Example sentences of "to [pron] local [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most powerful groups in the local political scene are the farmers and landowners , to whom local authority housing is an unwarranted expense on the rates and a form of housing which reduces the potency of the tied cottage system . |
| 2 | At the start of my period of being harassed , I went down to my local law centre to see what help they could give me . |
| 3 | I shall not now be able to raise in the debate a subject that is of deep concern to my local education authority in west Sessex . |
| 4 | I now belong to my local drama group , which is great fun , and my local history group , which is fascinating . |
| 5 | I was used to my local corner shop that stayed open until midnight , its freezer full of dim sum , the deli counter a treasure of sauces and salads and fresh pasta . |
| 6 | Er , but the point I wanted to make was that , after trying for twelve months , first of all , er , I wrote to my local M P . |
| 7 | ‘ I did n't want to work in a shop or a bank so I wrote to my local radio station , West Sound , asking if I could make the tea . ’ |
| 8 | the game is to be televized on — sunday — ( SkySports ) according to my local football pub . |
| 9 | Mid Essex Mental Health Services is one of the few remaining branches of the NHS in the county still answerable directly to its local health authority rather than having trust status . |
| 10 | I suggest that she does as I have done , pops down to her local computer shop and purchases an anti-static bracelet and strap . |
| 11 | This woman 's was also due for eviction today , but the bailiffs were held back after she wrote to her local MP Douglas Hurd , who 's agreed to make inquiries . |
| 12 | Examples of such tasks are : an adolescent girl who has been having unprotected sexual intercourse with her boyfriend agrees to go to her local family planning clinic to seek contraceptive advice and to avoid having intercourse until contraception has been arranged ; a student with difficulty getting down to revising for an important examination decides that he must make a list of what he needs to do — his therapist suggests he also arranges the topics in their order of importance . |
| 13 | Irate customers who bother to complain to their local water executives will be told the rises are no higher than were forecast . |
| 14 | The lawyers sent an urgent message to their local MP Jim Wallace in the House of Commons asking for his help in the matter . |
| 15 | Most non-owners who want to ride go to their local riding school which can vary from being a top class training establishment with excellent facilities , where you will probably pay accordingly , or a small set-up with few mod cons . |
| 16 | Many non-owners are happy to go to their local riding school for their weekly lesson or hack and never aspire to anything greater . |
| 17 | ‘ We really do need to find daytime firefighters who can provide a mainstay to their local fire station when others in the locality have to work away , ’ Mr Davis added . |
| 18 | If we could be sure that everyone in the community was equally generous , it might be possible to finance social services by announcing how much it would cost to run the Health Service per head in the coming year and then leave it to individuals to post an appropriate sum to their local health authority . |
| 19 | If couples are not receiving any extra but believe they should be , the husband should write to their local tax office stating their ages . |
| 20 | Married women who are claiming a repayment for the first time should fill in form R95(D) attached to leaflet IR 112 and send it to their local tax office . |
| 21 | The extent to which local authority initiatives divert schools from particular curriculum policies or lead them towards new approaches within the curriculum is , however , impossible to estimate . |
| 22 | Apparently he was involved in an accident at work a few days ago , went to his local casualty department who could n't actually detect any break and treated it as a severe sprain . ’ |
| 23 | 1 Plans a series of barbecues 2 Plants quantities of sun-loving plants ( see Nigel Colborn , August ) 3 Buys new garden furniture with a view to relaxing in the sun in style 4 Cancels foreign holiday in view of expected superb weather at home 5 Offers his garden to his local theatre company for its summer season of outdoor plays . |
| 24 | He 'd already registered as available for action , back home in Arkansas , but after a year in England , he wrote a letter to his local officer training corps explaining that he did n't want to fight after all . |
| 25 | He resigned earlier this month in a letter to his local constituency party in Chester , where he succeeded his father as president in 1977 . |
| 26 | He should have gone to his local Job Centre anyway . |
| 27 | Norman Smart suffers from angina , so he ca n't get down to his local post office to buy a TV licence . |
| 28 | Taking a break from the Bosnian conflict , he kept a long standing promise to his local swimming pool to help raise money for leukaemia and heart research . |
| 29 | He was an early recruit to the Honourable Artillery Company ( 1628 ) , to the London militia committee ( 1642 ) , and to his local Tower Hamlets militia ( 1647–60 ) . |
| 30 | This first-level playable demo of Hi-Tec 's highspeed hit is guaranteed to bring you out of your SHELL and send you HAREing to your local software emporium for a copy of the full game ( Tapeworm , you 're sacked ! — Ed ) . |