Example sentences of "to [pron] 's [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prelude of Suite No. 3 is a characteristic example , full of dynamic contrasts and bold gestures which work well in their own terms but will not be to everyone 's liking . |
| 2 | But the celebration of the Friend , which sometimes takes the form of an apparent self-abasement by the Poet , has not been to everyone 's liking . |
| 3 | It has a stronger aroma and hotter flavour than its relations , not always to everyone 's liking but , provided it is used taking this into account , it is one of the best culinary herbs . |
| 4 | She was one of the few people in Iran who dared speak her mind to him ( perhaps the sole person ) , but what was on her mind was not to everyone 's liking . |
| 5 | But it is only while attentive to someone 's suffering that one is spontaneously moved to help him . |
| 6 | The Nuffield hospital says sessions on the scanner are allocated first according to urgency , and then according to who 's placed contracts for scans with the hospital . |
| 7 | " Listen to who 's counting , " said Kevin . |
| 8 | You know , this way erm , if it 's on the agenda as to who 's bringing what , you can kneecap people erm , if they decide not to bring it , or if they , if they do n't bring it . |
| 9 | Half of them are Morton , half of them are English and the other half are Irish , so erm we have our own little family little battles as to who 's supporting who in football matches and stuff like that . |
| 10 | I have to say I 'm a little doubtful as to whether legal aid will be granted because the courts now take the view that if there 's no contest between you and him as to who 's going to look after the child , then they wo n't make a court order . |
| 11 | This is a very difficult form to fill in in relation to who 's attending the meeting . |
| 12 | The Report of the Consultative Committee on Continuation Schools ( no doubt under the influence of Sadler ) quoted him approvingly when he wrote that apprentices should learn ‘ the truth of the maxim that the meaning of life is not to rule but to render service to one 's neighbour , service to one 's calling , service to one 's native country , service to truth and to justice ’ . |
| 13 | Since the marginal utility of most goods is assumed to decrease with increasing quantities of the good , then it follows that the utility associated with each addition to one 's borrowing also diminishes . |
| 14 | and I 've we 've taken the the old settee down to Carrie 's and moved the two seater and the armchair down this end and they flew in tonight straight up on the sofa , I said to it 's gon na be tough for a week or so but they 've got ta get used to staying on the floor , I 'm not having them on the furniture all the time cos they just absolutely ruin it ! |
| 15 | Whatever the resistance of this comes to it 's going to be less than fifty ohms . |
| 16 | ‘ Have n't the police any clues as to what 's become of the poor girl ? ’ |
| 17 | Sports Illustrated is definitely a leading indicator as to what 's happening in sports in the U.S. and clearly rugby is not . |
| 18 | At 5 o'clock forget about work and give some in-depth thought to what 's happening at home . |
| 19 | What I 'd most like to do is go to the court to listen to what 's happening in the trial , but … . ’ |
| 20 | We ca n't do that , we ca n't even keep ourselves informed too easily as to what 's happening . |
| 21 | because if something happens , I think it 's important for tutorial programme it can respond to what 's happening |
| 22 | er but that the that the they 're not paying attention to what 's coming out of it |
| 23 | Another thirty Health and Safety proposals are on the way such as that on working time in the news last week and another to restore the protection for young people at work which we 've lost over the last decade , and just as important the union has just n not just reacting to what 's coming out of Brussels , it 's actually helping set the agenda . |
| 24 | It leaves them in no doubt as to what 's required . |
| 25 | But with a trio there 's the space for the dynamics , and you can be much quicker to react to what 's going on than , say , The Beautiful South or somethin' — like where there 's nineteen people and they all look like they 're playing off charts … ’ |
| 26 | They should be relevant to what 's going on , so to use this approach efficiently it 's important to listen to others . |
| 27 | The vector graphics are well-executed , although it takes time for your eyes to adjust to what 's going on . |
| 28 | Fifth , listen to the real customers — and not just the information systems managers of IBM 's 10 top mainframe customers — part of the problem is that IBM pays too much attention to their needs and not enough to what 's going on elsewhere , says Smith . |
| 29 | Okay right so there 's a s there 's a system to what 's going on with the acids and it 's not just one acid like hydrochloric most of the acids will do it some of them do it very readily some of them you have to get the conditions right often you have to get the temperature high to make it to make the reaction go but a metal plus an acid erm there 's a typical one zinc H two S O four gives zinc sulphate and the hydrogen . |
| 30 | Ruling off the tops and bottoms of each page also allows the use of page numbers , headers , footers and various other devices to be used to keep the reader constantly informed as to what 's going on . |