Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [to-vb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Initial returns indicated the re-election of President Joaquín Balaguer , 83 , of the Social Christian Reformist Party ( PRSC ) , but on May 18 his long-time rival , Juan Bosch , 81 , of the Dominican Liberation Party ( PLD ) , accused the government of " colossal fraud " and urged his supporters to take to the streets in protest . |
| 2 | It took seconds for his eyes to adjust to the gloom . |
| 3 | It took a few minutes for his eyes to adjust to the dimness , and he remained still , blinking hard , making out the man standing directly in front of him holding the shotgun , while on the stairs to his left another person — a woman ? — was also holding what looked like a small pistol on him . |
| 4 | On 24 September , in the Daily Mirror , ‘ Cassandra ’ urged his readers to listen to the comic capers of the Nazi propagandist . |
| 5 | From time to time he broke off his labours to return to the great court to look out for Tutilo returning . |
| 6 | He trained his dogs to return to the kennels after they were sold . |
| 7 | The Secretary of State exercised his powers to apply to the NIRC under the Industrial Relations Act 1971 for an order requiring a ballot of trade union members to be held . |
| 8 | He did not use the Donation in his arguments to restore to the papacy command over the Papal State — his policy of recuperatio — but the diplomas of Carolingian and later emperors . |
| 9 | While this exchange was going on , Rodrigo had allowed certain of his men to desert to the other side , taking with them the story that El Cid was about to escape by night through one of the passes . |
| 10 | With the candle-flame held close to the page , listening for the measured tread of the warder on the stone-flagged corridor outside , he would allow his thoughts to escape to the sun-drenched wilderness of Coral Island ; to the wind-swept moors of Wuthering Heights . |
| 11 | The rest of the pistols he bundled into a towel and gave to one of his daughters to carry to the banqueting hall . |
| 12 | Seeing the extent of the need and the readiness of the response , Jesus calls upon his followers to pray to the owner of the harvest that he will send out workers to gather in his harvest ( Matt. |