Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [verb] [pers pn] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her children have disappointed and saddened her to the point where she has made the decision to rule them out of future considerations surrounding the throne . |
| 2 | But it was not until I was at Cambridge , in the following year , that my mother noticed and took me to the family doctor . |
| 3 | And adequate software must be made available to ensure G M B activists can put into practice what they 've been taught and use it to the labour movement 's advantage . |
| 4 | He declined to make a decision on whether persons responsible for the shooting should be prosecuted and forwarded it to the Attorney General for the United Kingdom . |
| 5 | Gravenor Henson , the leader of the Framework Knitters " Union , regarded the existence of the acts as " a tremendous millstone round the neck of the local artisan , which has depressed and debased him to the earth , every act which he has attempted every measure that he has devised to keep up or raise his wages , he has been told was illegal : the whole force of the civil power and influence of the district has been exerted against him because he was acting illegally " . |
| 6 | Embarrassment more acute than anything she 'd ever known before rooted her to the spot as the sounds of laughter and applause rang out all around her . |
| 7 | Please indicate your acceptance of the terms of this Agreement by signing the enclosed duplicate copy in the space indicated and returning it to the undersigned at the letterhead address . |
| 8 | ‘ The lease for the tenancy of the flat in Charles Street arrived yesterday and I have signed and returned it to the agent , ’ he told Alice . |
| 9 | Once , in a moment of despair , he snapped his Bible shut and squashed them to a paste . |
| 10 | Would you please fill in the slip below indicating to which course you wish to be attached and return it to the office as soon as possible . |
| 11 | At this point you should elicit related forms ; for example , the plurals of nouns in Arabic are not predictable , so it is useful to elicit the plural of every new noun learnt and to add it to the dictionary entry for that word . |