Example sentences of "'s intention [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the Bogomolov kite shows the change since 1956 , when what finally provoked the Russians was the Nagy government 's intention to withdraw from the Warsaw pact . |
| 2 | Whether the prosecution can prove attempted rape rather than the lesser offence of indecent assault will often depend on proof of the defendant 's intention to go beyond the indecent acts already committed . |
| 3 | But in the House of Commons , when Mrs Thatcher rose on 6 June to express ‘ revulsion ’ for the massacre , she also restated her government 's intention to proceed with the handover in 1997 . |
| 4 | However , specialisation in the organ is no indication of a student 's intention to work in the field of church music , for in recent years the organ has become increasingly recognised as a solo instrument in its own right . |
| 5 | In July 1940 Bletchley had intercepted a message from Goering to the chiefs of staff of the Luftwaffe in which was made clear Hitler 's intention to prepare for the invasion of Britain — ‘ Operation Sea Lion ’ , as it was code-named . |
| 6 | The appearance of the two documents , and the Government 's intention to legislate upon the proposals they contained , dealt a sideways , but nonetheless mortal , blow to Brooke 's Royal Commission which was simultaneously subjecting the entire penal system to critical review . |
| 7 | One must doubt whether it was the Israeli ‘ government 's intention to introduce into the West Bank the Israeli norm of democratic elections ’ since the authorities deeply regretted the outcome , and did not repeat the experiment . |