Example sentences of "to [noun] [noun prp] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the way back to Baker Street in the taxi , Holmes sat thinking deeply . |
| 2 | He wants everyone to know that the Welsh selectors were right to prefer him to Colin Stephens for the game against Scotland . |
| 3 | And Joffre , planning to extend his left flank , prior to enveloping the German right , appealed to King Albert of the Belgians to abandon the North Sea coast and thrust inland with the Belgian Army to join his swinging manoeuvre . |
| 4 | British businessman Neville Norton , 59 , who had been barred from leaving Saudi Arabia since 1975 because of a financial dispute , was released on Aug. 13 and returned to London , reportedly following a personal appeal to King Fahd by the UK Prime Minister , John Major . |
| 5 | Namely he has expressed his wish to King Leopold of the Belgians and requested him to press us for a withdrawal . |
| 6 | The King of England in ancient times , he figures in fairy legends as follows : a mysterious creature covered in hair and cloven-hoofed , paid a visit to King Herla on the occasion of his marriage and showered him with many marvellous gifts . |
| 7 | Barbara 's written to Auntie Flo about the cake . ’ |
| 8 | One effect , according to Guillermo Martinez of the teachers ' union ANDEN , was to overburden classes , |
| 9 | Readers who came to Harvey Nichols for the show saw Linford Christie , Jeremy Guscott , George O'Dowd , Suzanne Mizzi and 50 models and 50 models all on the catwalk in the aid of charity . |
| 10 | Tribute to Ivor Novello at the , also Robert Plant the in Birmingham . |
| 11 | Let us imagine that Big Ted , having heard me talk about this point , is trying to explain it to Little Ted in the pub afterwards : |
| 12 | Move along , say , to Greenwich Village at the six-and- a -half mile mark . |
| 13 | According to Marcus Colchester of the World Rainforest Movement , the industry " is stealing the food from the very mouths of tribal landowners " . |
| 14 | The approach to Low Catton from the direction of Kexby is attractive . |
| 15 | " The popular vision of climate apocalypse is wrong " according to Patrick Michaels of the University of Virginia , who suggests one effect of the trend , if it continues , could be longer growing seasons . |
| 16 | According to Sheila Sisulu of the South African Council of Churches , the DET 's strategy has largely involved shifting resources from place to place rather than substantially expanding the system . |
| 17 | A former British and European light-welterweight champion , Barrett has now asked the British Boxing Board of Control to name him as challenger to Gary Jacobs for the British welterweight championship and Ludovic Proto for the European title before he considers a second world title . |
| 18 | Throughout his narrative he refers to Lebna Dengel as the Prester or Prester John . |
| 19 | junior counsel to Serjeant Buzfuz in the case of Bardell and Pickwick . |
| 20 | Liverpool Sefton beat Bowdon 2-1 at Wyncote to record their first Premier League win , but they lost 2-0 to Ben Rhydding in the HA Cup Tie . |
| 21 | Liverpool Sefton beat Bowdon by 2-1 at Wyncote to record their first Premier League win , but they lost 2-0 to Ben Rhydding in the HA Cup . |
| 22 | The trees stood at intervals down the Main Street and provided a meeting place for the villagers and presumably a resting place whilst they journeyed to Lowry Field at the bottom of the village , which had the communal St Laurence Well and provided water when all the house and farm wells were dry . |
| 23 | Work began in winter 1899 , and opportunity was taken to relay the old conduit track from Cocker Street to Church Street on the Promenade . |
| 24 | As soon as he noticed them , Howard beckoned the Doctor , Ace and Petion over with a relieved expression , and introduced them to Colonel Mortimer of the USMC . |
| 25 | Well , if you really want to know go to Jason McCoy before the end of August and you can see what an actual stable looks like , his stable . |
| 26 | It will include a directory of system suppliers and information for this listing should be sent to Jason Cowley at The Bookseller , to arrive by Friday 12th March . |
| 27 | According to Garel Rhys of the Cardiff Business School , Japanese car makers have sunk £2.4 billion ( $1.8 billion ) of investment in Britain . |
| 28 | And the if there was a street disturbance or a quarrel in the house everybody over there used to come to Stoke Bridge for the policeman . |
| 29 | ‘ I went to Los Angeles on the last trip , and Las Vegas , ’ he said . |
| 30 | The following week the US Tour moved to Los Angeles for the LA Open , and Frank asked me to caddie for him there . |