Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pron] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The animal began to gnaw at the ropes binding her to the altar . |
| 2 | It ends : ‘ Will the tight budget bring us to a grinding halt ? |
| 3 | How many uplifts should I use , and do I need special adaptors to connect them to the filter ? |
| 4 | Nor does it seem to be the case that the notorious reluctance of the Masai to accommodate themselves to the modern world was to any significant extent the result of administrative protection from it . |
| 5 | However , the prior hypothesis led us to the finding in the rural high oil worker category ( table II , both for all ages and the 0–4 age group . |
| 6 | Are Oxford for the drop , can Swindon make it to the premier league play-offs ? |
| 7 | Harvey led me to a room which he unlocked with a key . |
| 8 | MacDonald read it to the members of the Cabinet ( imposing further conditions before a loan would be given ) . |
| 9 | The web tangled and clung mawkishly around her reasoning as Fernando lowered her to the bed . |
| 10 | His talents , his wealth , and the changing times raised him to the court of assistants of the Levant Company from 1644 to 1648 , and in 1645 Parliament appointed him to the Goldsmiths ' Hall committee , through which Royalists redeemed their sequestrated estates by paying compositions . |
| 11 | It could be simply a difference of opinion where conflicting views bring us to an impasse . |
| 12 | Sotheby 's , determined to protect Irises ’ ‘ most expensive ’ tag , repossessed it , and in March sold it to the Getty museum , probably for $40 to $45 million . |
| 13 | The search for counter-examples led them to the history of the family and of the primitive local community which they saw as kinship based . |
| 14 | She confessed that the bitter jibes and over-exposure led her to the precipice . |
| 15 | Whether you decide on a honeymoon at home or you 're planning a trip abroad it 's a wonderful excuse to treat yourself to a couple of new outfits for the beach and it 's essential to look after yourself and protect against the sun 's more harmful rays . |
| 16 | At noon , the exhausted Pack gathered together and Brown Owl led them to a shady area . |
| 17 | This device consists of a corrosion-proof , non-toxic probe which sits in the tank water , and a two metre cable to connect it to an earth point , in your cable tidy or elsewhere . |
| 18 | The coronet is shown in loving detail as it embodies the moment when this family of merchants made it to the princely ranks . |
| 19 | Biff lowered him to the ground , and untied the rope . |
| 20 | This coexistence of change and resistance owes something to the limits set by nature . |
| 21 | Alon also experimented with the basic design , building a 130 hp Franklin-engined version and a prototype Alon A–4 with a Lycoming O–320 160 hp motor , before selling the type certificate of the Aircoupe to Mooney Aircraft , whereupon Mooney changed it to a single-tail design and manufactured it as the M–10 Cadet , producing 61 at $9,295 each before shutting the line down for good in 1970 . |
| 22 | On the day before de Macon sailed on his second voyage , the Ralembergs invited me to a formal supper . |
| 23 | The hands Maria had raised to Luke 's shoulders strayed eagerly to the back of his neck and up into the thickness of his dark hair , her fingers pressing themselves to the perfect shaping of his skull as she sought and claimed a deeper kiss , drawing him far into the warm moist depths of her mouth . |
| 24 | It is understood therefore , that , as part of the pupil 's exploration of aspects of religion and morality , he/she will have access to these five main elements of the Mysteries of the Faith , and the opportunity to relate them to the particular issue/topic being explored . |
| 25 | Her GP referred her to a hospital in Watford , North London , where she underwent laser treatment to try and prevent the damage from getting any worse — but it did n't help . |
| 26 | In traditional manner Rolle treats the gifts of the Holy Spirit listed as Wisdom , Understanding , Counsel , Might , Knowledge Piety and Fear of the Lord in Isaiah 11 in the inverted hierarchical order Counsel , Understanding , Wisdom to relate them to the process of withdrawal from the world and achievement of that inner discretion which is the ground of contemplation ; he then deals with strength , piety , knowledge and the fear of the Lord itemised as forces which stimulate man to self-knowledge and help the soul to endure against sin , all aspects of a more active spirituality . |
| 27 | The gang helped themselves to a video , leather jacket , private letters plus bits and pieces to the tune of £1,000 before fleeing . |
| 28 | Well no the , the owner , the baker reported them to the police . |
| 29 | Bloom et al. " s study of how to is acquired in infinitival complement constructions led them to the clear conclusion that " the children learned to with the meaning " " direction towards " " and not as a meaningless syntactic marker " ( 1984 : 391 ) . |
| 30 | Bob and I are progressing as a piano/clarsach duo , and of course some of the accompaniments to his songs tax me to the limit , or have to be vetoed altogether . |