Example sentences of "of [verb] [pron] to the " in BNC.
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| 31 | Indeed , it even handed over several copies of its official stamp to Agrokomerc , so that the notes could be endorsed without the bother of sending them to the bank . |
| 32 | Nor did he much approve of subjecting himself to the nervous exhaustion of house parties as other peoples ' guest . |
| 33 | Sharing Gladstone 's high churchmanship , he was well qualified for the difficult task of reconciling him to the policy of Welsh disestablishment . |
| 34 | … The judges deputed to the benchers of the societies the task of giving lectures , and examining into the sufficiency of the candidates , and of calling them to the Bar , but they are still mere voluntary societies ; and they act by the authority which the judges have delegated to them . |
| 35 | How could he think of abandoning her to the malevolent clutches of this voracious monster ? |
| 36 | Our instincts tell us to beware of abandoning ourselves to the care of someone else . |
| 37 | Nurses can help all patients by talking with them , keeping in mind the objective of orienting them to the new environment and routine . |
| 38 | He is in the business of conforming us to the image of his Son , and learning to handle conflict is a part of the spiritual maturity process . |
| 39 | This shows an irony that although Saint Francis gave all he had to the needy , the church is spending its money on building magnificent and expensive structures instead of giving it to the poor . |
| 40 | Her growing indignation at the way they were discussing her as though she were so much merchandise was abruptly swamped by misery at the thought of giving herself to the man she had dreamed of for years in such a cold-blooded manner . |
| 41 | " When you did me the honour of appointing me to the Mastership of Stockport School I was led to suppose that the Income , inclusive of Ten Pounds paid by your Worshipful Company , amounted to nearly Three Hundred Pounds per annum , and from an Enquiry , however , during my Residence here , I have had the Mortification to find that the whole Salary was not more than £25 10 10½d , so that it was impossible for me to remain in the Situation without a Prospect of Church Preferment in the Neighbourhood , which I have no reason to hope for . |
| 42 | Refusing to rise to the bait , she visualised and counted ten elephants , a hangover habit from her childhood , then , her voice tightly controlled , asked , ‘ Would you please explain why you insisted on bringing me here instead of taking me to the Trevi ? ’ |
| 43 | Tess manages to infiltrate the world of high finance with a fabulous proposal that has the potential of taking her to the top . |
| 44 | And instead of taking them to the operating room for a T U R , instead we took them to the urodynamics lab . |
| 45 | ‘ We 're thinking of taking it to the European Court of Human Rights ’ , she says . |
| 46 | He added : ‘ I take this opportunity of dedicating myself to the service of my constituents and in any capacity whatsoever to the people of my country . |
| 47 | She almost jumped forward and darted towards the side entrance , dashed through the gate , up the shrub-bordered path and into the yard where , at a far door , Aggie was standing in the act of handing something to the maid . |
| 48 | Although she was nervous of putting him to the test , she knew that , sooner or later , she must . |
| 49 | He was wary of identifying himself to the French people as a " democrat " at a time when democracy was equated with the detested Third Republic . |
| 50 | Yes , he 'd bring Ma to the fête , by way of introducing her to the new life . |
| 51 | Do you dream of making it to the top of the corporate tree whilst still short of the tooth and long in ideas ? |
| 52 | But victory will see them as serious threats to England 's hopes of making it to the finals in 1994 and Gullit may well take Lazio president Sergio Cragnotti 's offer to join Gazza . |
| 53 | The problem lies with systems of universal education which pretend that they are in the business of educating everybody to the limits of their potential , while hypocritically and determinedly doing the opposite . |
| 54 | This needs appropriate institutions , similar to Marshall Aid after the war , instead of leaving it to the World Bank and the IMF and various ad hoc advisers . |
| 55 | But he 'd shown definite signs of resigning himself to the situation — until her arrival downstairs after breakfast . |
| 56 | He picked up his wallet with his free hand , and sort of tugged me to the door . |
| 57 | He 's not the only one — but he made the mistake of telling it to the Washington Post . |
| 58 | There 's the percentage game of wage slavery , mortgage and pension plans , and then there 's the less predictable option of throwing yourself to the fates and seeing what happens . |
| 59 | In went the putt and he asked me to keep the ball because he wanted to take it home and get it mounted instead of throwing it to the crowd . |
| 60 | Well , no point in denying it , she took after her mother 's side of the family for looks even if she had her dad 's brains , and Mrs. Pridmore had no intention of exposing her to the temptations of London . |