Example sentences of "to the [adj] [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Beyond that the company is introducing , and indeed educating people to the better standards it is creating , not only in the UK , but world-wide . |
2 | However , if in addition to the sole accounts you operate a joint a joint current or savings account with the same bank or building society , you should check from the outset whether the terms and conditions include a right of set off , whereby funds on these accounts may be required to repay the debt on others held by you or your partner . |
3 | We have n't really er when it got up to the bigger businesses we used |
4 | As in 1766 , the crown surrendered its chosen servant to the only forces it was to respect in the nineteenth century — the mob and the army officers . |
5 | If we go back to the middle ages we had the situation of craftsmanship , where one individual was responsible for the design of what they were doing , the selection of the materials regarding what they were doing . |
6 | It must , obviously , be considered in relation to the actual matters it is concerned with , of which Greek tragedy is the most specifiable . |
7 | ‘ Preoccupation with Cd values has led to the boring shapes we have become all too familiar with . ’ |
8 | Over the whole period , the front on the Right Bank never shifted as much as 1 , OOO yards ; for the Germans , a bitter contrast to the five miles they had advanced in the first four days of the offensive . |
9 | If a potential investor should assume that ‘ preference ’ means that he should prefer them to the ordinary shares he would be sorely in need of professional advice . |
10 | As Black women dedicated to the ordinary masses we believed we should attend the WFS initiative in order to both hear and contribute to the agenda . |
11 | She stood up , and grew herself four waldoes , claw-and-grip-tipped mechanical arms that responded to the living nerves she wormed through the metal . |
12 | The noises ‘ car ’ , ‘ dog ’ , ‘ house ’ bear no resemblance to the item in question , neither do the noises ‘ anger ’ , ‘ fear ’ , ‘ contentment ’ or , meekness ' bear any resemblance to the emotional states they are intended to convey . |
13 | I can not stress enough how important it is for teachers to realise that because drama is such a powerful tool for helping people change , as teachers we need to be very sensitive to the emotional demands we make on our students . |
14 | This is still owned by the abbey and , according to the annual accounts you submit to the exchequer , provides 5,000 eels a year for your kitchen . ’ |
15 | Montserrat itself is a major religious centre , and in addition to the religious facilities it 's well set up for tourists and climbers with a cafe , bakery , bar and essential ice cream store . |
16 | Gorbachev 's early speeches gave relatively little attention to the longer-term objectives he had in mind for Soviet society . |
17 | They set to work cutting down trees and brushwood , far and near , to drag up to the terrace , to fill in the ditches — or at least , the two outer ones , for when they came to the inner ones it was promptly demonstrated that they were within range of the defending cannon . |
18 | The cause of Mr Hemingway 's ‘ uncharacteristic errors ’ — failing to see that the old wire was detached at the fuse end and insulated at the relay end — is attributed to the long hours he worked . |
19 | They testify to the long hours he has spent working under the eye of his father , Bob . |
20 | The match-winners were Newton , who added five penalties to the 478 points he had already scored this season , and Ness , the Scots captain . |
21 | " Go and tell that to the extra men I 've hired . |
22 | I forgot to say that on the way to the hot springs we stopped at a neolithic site where they have excavated and reconstructed the life of the people living there 6,000 years ago . |
23 | To the incredulous peasants he explained that ‘ There can be no partnership between the brave and the effeminate . |
24 | One way of doing this is to ensure that specialists implementing technical changes , eg the Resource Management Initiative , pay heed to the behavioural changes they expect to promote in managers and staff involved . |
25 | According to the Irish annals he was tonsured ( AT p. 262 : CA p. 137 ) . |
26 | Too often pupils are put off by material which is dull , linguistically unsuitable , and which bears little resemblance to the colourful storybooks they are used to . |
27 | She looked abruptly away and turned her eyes to the small villages they sped through , pretty places with interesting-looking shops . |
28 | Travelling along the island 's one main road and off on to the dusty tracks we were amazed at how friendly the locals were . |
29 | Carbon emissions under the cheapest plan are less than under market forces , thanks to the efficient methods it uses . |
30 | From here to the final stages it was all uphill , and with six furlongs left St Denis had had enough , so Achilles took up the running until the runners came into the straight . |