Example sentences of "['s] [noun] [verb] [adv prt] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And thirdly increasing emphasis , not on the socialist politics of the Communist Party in the nineteen twenties , but on the development of a nationalist ideology which could appeal to all classes in Chinese society who were interested in getting the Japanese out and who were angered by the Kuomintang government 's inability to stand up to the Japanese . |
| 2 | And this is how Freud explains Wilson 's inability to stand up to the other men , like Woodrow , like Cle Clements or Lloyd George , who were rather aggressive , and er , were , were kind of pushing all the time , what they could out of the , out of the peace settlement , and what , er the book shows , is that Woodrow Wilson would have confrontations with them and say a lot of fine words , and then the next day , he would , he would give it all away , as it were , he would , he would be ill or he 'll backtrack , or when the actual agreements came to be signed , he , he would n't do what he said he would , er , wh what he did . |
| 3 | In another account of youth work , Hubert Secretan rehearsed the same complaint : ‘ Every boy 's sympathy goes out to the lithe and resourceful crook … |
| 4 | Much of the Bible 's teaching goes back to the way we are made ; it goes back to creation itself . |
| 5 | Gabriel 's heart went out to the playmaster . |
| 6 | ‘ Brother , ’ he whispered , ‘ we have the Regent 's permission to go down to the Springall house now , to examine and take anything we wish . |
| 7 | He watched Simon 's trainers padding around to the back door only inches from his face and he wanted to scream , to rid himself of the unbearable tension . |
| 8 | Annie 's mind cast back to the number of his children who had defied Jonadab round this very table . |
| 9 | Theodora 's mind flashed back to the tall washed-out figure of Mrs Gray and her sudden passionate support of her husband 's good intentions . |
| 10 | The window of Ramsey 's study looked out to the west end of the cathedral . |
| 11 | Kebbel 's eyes drifted over to the window . |
| 12 | The reporter 's eyes flickered down to the floor . |
| 13 | Meredith 's eyes swept back to the island . |
| 14 | Ultimately , de Gaulle 's attempt to hold on to the symbolic status bestowed by 18 June and the war proved his undoing . |
| 15 | During the final stages of an attack the weapon 's sensors lock on to the target ship 's radar or sonar signals and the Telemine homes in on them . |
| 16 | Isabel 's gaze went back to the crumbling keep . |
| 17 | Keyence 's salesmen report back to the research department on what new machines their customers would find useful . |
| 18 | Instead Ford has decided not to pass the Government 's tax cut on to the motorist but to pour it into its own pockets and profits . |
| 19 | The bag opens and the ‘ swag ’ from the previous night 's job spills on to the pavement : gold candlesticks , war trophies and silverware . |
| 20 | The situation was made worse by the fact that the officers who had originally been blocking Simpson 's Brae moved down to the rear of the march and then , unaware that their colleagues were dispersing the head of the demonstration , were confronted by protesters running towards them . |
| 21 | ROBIN Smith 's majestic 167 not out won all the plaudits at Edgbaston yesterday but today England 's cricketers woke up to the same old problems . |
| 22 | The Ruff-stuff 's tracks swept off to the right so we kept walking to the left . |
| 23 | As she did so , Greg 's eye went back to the letter on the dressing-table . |
| 24 | Equation ( 5.7 ) uses rm to discount the bond 's cash flows back to the next coupon payment and then discounts the value at that date back to date t . |
| 25 | The relief they felt was emphasised by the way Gustafsson 's team-mates jumped on to the court , picked him up and tossed him high in the air in celebration at the end . |
| 26 | The Judge described John Baillie 's actions leading up to the killing as brutal and arrogant . |
| 27 | According to Robert F. Maguire III , President of LACMA 's Board of Trustees , ‘ One of Rusty 's most significant accomplishments was spearheading the museum 's efforts to reach out to the city 's diverse population , mounting exhibitions of multicultural appeal ’ . |
| 28 | ALLAN Lamb 's day got off to the worst possible start as flooding in London forced a quick change of travel plans . |
| 29 | Mr Scott 's removal from office was demanded by one shareholder who said that he was at the helm when the company 's finances went in to the red . |
| 30 | The prime minister 's secretary went down to the diocese to consult the leading churchmen . |