Example sentences of "to [pos pn] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Christian Aid has agreed to my taking three months ' unpaid leave , and the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth has kindly awarded me a bursary to cover costs of travel . |
| 2 | All the more disappointing therefore to learn later that some Seniors members who had blackballed me for Muirfield had now put in an objection to my joining this club too . |
| 3 | Well — that happened to me when my daughter joined the local Brownie Pack ; they were desperate for help and that ‘ couple of hours on a Friday ’ led to my becoming that pack 's Brown Owl , moving to a Guide Company that was in danger of closing and finally becoming District Commissioner administration four Brownie Packs , four Guide Companies and one Ranger Unit . |
| 4 | The fact that human beings do not always perceive the correct ( rigid ) structure when presented with a mathematically adequate though impoverished stimulus , may be due not ( as Ullman suggests ) to their failing to pick up all of the mathematically necessary information in the stimulus , but rather to their using computational strategies evolved for the perception of non-rigid objects which — even when directed at rigid objects — need more information than is present in the experimental stimulus concerned . |
| 5 | Nevertheless it is important that every member of a firm should be familiar with at least the basic arrangements for its administration and should not be denied access to information about the activities of the firm at any level , subject always to their giving reasonable notice . |
| 6 | Finally , the 1986 Act gave societies the power to seek ‘ incorporation ’ , subject to their giving adequate notice of their intention and subject to a vote by their members . |
| 7 | Such was the interest generated by the above contributors , we look forward to their giving full length talks in the future . |
| 8 | However , Howe was turning into an alcoholic owing to his frequenting many alehouses around Edinburgh and this , coupled with his deafness , meant he was preyed upon by unscrupulous acquaintances so that when he died in 1836 at Newhaven , near Edinburgh , he was almost a pauper . |
| 9 | In his reply St. Johnston said that the Chief Inspector of Constabulary at the Home Office , whom he had consulted , did not think he should accept the invitation to join the working party , but that there would be no objection to his attending any meeting to which he might be invited . |
| 10 | Heavy rain the night before meant the pitch was waterlogged , and a misunderstanding between the groundsman and myself led to his directing all vehicles on to the playing area . |
| 11 | What happened to your keep fit classes speaking of tapes cos you had some tapes of keep fit ? |
| 12 | Not necessarily I mean it depends on what sort of people come to your keep fit classes , but I mean . |
| 13 | Jody perhaps you could like would like to think , if you want us to listen to your playing this afternoon I would like you to listen to what I have to say this morning please . |
| 14 | What change of perception in the security situation has led to our accepting that diminution of capability . |