Example sentences of "and [verb] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | When first developed in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries , it was designed — so it could be argued — to neutralize music 's potential political power , bracket off its critical threat in a ‘ utopian ’ enclave and confine negation to individual statement . |
| 2 | Both stylolites and solution seams transect the cemented sediment and develop perpendicular to the axis of maximum stress , which may be either overburden pressure or tectonic stress . |
| 3 | This is a boy who is married to a woman 14 years his senior and plays father to a girl only nine years younger than himself . |
| 4 | The theory under attack was the notion that a band of prophets , under the leadership of William Wilberforce , had roused the conscience of a corrupted nation and led humanity to a decisive victory over the evils of materialism , avarice and human exploitation . |
| 5 | ‘ Come , come and sit dose to me and keep an old man warm . ’ |
| 6 | Amidst the usual panic that surrounds such occasions , I tried to keep calm and asked Mother to hand me the landing net . |
| 7 | On 18 November 1715 he was received by George Hickes [ q.v. ] into the nonjuring communion , and became minister to a congregation in Holborn . |
| 8 | In 1774 he emigrated to America where he edited an influential newspaper and became friend to Benjamin Franklin , Thomas Jefferson and George Washington . |
| 9 | In addition Hickey served for some years as deputy to the sheriff of Calcutta and became clerk to Sir Henry Russell [ q.v. ] , ultimately chief justice of the Supreme Court . |
| 10 | Far from wealthy , he took deacon 's orders and became chaplain to his cousin , Robert Sutton , second Baron Lexington [ q.v. ] , the new ambassador to Vienna in 1694 . |
| 11 | Desiderius was well-educated in the law and became treasurer to Chlothar II ; he succeeded one brother , Syagrius , as governor of Marseilles , and subsequently he was elected bishop of Cahors in place of his other brother , Rusticus , who had been murdered . |
| 12 | There he came to terms with Clovis and became tributary to him . |
| 13 | Thames Water is one of the biggest water companies in the world ; Cholderton and District Water Company near Salisbury is run by a man and his wife , and supplies water to a couple of small villages on a private estate . |
| 14 | The Slough , Berkshire company has offices in about 20 countries , looking after sales and local support ; has over 700 customer sites in 72 countries ; and supplies software to over 500 banks . |
| 15 | And supplies power to the rear with a throaty roar that 's guaranteed to make you grin . |
| 16 | Syllabifying as ab-sent and drawing attention to the familiarity of sent can stop this error . |
| 17 | Similarly , the misspelling abscence can be cured by reminding pupils of absent , and drawing attention to sent again . |
| 18 | Women were empowered to speak about sex , challenging the authority of the experts and drawing attention to their gendered power relations . |
| 19 | His acrid and accusing farewell to London was Hugh Selwyn Mauberley ( 1920 ) . |
| 20 | As we have noted , Circular 11/77 asked Regional Advisory Councils to draw up plans for the training of full-time further education teachers and to report progress to the DES by September 1978 . |
| 21 | Almost as soon as he arrived at Highbury Chapman persuaded his chairman that the team needed Charlie Buchan , the long-shining star of Sunderland who , at thirty-four , was seen as the man to inspire and lend experience to the faltering Arsenal attack . |
| 22 | Leaving Alexandra at her door , unkissed , untouched , was one of the hardest things he had ever done , especially when what he had really wanted to do was to carry her into her bedroom — or his — and make love to her . |
| 23 | How can you chat about it like this when I 'm holding you and when I want to kiss you and make love to you so badly I ca n't even think of anything else ! ’ |
| 24 | Find a coal-eyed , muscular Provo with a set jaw and angry brow , and make love to him . |
| 25 | I wanted to carry you off to bed and make love to you . ’ |
| 26 | I 'm going to love you and make love to you till the sunset ceases to happen . ’ |
| 27 | The new nations of America will never take root in its soil until they confront what is hidden by their myths and make reparation to the survivors of the holocaust that began five centuries ago . |
| 28 | Increasing calls from both sides to end domestic feuding and make resistance to Japanese encroachments a priority were resisted by Chiang until 1936 , when he was kidnapped and briefly detained by Chinese troops from Manchuria in Xian . |
| 29 | Full-time student officers are available to give advice and make representation to the University on behalf of members . |
| 30 | Full-time student officers are available to give advice and make representation to the University on behalf of members . |