Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [verb] to his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the fourth floor is Mozart House , a room which features 3,000–4,000 Mozart CDs , portraits of the maestro on the wall , and an Empire couch to sit on to listen to his music being played continually . |
| 2 | He was rarely home , even Pat only went to his flat three or four times . |
| 3 | But the behaviour of Reverend Prentice has only added to his anguish . |
| 4 | But success has not gone to his head . |
| 5 | The Rev Bill Harper has championed the cause of the 260 pensioners involved , but is disappointed that the Prime Minister has not replied to his letter pleading for help . |
| 6 | Rev Bill Harper , from Richmond , has championed the cause of the 260 pensioners in doomed homes but is disappointed the Prime Minister has not replied to his letter . |
| 7 | When the dance ended , he released her without a word and moved away to talk to his mother and sister , who had been crying passionately in the church as they watched Damian become Rachel 's husband . |
| 8 | I believe firmly that John McEnroe is not lying when he says he sees the small print on a tennis ball , and Jackie himself has often referred to his vision as a paramount essential in driving . |
| 9 | His knowledge in the improving of ground , it seems has now redounded to his disadvantage . |
| 10 | Spiking of losses Colin Webley , the club kipper has now returned to his favorit posishun behind the T-counter . |
| 11 | His growing fame has n't gone to his head yet , though . |
| 12 | He 's out tonight and has n't responded to his pager yet . |
| 13 | He was always talking about it and it caused much worry to his mother Sadie and her husband Daniel . |
| 14 | He was staring and trembling and his great-size seemed only to add to his air of stricken misery . |
| 15 | The affair seemed only to add to his status as folk hero . |
| 16 | Lord Wakeham , who had come with the necessary cheque , had muttered something about boys being boys , and that Robertson would do well to go to his hotel and sleep it off . |
| 17 | Sir Bryan had done well to play to his handicap , but he could not resist telling everyone what he would have done if he 'd had his James Braid putter . |
| 18 | Furious , he got up to complain to his neighbour , only to discover that it was his own dog which he had accidently shut outside before going to bed . |
| 19 | Yesterday , having recovered sufficiently to return to his hotel , he attempted to withdraw from international judo by offering his resignation . |
| 20 | The thought came into her mind that , while she had been doing that , Alain had been here , going out on his splendid machine , coming home to talk to his mother and to her father . |
| 21 | He must have practically sprinted to his house , grabbed the bottle and glasses and sprinted back again . |
| 22 | William went inside to talk to his Mum |
| 23 | I know like , anyway but like , Scott had gone home said to his mum like , is his mum is n't , going what 's that on your neck ? |
| 24 | Detective Sergeant Burgess went off to report to his Superintendent , and Redpath , who 'd been on duty since midnight , decided to try for a few hours ' sleep . |
| 25 | But if within modern languages ( to keep , for the moment , to this example ) a candidate for the GCSE were permitted to offer , as part of the evidence that went towards his certificate , the grades he had achieved in tests , starting from the most elementary and progressing upwards according to his ability , the ‘ differentiation ’ problem would be virtually solved . |
| 26 | No , no , he lays there talking to his wine and stuff you know , it 's really |
| 27 | I dared not go to his house , fearing that it might cause further trouble for him . |
| 28 | But I did not go to his church . |
| 29 | When he did not return to his hotel in the evening , Captain Trevor , a local man , bravely organized a search party . |
| 30 | There was little time left before his meeting with Merymose , so he did not return to his house , but took a circuitous route which would bring him to their rendezvous at the moment the sun touched the top of the western cliffs . |