Example sentences of "to [noun prp] [pron] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Victory was clinched when Lynn Marriner surged upfield and slipped a pass through to Oehlers who scored at the second attempt . |
| 2 | But going to Dieppe it docks on the quay or whatever is sort of right in the heart of erm the town so once you are off the ferry , you 're there . |
| 3 | The term " Chetniks " could only have been used very loosely to apply to them all , although in Macmillan 's diary entry on his visit to Klagenfurt he refers to the use of the word " Chetniks " to describe " guerilla forces raised by the Germans from Slovenes and … |
| 4 | According to Ken he worked in the old Government Commission , which was tucked away in the back somewhere , until the present Government wound it up and the Cabinet Office took over its functions . |
| 5 | Giving evidence , Capt von Humbracht said that he picked up the uniform , hat and sword belonging to Napoleon which lay on the ground . |
| 6 | The Rayo system is likely to be sold to Chile which has in the past supplied arms to Saddam Hussein . |
| 7 | His red , blotchy face turned to Joseph who lay on the ground nearby , then to Carter and finally to Ralph again . |
| 8 | The man rattled off some instructions to Franco who retreated to the end of the bar and started hunting through the bottles on a particularly high shelf . |
| 9 | The impersonal grey line of the North Sea kept us company to Helmsdale which nestles in the folds of heather hills close-cropped by winds that come relentlessly over that cruel water . |
| 10 | To Jess it sounded like the end of the world . |
| 11 | As this inflow increases — a population movement which can only be compared to the millennial westward movement of peoples to Europe which ended with the defeat of the Mongols — a final answer will be given to our absorbing little debate about European identity . |
| 12 | I developed so much skill that I could put together a 50 or 60 break and when I moved to York I played for the local Conservative club and reached the final of the York and District competition . |
| 13 | Philippa had let in Larry 's two guests , she saw , and they were hovering , looking transparent and shy , and she too called up to Larry who leapt down the stairs . |
| 14 | We did , and off to London we went on the ninth of July , for the judging , at the Queen Elizabeth Hall . |
| 15 | When Coenred went to Rome he went in the company of Offa , son of Sigehere and king of the eastern Saxons , who abdicated at the same time ( HE V , 19 ) , and the harmony which appears to have prevailed between Coenred and Offa is another salutary warning not to describe relations between overlords and their royal dependants in this period as one of constant hostility . |
| 16 | The week before they were going to Dublin he went with the two girls and Rose to Boles in the town . |
| 17 | On their return to Vienna they appeared before the Emperor who failed to reward them , and Leopold became convinced that members of the aristocracy were deliberately avoiding Mozart so that they could dismiss his talents as |