Example sentences of "he [verb] [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | HERBERT Blaize , a courtly politician of a bygone Caribbean era , believed God had chosen him to restore democracy to Grenada after 7,000 US troops invaded his island in 1983 to overthrow its marxist rulers . |
| 2 | Mr Denktash refrained from personal criticism of Mr Clerides , an old political sparring partner and urged him to accept face to face talks . |
| 3 | Immersed in London 's history , he was constantly begging the monks of Westminster Abbey , or the clerks of the chancery in the Tower , to let him have access to manuscripts and documents . |
| 4 | He addressed two remonstrances to the king , urging him to send ambassadors to Russia , and arranged accommodation for Russian ambassadors in England . |
| 5 | If Milton adopts a high style which allows him to voice opposition to Restoration politics , is that opposition not contained by this style , one perceived as normally expressing the values of the elite ? |
| 6 | He was at the garden party on Guy Fawkes Night in 1938 when the honourable member for Stockton , Harold Macmillan , burnt Chamberlain in effigy , and he earned the thanks of Bob Boothby later the same evening when he happened upon him making love to Macmillan 's wife against a turkey-oak tree — and went deaf and blind . |
| 7 | He wrote to King John ordering him to pay money to Otto . |
| 8 | Cos he 's already stopped him setting fire to trees in the orchard over there . |
| 9 | But this past winter , when the A team job returned to him following injury to Martyn Moxon , he was by all accounts a revelation . |
| 10 | OCT 3 : Allegations that he made V-sign to Chelsea fans at Highbury after scoring Arsenal 's late winner — again not proven . |
| 11 | Mr Reid , 47 , of North Station Road , Colchester , took the witness stand yesterday to deny all the charges and claimed his accusers , former colleagues Ewan Bain and Karen Spinner , had ‘ got in first ’ before he made complaints to management about their own conduct . |
| 12 | June 26 : statement deploring a speech by Romanian Foreign Minister Adrian Nastase in which he made reference to Romania 's loss of the southern Dobrudja to Bulgaria in 1940 [ see p. 4207 ] . |
| 13 | He would tease , too — telling people that Rogers sat all day in his office , counting the money , except on the occasions he made forays to location ‘ wearing a pair of green wellies ’ — which Rogers maintains , ‘ I have never worn in my life ’ . |
| 14 | Then I heard how he lived hand to mouth in the Bronx , lobbying whom he could at the talking-shop . |
| 15 | If he plays games to while away the tedious time , thought Cadfael , he plays them by noble rules , even those he makes up as he goes . |
| 16 | He makes a bleary-eyed and disorientating living between Rungis , the wholesale fish market on the south side of Paris , and London , where he supplies fish to restaurants such as Tante Claire , Alistair Little and Suntory . |
| 17 | An unreliable horseman on the Stuart side , witnessing the first charge of the clans on the Cumberland army , believed no troop could withstand such an onslaught , and he rode south to Edinburgh declaring victory , causing the Jacobites of the city to dance and sing . |
| 18 | His game-plan ensured , he set off into the advertising world , swiftly rising from accounts like Oxfam , Nescafé and the Government 's drink-and-drive campaign at Wasey Campbell- Ewald to Tinker and Partners , where he became deputy to Caroline Le Bas . |
| 19 | In 1307 he became chaplain to Bishop Wouldham of Rochester . |
| 20 | In July 1628 he became vice-chamberlain to Queen Henrietta Maria , and on 30 March 1629 was unsuccessfully seeking the comptrollership of the household . |
| 21 | He became assistant to Arsenal chief trainer George Hardy , and set about making a special study of anatomy , massage and electrical treatment . |
| 22 | He became assistant to W. S. Squire of Dunn , Squire & Co. at Silvertown in Essex . |
| 23 | He asked teachers to rate nearly 100 objectives for teaching literature on a scale from ‘ extremely important ’ to ‘ totally unimportant ’ . |
| 24 | The England No 2 first made moves when he led Southampton to FA Cup victory over Manchester United in 1976 . |
| 25 | MAN FOR THE JOB GARRY Schofield played the game of his life when he led Britain to victory in the second Ashes Test in Melbourne . |
| 26 | IAN WRIGHT proved a point to manager George Graham at Highbury last night as he led Arsenal to victory in their delayed third round replay against First Division Derby . |
| 27 | But how could he explain Crandon to Benedicta ? |
| 28 | The finished hotel may look wonderful , but does it work ? of Gravetye Manor earned valuable free publicity in the Sunday times when he invited couples to road test his new look rooms as his guests , but most hoteliers lack that foresight . |
| 29 | He devoted Sunday to sightseeing , including a ride on Tokyo 's subway , a trip to Asakusa Temple and a tea ceremony at Takashimaya Department Store , which is to open a branch on New York 's 5th Avenue this spring . |
| 30 | His first signings were The Shop Assistants , whom he helped sign to Chrysalis after they notched up several hits in the independent charts . |