Example sentences of "[v-ing] a [noun] to [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The beauty of these is ( a ) they require very little labour from the person indulging in them : you leave that kind of thing to the toiling masseuse or sinewy aromatherapist ( b ) they 're prettily packaged and attractive to use ( c ) they often involve other people who can supply your spiritual needs by becoming a confessor to you while you 're on the slab/under the thumb/ getting oiled . |
| 2 | ‘ I had arranged with Sister Stevens that on the next occasion that Len presented with either a hangover or a stomach upset I would refer him to the occupational health centre where they would suggest counselling , as I believed Len was becoming a danger to himself and everyone else . ’ |
| 3 | It was her duty to tell me — a ‘ mother 's duty ’ — that my obstinate refusal to comply with Jean-Claude 's wishes meant I was becoming a burden to him . |
| 4 | Only this August , an Arab extremist thought to be a member of Hizbollah died in a London hotel while strapping a bomb to his body . |
| 5 | The crucial factor of associational appositeness relating a symbol to what it symbolizes is rarely seen directly and explicitly , although heraldry is replete with such purpose-built symbols . |
| 6 | Design can be considered as a particular kind of decision making concerned , inter alia , with relating a society to its technology . |
| 7 | Somewhat roughly stated : ε is used in relating a set to its elements ; unc is used in relating a set to its subsets . |
| 8 | Somewhat roughly stated : ε is used in relating a set to its elements ; unc is used in relating a set to its subsets . |
| 9 | However , managers have their own criteria before signing a band to their ‘ stable ’ . |
| 10 | The operation of Market Forces in a time of falling roles , coupled with the possibility of opting-out , and competition from , for example , the City Technology Colleges ( if they finally take off ) means that schools may face hard choices between promoting a philosophy to which they are committed , and pulling in the punters . |
| 11 | But Mr Bush told the U N Security Council in New York that Iraq must put the right wrong it has done in seizing a nation to which it had no right . |
| 12 | Mrs passing a message to us through the time planner like that |
| 13 | Assigning a particular molecular orbital to its symmetry species is like assigning a vibration to its symmetry species ( Section 5.7 ) : we need to consider the effects of the various symmetry operations on the sign and orientation of the wavefunction . |
| 14 | The Law Lords found that she should have been fully informed by the bank that she was risking her whole house by guaranteeing a loan to her husband 's business , not the limited amount she believed at the time . |
| 15 | If quality control is up to scratch and this kind of general finish is maintained throughout the range , then I would not hesitate in recommending a Rockwood to anyone looking for a good , all-round , budget guitar . |
| 16 | Twenty-third July — sitting under a tree a few yards from my slit trench writing a letter to my parents in Glasgow . |
| 17 | The attendant , now adding a sulk to his sullenness , had shuffled off to the kitchen area . |
| 18 | Look out for Pink Grapefruit , a refreshing gel to tone the body — great for adding a sizzle to your morning shower ! |
| 19 | There is one point you can be sure of : the cost of adding a garage to your property will be more than recouped when you come to sell it , since everyone values the added space and security it offers . |
| 20 | Adding a mouse to your system |
| 21 | While suffering from a temporary bout of impotence in my early twenties , I considered all the possible remedies ( from exotic aphrodisiacs to penile splints ) before paying a visit to my local GP , who consulted some weighty medical tome before advising me to avoid wearing excessively tight trousers . |
| 22 | In other terms , knowing is not represented as the direct experiencing of a phenomenon here , but rather , as with the passive of perceptual verbs , as the condition for attibuting a characteristic to someone . |
| 23 | She broke off as the door opened , fixing a smile to her throbbing mouth as she recognised the elderly woman . |
| 24 | The problem was finally solved by fixing a wire to my ankle and running it under the rock to an aqualunged diver , who on a signal from Stuart would tug on the wire and pull me down with the speed of an express lift , and would let go when my face turned blue . |
| 25 | Chilean social structure has always had a small elite , with a great concentration of power and , instead of presenting a challenge to them , the successful industrial and commercial groups have become incorporated into their ranks . |
| 26 | At the age of eighteen in the early '50s he was working for Rickenbacker ( and was allegedly sacked for building a guitar to his own design ) . |
| 27 | But , now , Volks actually looked at erm buildi putting a lift in and building a lift to it . |
| 28 | The opportunities for successfully re-using a structure to which it is necessary to make major modifications in order to suit it to its new task are small , even with ironwork of exceptionally good quality . |
| 29 | Forgetting her earlier indignation , excitement bringing a sparkle to her golden eyes , Luce hurried over to look at them more closely . |
| 30 | Miss Beard — to her face only Sean O'Farrell dared use her first name , bringing a blush to her cheeks whenever he did so — was lady 's maid to Mrs Harvey Telscombe . |