Example sentences of "to [noun sg] [noun] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it sought to serve a predominantly rural region in which the WEA in earlier years had found its own main strength in urban areas , the rural areas were relatively untouched and open to university initiatives when the 1932 Adult Education Regulations were introduced . |
| 2 | Many women in early second-wave feminist groups had belonged previously to leftist organisations where the prevailing style of discussion was hierarchical , forceful and oratorical ; they had found this offputting and were determined not to repeat it . |
| 3 | When explaining this matter to the House , I shall have to explain to Opposition Members how the European Community works . |
| 4 | The salt crystals spontaneously began to change to fern shapes whenever the experiment began . |
| 5 | The leadership team had now dropped down from three to two as one of the leaders could not make the trip due to work commitments so the driving was split equally between co-leader Dave Lowe and myself . |
| 6 | Looking Glass dismissed his people 's fears and refused even to post scouts when the Nez Perce reached Iskumtselauk , Place of Ground Squirrels , by the Big Hole River , on 7th August . |
| 7 | It took the mantri a long time to work right round the bull , from shoulder to rump down one side and then from rump to shoulder back up the other . |
| 8 | Although delays are far from negligible even in magistrates ' courts , the problem is particularly acute in relation to Crown Courts where the average waiting time for those denied bail is around ten weeks from committal to trial . |