Example sentences of "[noun] to [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thereafter we witness Rose being guided by the Fool towards Pagoda-land , where she finds the salamander , then back to the court where her kindness to both the salamander and her persecuted old father is rewarded by the transformation of the Prince to his real shape and his victory over all contenders to win Rose , rescue her father and banish Epine . |
| 2 | Stirling sent a blistering series of signals to both the Eighth Army and MEHQ which seem to have had some effect . |
| 3 | It 's not going to help anyone , and will be a considerable loss to both the scientific and naval communities , if you three gentlemen elect for self-immolation . |
| 4 | Working in the WTN news room for the past four years had opened my eyes to how the media worked . |
| 5 | At a press conference after the meeting , Antall emphasised that the declaration did not signal the birth of a new organization in opposition to either the Warsaw Pact or COMECON . |
| 6 | The United Kingdom is a signatory to both the Convention ( 1951 ) and the Covenant ( 1976 ) although neither has been incorporated into our domestic law . |
| 7 | Diagrams for development are being selected for their usefulness to both the teaching-learning process and course assessment requirements . |
| 8 | ‘ Sometimes , old boy — and I speak as one who has changed a good many nappies in his time and is not a total stranger to either the washing-up bowl or the kitchen stove — sometimes I wish we were still living in the good old bad old days . ’ |
| 9 | In response to the news coverage of the disorder , she sent telegrams to both the BBC and the ITA asking them to ‘ please consider whether the massive television coverage of acts of vandalism and violence is contributing to the spread of the riots ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ Nor I , ’ she countered , in a ridiculous attempt to even the score . |
| 11 | Use of a chart prevents repetition of work that has already been carried out by blocking any attempt to reapply the same rule in the same place . |
| 12 | The despatch told how the Prussian garrison at Charleroi was falling back , not on Brussels , but north-east to where the main Prussian army was assembling . |
| 13 | In addition to acting as local pilot to some of the remoter islands during our stay , there were trips by car to all the more interesting spots on shore such as the old village of Skara Brae , the Churchill Barrier and the Italian Chapel . |
| 14 | Accordingly , in allocating each of the matched subjects to either the control or to the experimental group , and to ensure that there is no surreptitious influence determining this allocation , the researcher randomly allocates one of each matched pair of subjects to one or the other group . |
| 15 | That position is to be contrasted with what has happened in New Zealand and Australia ( which have relaxed the rule to approximately the extent that I favour ) : there is no evidence of any complaints of this nature coming from those countries . |
| 16 | Under his direction , the staff made their way with all speed to where the horse was trapped . |
| 17 | Together these two concepts give the key to both the sculpture and the inspiration for its bold commission by The Royal Bank of Scotland through the good offices of a non-executive director , Angus Grossart . |
| 18 | They are both trusted men and the key to both the gallery door and another for Sir Ralph 's chamber hang on a hook beside them . |
| 19 | Well after a while the bricks got hot enough that you could just adjust the valve to where the stove would get almost cherry red and it was a very nice fire . |
| 20 | Without blushing , he told me in my own drawing room : ‘ I am a financial adviser to both the Duke and Duchess . |
| 21 | On Jan. 24 , 1990 , a law was passed in the Sejm allowing the Constitutional Tribunal to grant equal privileges to both the Senate and the Sejm . |
| 22 | I cut off the path proper and charged up over a dune and down its other side to where the service pipe carrying the water and electricity to the house appears out of the sand and crosses the creek . |
| 23 | He can create overall rhythms and within them short phrase rhythms , but the basis of them all is that they exist in groups and by being efficient in action and appropriate to the context give pleasure to both the performer and the onlooker . ’ |
| 24 | These include power to strike out an application because the applicant is not taking the proper steps to further the claim , or because it is ‘ scandalous , frivolous or vexatious ’ . |
| 25 | Now he thinks he can work it in , which I 'm pleased about because if this is the way the Indians react to me and Matt then maybe that 's a pointer to how the fans will go . |
| 26 | The left , by contrast , saw the greater worker and state involvement in the economy as a pointer to how the crisis could be resolved in the interests of working people ( chapter 18 ) . |
| 27 | Other forms of action , non-legal , are available including the referral of a complaint alleging maladministration to either the Parliamentary or Local Ombudsman ( See Chapter 7 ) and use of a Liaison Committee , if one is in existence in the area , in order to air any grievances and seek their resolution . |
| 28 | Since the Club is , literally , on the very edge of the wide beach , from the very moment of waking in the morning you are on the spot for that pre-breakfast swim , the windsurfing lesson , a ‘ cruise ’ on a pedalo or a mini yacht , or a walk along the beach of white shells and sand to either the resort of M'Diq or Smir Restinga . |
| 29 | Improved coach and car parking has been provided for visitors to both the Cathedral and Provand 's Lordship . |
| 30 | Hari sat up in bed and stared through the window to where the light from the street lamp paled into insignificance against the rising sun . |