Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] to [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the present case , the immediate proceeding in which the order was made was not the cause or matter to which the section refers . |
| 2 | However , a good deal of discretion is left in the hands of the Area Director to determine the merits of the application , having considered ‘ … all questions of fact or law arising out of the action , cause or matter to which the application relates and the circumstances in which it was made . ’ |
| 3 | A man , back from Spain , addresses her in tones that approximate to what the Independent thought was the ‘ well-educated voice ’ , and to what the Guardian thought was the ‘ assured accent ’ , transmitted by the Intelligence chief responsible for the shooting of the IRA bombers in Gibraltar which preceded the arrival of the novel . |
| 4 | The initial check , Gilmont says , is designed to determine if the bill is coherent ; if in fact , it belongs to the bank , and if it shows an amount that corresponds to what the bank expected to be billed . |
| 5 | So I destroyed that place to which the |
| 6 | I thought that perhaps I would sooner have swum in the pool with the crocodiles than draw to myself the hostile attention of that girl . |
| 7 | My senior staff have already addressed a meeting of Citizens Advice representatives in Edinburgh and explained to them the Council Tax legislation . |
| 8 | There is only what from our side is neither predictable nor controllable — the coming of the Word from beyond which opens and displays to us the overwhelming advent of God as he makes himself known in the ‘ eternal moment ’ . |
| 9 | Place three cups on a table , one upwards and two downwards , and say to everyone the game is to turn over two cups at once so that cups the right way up are turned upside down and vice versa . |
| 10 | Please confirm your acceptance of this post by signing and returning to me the docketed copy of this letter . |
| 11 | Please confirm that the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding by signing and returning to us the enclosed copy of this letter . |
| 12 | This will be achieved by including in the offer letter a clause similar to that set out below : Please confirm your acceptance of the above offer by signing and returning to us the enclosed copy of this letter within the next seven days . |
| 13 | I could try and describe to you the expression in my eyes at this moment ; but they are far too discoloured with rage . |
| 14 | The campaign to achieve a healthy teeange nation calls on more guidance for teachers and parents to recognise the trouble signs and listen to what the teenagers say . |
| 15 | That God will give me a clear vision for the future and reveal to me the next step after DTS . |
| 16 | Unfortunately , in 7 BC this neat arrangement was interfered with in order to honour Augustus by renaming the month Sextilis after him ( he believed that it was his lucky month ) and assigning to it the same number of days as the preceding month that had been renamed after his murdered great-uncle by Mark Antony . |
| 17 | Before they left I could not forbear to draw Gillian closer and impart to her the glittering counsel that wearing 501s with trainers was frankly un désastre and that I was amazed she had walked the streets to my apartment in broad daylight and escaped pillory . |
| 18 | Because — no harm in saying it once again — this is the essence of the private-eye novel : that its hero actively goes out and grabs to himself the facts that he needs . |
| 19 | Federal Treasurer Paul Keating retained his post and added to it the title of Deputy Prime Minister , thereby increasing speculation that he would succeed Hawke as Prime Minister [ see above ] . |
| 20 | Put it together with the talk after the first battle , and add to it the understanding of the ark as the throne of God , as the visible guarantee of God 's presence with his people , the symbol of his covenant relationship with them , as their wedding ring , we might say , and you have then something to explain the consternation of Eli and the wife of Phinehas . |
| 21 | We believe that the right way to deal with that offence is to build on the offence under the Theft Act 1968 — the taking and driving away — and add to it the aggravated offence covered in clause 1 . |
| 22 | This fascinating display holds , and reveals to you the vital spirit which eventually triumphed in 1945 . |
| 23 | Noting that " Europe has entered a new , promising era " , the declaration stated that " as a consequence this Alliance must and will adapt " and must " reach out to the countries of the East which were our adversaries in the Cold War and extend to them the hand of friendship " . |
| 24 | It was to hound and hasten Leonard 's waking thoughts , eliminate any residual interest he may have possessed in mere intellectual commitment , and open to him the stark reality of life downtown . |
| 25 | Mr Beckenham looked down upon him from his superior height and handed to him the lady 's portmanteau . |
| 26 | I wonder if you would be good enough to sign and return to me the attached letters of intent , in your capacity of Assistant Managing Director of the Division ? |
| 27 | Satisfied that all is well , DOS will start the program called PRINT , and pass to it the rest of the command you typed ( which is the name of the file you want to print — PENGUIN.TXT ) . |
| 28 | While the organism remains filled with the life force , it can counter the disintegration and decay to which the non-living world is subject . |
| 29 | Pollution and the removal of riverside hedges have played their part ; but above all , dredging and drainage have ironed out the varied bed conditions of gravel and silt to which the larvae of these and many other insects were so minutely adapted . |
| 30 | And so I was extremely surprised when no more than weeks later Émile telephoned Jean-Claude and proposed to him the idea that he should take up an appointment as composer-in-residence at an American university . |