Example sentences of "'s [verb] [noun sg] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We know what 's happening day to day , ’ explains Liz . |
| 2 | ‘ Labour 's supposed conversion to multilateralism is no more than a confidence trick to try to make Labour electable . |
| 3 | In the 1990s the report of these professional organizations who constituted a separate industry , was based on what they could discover about the applicant 's known record to date as regards prompt and full payment , on the applicant 's own assertions and , controversially ( because of possible contravention of the Data Protection Act ) information volunteered upon questioning by third parties . |
| 4 | The average Tube-goer 's travelling time to work is 52 minutes and rising by several seconds every week . |
| 5 | A charity worker says his social security payments are being stopped because he 's taking aid to Sarajevo . |
| 6 | And he gets a lot of publicity out of this by er , being photographed with Ted Heath , by announcing that he 's showing clemency to people who are convicted by the Iraqi courts , and that really people should n't hold too much against him . |
| 7 | Garrucho 's resignation , a public illustration of disunity within the Ramos administration , fuelled growing rumours that the government was racked by conflicts , despite the new President 's repeated commitment to teamwork . |
| 8 | The action of Avril , who had seized power in September 1988 in a military coup [ see pp. 36281-82 ] , appeared to have jeopardized the country 's planned return to democracy , a prerequisite for the full resumption of US aid , suspended since the abortive elections of November 1987 [ see pp. 35695-99 ] . |
| 9 | British Rail 's planned route to Scotland via King 's Cross station has been rejected in favour of a slower one using the neighbouring St Pancras station . |