Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [to-vb] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My son has just passed his exams to go to St Francis Xavier . |
| 2 | The Count can call upon his knights to come to arms and fight as part of his army . |
| 3 | Otto was counselled by his supporters to return to Germany to maintain his position and to marry Beatrice the daughter of Philip of Swabia to whom he had been betrothed . |
| 4 | Accordingly , when he lost his seat as a result of the 1832 Reform Act his efforts to return to Parliament were unsuccessful . |
| 5 | In his efforts to surrender to justice Jim , 46 , had PHONED the police to tell them where he was . |
| 6 | Though Larry does not ultimately succeed in reintegrating himself into the world , his efforts to come to terms with the consequences of his experience in the death world of his hallucination indicate a potential mode of interpersonal relation that would provide the basis for a more ‘ sane ’ existence . |
| 7 | Mr Culliford says a refund would help pay for his relatives to fly to England , so he could see them before he dies . |
| 8 | A report on September 29 stated Graeme Souness deserted Liverpool FC and allowed his players to fly to Cyprus alone for a key European Cup match in order to accompany his girlfriend , Karen Levy , to her matrimonial court hearing . |
| 9 | In 1166 Barbarossa assembled his forces to return to Italy , where the rival Pope Alexander had fomented further rebellion . |
| 10 | Defying the authorities , he never allowed his children to go to school . |
| 11 | After they had gone a complete silence that only reflected itself settled down like lead and was broken only by the sound of Moran removing his boots to go to bed early . |