Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] to accept the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was equally generous to Cuthbert , pressing him to accept the bishopric of Lindisfarne in 685 and granting him and his church land in Cartmel and Carlisle in the north-west and in Crayke in the vale of York . |
| 2 | We have written further to the European Commissioner with a responsibility for transport , Mr Karl Van Miert and also to Commissioner Bruce Millan , urging them to accept the opinion of the Parliament . |
| 3 | Attlee , for his part , was equally strong in urging me to accept the majority opinion . |
| 4 | When the army ousted the Rump in October 1659 he and a group of other naval officers then ashore wrote to Monck in Scotland , urging him to accept the coup , arguing that divisions would only play into the hands of the cavaliers . |
| 5 | Just as she was bombarded by voices telling her to accept the doctors ' recommendations she discovered that she was pregnant . |
| 6 | Those in power exploit the others by indoctrinating them to accept the legitimacy of their rights to power , and thus perpetuate the system . |