Example sentences of "[v-ing] a [noun sg] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unenamoured of either , he rejected both in favour of the career of a scribe here his own account goes on to other things becoming a clerk to the imperial divan in 922/1516 , and rising thence through the office of private secretary to two Grand Vezirs and that of to become nisanci in 941/1534 . |
| 2 | However , as Reuter pointed out , it is possible to derive rights and to be bound to perform certain obligations without becoming a party to the treaty , an example being the United Nations with respect to its Charter . |
| 3 | It may be that a third party would be prepared to accept the commitments for a limited purpose without becoming a party to the treaty . |
| 4 | In Blackburn v. Attorney-General a declaration was sought to the effect that by becoming a party to the Treaty of Rome527 and submitting to the law-making competence of the European Communities , Britain would partially surrender its sovereignty contrary to its law . |
| 5 | ‘ We do n't want to see things dragged on indefinitely , but they are repeatedly delaying a solution to the problem . ’ |
| 6 | Relating a question to the text of a given hexagram is often a difficult and frustratingly obscure business ; that 's why you need someone like me . |
| 7 | ‘ Diggory 'll take your bag up , miss , ’ the housekeeper told her , opening a door to the left . |
| 8 | Opening a door to the left of the fireplace , he shooed the pair into the adjoining room . |
| 9 | Feminists organized a local protest over the issue at election time , returning a woman to the local council on the specific platform of curbing male immorality . |
| 10 | This provision shall not be taken as prejudicing a finding to the effect that a person 's occupation of any land is by implied permission of the person entitled to the land in any case where such a finding is justified on the actual facts of the case … |
| 11 | Amnesty 's research reveals that Mr Nezameddin was detained for signing a letter to the President calling for constitutional guarantees , freedom and justice . |
| 12 | For Becker , a sporting life with capitalism has returned to normal as he mulls over details before signing a commitment to the mega-buck Association of Tennis Professionals Tour , which starts in January . |
| 13 | ‘ So , we were right , Brother , ’ he said , tossing a coin to the boy who scampered away . |
| 14 | Tossing a coin to the ragged urchin , he brought his mount alongside Isabel , not speaking , but clearly ready to offer assistance should it be needed . |
| 15 | Furthermore , a similar effect can be produced by applying a substance to the eyes that artificially dilates the pupils ( Legg 1988 ) . |
| 16 | What therefore counts most of all is the ease with which the cracks can be made to extend by applying a stress to the material . |
| 17 | Solid walls can only really be insulated by applying a material to the exterior of the walls ( rendering , false Yorkstone , pebbledash , etc. ) to make the walls thicker , or by panelling the inside of the walls . |
| 18 | By applying a formula to the three highest scores from 13 areas of disability , as defined by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys , 161 ( 89% ) subjects were placed in category 10 , and 20 ( 11% ) subjects in category 9 , the two highest bands of severity . |
| 19 | ‘ So , this is good , ’ Pie said , applying a light to the cigarette . |
| 20 | When it was complete , a second solvent , ethylene glycol , was evaporated by applying a vacuum to the reactor vessel , again keeping the pressure and temperature of its contents low . |
| 21 | Sampaio , the PS secretary-general since 1989 , had presented the PS under his leadership as representing an alternative to the centre-right policies of the PSD in spite of the easy cohabitation of President Mário Soares , a former PS leader , with the PSD government . |
| 22 | In 1966 Vietnam was becoming an irritant to the Labour government , but not a major one . |
| 23 | Because he was so old and feeble , Baxter 's imprisonment attracted a great deal of sympathy from many people , and was becoming an embarrassment to the authorities . |
| 24 | He was becoming an embarrassment to the Government . |
| 25 | At the time there were widespread rumours of an Establishment plot and stories circulated that the trial had been stopped because the protracted Guinness saga was becoming an embarrassment to the authorities . |
| 26 | The censure motion accused Pascal-Trouillot of financial incompetence , corruption , nepotism and failure to combat the country 's chronic lawlessness , and of becoming an obstacle to the electoral process . |
| 27 | An episode is the smallest complete unit of teaching in a lesson — the teacher 's revising of the previous lesson 's work , or explaining an argument to the class , or coaching an individual child on a problem he is working on ( the SCAN paper gives a fuller discussion ) . |
| 28 | The two official Party newspapers in Bucharest admitted a threat to ‘ the whole socio-economic construction of Romania ’ — implying a threat to the regime itself . |
| 29 | They have pointed out that the existence of other remedies for wives in this situation is no reason for disentitling a wife to the protection of the criminal law and that the possibility of bringing charges for assault or wounding is an inadequate substitute for a rape prosecution which focuses upon the denial of another 's sexual autonomy and integrity . |
| 30 | Back , he spurred like a madman , shrieking a curse to the sky , With the white road smoking behind him , and his rapier brandished high ! |