would , unless restrained , continue to act in contravention of section 47 of the Shops Act 1950 ; and that , in practical terms , proceedings by way of injunction were the only means open to the council to perform its duty to enforce the provisions of section 47 . |
| 19 | The University Labour Federation failed to carry its motion to reject the report . |
| 20 | Observers speculate that its decision to issue the ban now is connected with a desire to demonstrate adherence to international treaties , in an effort to bolster its bid to host the Olympics in the year 2000 . |
| 21 | His mother , Jean , had paid £30 at a charity auction to enable her son to visit the quarry . |
| 22 | Do I appreciate that I have to lead my group to see the story as symbol ? |
| 23 | It had been bought by a middle-aged nursing Sister who 'd had to sell her car to raise the deposit on the place . |
| 24 | FIREARMS enthusiasts have invited gun law campaigners to visit their club to inspect the strict security conditions imposed on members . |
| 25 | Special considerations : the appellant 's counsel had informed the sentencer that the appellant was prepared to sell his house to raise the funds to pay compensation , and that the house was subject to an offer to purchase which would leave the appellant with an equity of almost £17,000 . |
| 26 | It 's a big setback for Molby , who faces a fight to regain his place following the arrival of Paul Stewart to bolster Liverpool 's midfield . |
| 27 | In the pursuit of both we can aspire to lead our country to find the real wealth which only a good society can provide . |
| 28 | The grandmother of a Cornish smallholder 's family would stay the first three days of each week ‘ to help my mother to do the washing and buttermaking … and to help to do the mending ; ’ and when the children were not at school they would walk the mile and a half back to granny 's own ‘ little thatched cottage . ’ |
| 29 | Well , one of the first things I did on applying for this job was to announce my intention to end the repellent Billy Bullshit column . |
| 30 | There is no date set for the retirement , and Mrs. Rooney is happy to stay on to help her successor learn the ropes . |