Example sentences of "[noun sg] to [noun prp] [conj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neither did his eagerness to oppose the Pilgrims of Grace in 1536–7 , which must be compared with Dacre 's expedient withdrawal to London and with the discrete disappearance of Sir Thomas ( later first Baron ) Wharton [ q.v . ] . |
| 2 | Perhaps we should draw satisfaction from our willingness to accept such directives , unlike so many of our European colleagues , but if that is the situation now , when most Members of Parliament believe that we are still Members of a sovereign Parliament , what might it be like if we were to surrender the rest of our sovereignty to Brussels or to the European Parliament , in which we have only 16 per cent . |
| 3 | ‘ The withdrawal from ERM and the subsequent devaluation of sterling should be of particular benefit to Scotland because of the higher propensity to export . |
| 4 | This project focusses on the process of migration and the role of governmental and private agencies in shaping and implementing migration policy ; and on patterns of residence and employment amongst Afro-Caribbean immigrants , with particular reference to Paris and to the health service . |
| 5 | In the moments immediately following the arm injury to Craig Chalmers in Saturday 's international match at Twickenham ( see picture below ) , Dewi Morris summoned assistance from the touchline even before play had come to a standstill , while another England player also paid more attention to Chalmers than to the ball . |
| 6 | But as they continued down the hill to Dingle and along the road that curved round the harbour to Ballingolin , she was even more bewildered to hear him reciting family history to her — history she had taken in with her mother 's milk and knew by heart . |
| 7 | No wonder this part of Ireland felt a closer allegiance to Scotland than to the rest of Ireland over so many centuries . |
| 8 | Following a very Colombian tradition , the central processing facilities ' first stone was recently blessed at a simple ceremony of special meaning to Casanare and to the Santiago de las Atalayas and Tauramena licenses partners : BPXC , Ecopetrol , Total and Triton . |
| 9 | The second was his unrivalled ability to project his authority to Algeria and to the army . |
| 10 | So I told Boris to forget it , broke the news to Hilda and to the ambassador and was transferred instantly back to London . |
| 11 | As Jim comes into office , with a complete commitment to Christ and to the work and witness of this fellowship , we need to assure him of our love and prayers and support . |
| 12 | The loss of the two ports was serious , as the English now had only limited access to Normandy and to the capital , Rouen , which had come to replace Paris . |
| 13 | Though he was bound to give priority to Italy and to the Hellenistic East in his negative analysis of Roman rule , it did not escape him that the barbarous West was involved in the crisis . |
| 14 | It is in fact an argument about Godwin 's ideas , and it is difficult to decide whether to assign the victory to Godwin or to the more conservative philosophy which Wordsworth was now beginning to embrace . |
| 15 | On the train to Stranraer and on the steamer to Larne two men and a woman shadowed their every movement . |
| 16 | Leaving the pretty village of Thwaite I climbed the green lane to Shunner and below the summit had overtaken " the Dog Man " . |
| 17 | It is perhaps not inappropriate to compare them to the astronauts in our own day : they had broken into an uncharted region , blazed a new trail to God and to the depths of the self and had returned to earth like the heroes of antiquity , bringing news of a hitherto unimaginable realm which gave an entirely new perspective on the human condition . |
| 18 | He was more upset at having caused this worry to Lachlan than at the near-strangling ; and it had n't once occurred to him to draw his dirk to save himself . |
| 19 | The World Boxing Organisation yesterday installed McMillan as the mandatory challenger to Palacio because of the ‘ unusual circumstances ’ surrounding the defeat , which keeps the Hoko show-down still a possibility . |
| 20 | It was not soldiering where all hung on victory or defeat , as in other armies , but rather a stylish profession of arms , aimed at bringing greater glory to France and to the Legion . |
| 21 | Coxswain Robert McMullan took the lifeboat to Ballycastle and on the way it became clear , via the Coastguard , that a large number of people had been stranded as the Rive Tow burst its banks . |
| 22 | In 1976 Huan was made ambassador to Belgium and to the European Communities , and in 1979 became vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences . |
| 23 | Children were now gathering vast quantities of the pale mauve cyclamens and selling them along the main road to Trieste or at the railway station at Sesljan ( Sistiana ) . |
| 24 | Excursions : Amongst the most popular excursions are ones into Bavaria ; to Oberammergau , site of the Passion Play since 1634 , and the fairy-tale castles of Neuschwanstein and Linderhof ; up the Otz Valley to Obergurgl and into the world of eternal ice and snows , a chance to see the summer skiers in action . |
| 25 | EC Foreign Ministers in Brussels on Dec. 8 criticized Greece for allowing Greek companies to violate UN sanctions by shipping oil to Serbia while at the same time withholding oil from Macedonia . |
| 26 | He guessed they were on their way to Badstoneleigh because of the double bill at the Pavilion . |
| 27 | By volume , retail sales grew just 1.2 per cent in the year to August and in the latest three months they were 1 per cent lower than in the previous period . |
| 28 | Emma sketched her husband ON BOARD THE HEATHER BELL while on a summer a trip to Ryde and round the Isle of Wight . |
| 29 | In Section Two , leaders Bangor have a tough trip to Down while at the bottom , RUC have a chance to close the gap on South Antrim when they meet the Lisburn team at Newforge . |
| 30 | I recently came back from a trip to Egypt and despite the fact that I enjoyed the food there , I had an urge to make a really wholesome fish pie . |