Example sentences of "his [noun sg] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A clear , confident speaker , who kept his head up and conveyed his enthusiasm to the audience . |
| 2 | Bhattarai tendered his resignation to the King on May 14 but was asked to stay in office until the formation of a new Cabinet . |
| 3 | His attempt failed , and on the Monday afternoon he tendered his resignation to the Queen . |
| 4 | EDWARD HEATH LEAVES 10 DOWNING STREET ON 4TH MARCH 1974 TO PRESENT HIS RESIGNATION TO THE QUEEN AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE . |
| 5 | Suddenly , on 8th January , he telephoned me to say that he was going to Sandringham to tender his resignation to the Queen . |
| 6 | Sharon formally submitted his resignation to the Cabinet on Feb. 18 , and it became effective two days later . |
| 7 | Piqued , Falkenhayn tendered his resignation to the Kaiser , but it was rejected . |
| 8 | He offered his resignation to the meeting . |
| 9 | Could it be that he was aware of Van Butchell 's intentions and saw this as a means of bringing his technique to the notice of the public , being able , at the same time , to lay any charge of indecency at Van Butchell 's door , if it arose ? |
| 10 | But apart from hunting , he seems to have left the business of government to his earls , although he continued to enjoy the society of churchmen , especially of foreign churchmen , gave his heart to the building of Westminster Abbey , engaged in the royal works of mercy , stood meekly through divine office and mass , and — a special note of conscientiousness — ‘ at these times , unless he was addressed , he rarely spoke to anyone ’ . |
| 11 | Guillem , or Guillaume de Cabestanh , or Cabestaing , or Cabestan , had loved the lady of Roussillon , Soremonde , Sermonde , or Marguerite , wife of the seigneur Raymond of Roussillon , who , in a fit of jealous rage , had the troubadour slaughtered and had served his heart to the lady in a dish . |
| 12 | He has dumped down the notes for a greyhound , has given his heart to the beast , and is derided for this by his friends in the pub . |
| 13 | He he 's already opened hi up his heart to the Lord , there 's a lot that he 's got ta learn , there 's a lot he 's got ta let go of , there 's a lot of his old life still there , but is n't that true of every one us ? |
| 14 | Rassendyll accepts the plan in a spirit of adventure and with some reluctance sacrifices his beard to the need of the moment ( a practical detail which helps veracity at the right time ) . |
| 15 | Nor is this right of the possessor based on any responsibility on his part to the owner . |
| 16 | David Rowley spoke with Clayton about his route to the top |
| 17 | David Rowley spoke with Clayton about his route to the top |
| 18 | He did not waste time describing his route to the truth . |
| 19 | Before that he was suspended from the national team for a year after a clash with coach Henri Michel , punished for fighting with team-mates at Auxerre and Montpelier and fined for throwing his shirt to the ground at Marseille when substituted . |
| 20 | ‘ … the purchaser can not avoid his liability to the auctioneer by paying the vendor direct without telling the auctioneer . |
| 21 | The script conference ended with Lorne shrugging his robe to the floor and asking me , with tears in his eyes , " Is this the body of an old man ? " |
| 22 | As he stood up , all kinds of crumbs fell from his robe to the kitchen floor . |
| 23 | It is scarcely surprising , therefore , that even though he was again on royal diplomatic missions to France , in 1324–5 , and in 1326 backed Reynolds 's excommunication of the invaders , he soon recognized a fait accompli and gave his support to the queen . |
| 24 | J.B. Estlin , the Unitarian friendly to the Garrisonians , responded from Bristol to Chamerovzow 's openness and in April 1853 gave his support to the BFASS , though Richard Webb remained sceptical of the possibilities of real co-operation . |
| 25 | In line with his overall political goal of proving that Labour was ‘ fit to govern ’ , Macdonald abandoned the visions of democratic diplomacy which had so excited him in 1917 and proceeded to adjust to the reality of a balance of power mediated through the League , helping to resolve the Ruhr crisis by lending his support to the rescheduling , rather than the abolition , of German reparations payments . |
| 26 | Curry , who is based at Quietwaters , has decided to by-pass the Italian Open to lend his support to the Senate Open which is sponsored by The Electrical Industries . |
| 27 | His left Achilles tendon became badly shortened , making it difficult for him to put his foot to the floor , and he had a strong positive supporting reaction in his foot . |
| 28 | Determinedly Curtis pressed his foot to the floor , and once more the gap between the two cars narrowed . |
| 29 | Pressing his foot to the floor , Nate Springfield drove as he 'd never driven before … |
| 30 | The tyres screamed as he jammed his foot to the floor and the car shot into traffic . |