Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] his [noun sg] to [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He later claimed that he initiated the demand for independence within one year : he asserted that he saw the Governor who promised to pass on his message to London . |
| 2 | The Defence Minister , Italo Argentino Lúder , 73 , on Jan. 24 handed in his resignation to President Carlos Saúl Menem , an action which he described as " irrevocable " . |
| 3 | Westminster were presented with champagne and a trophy , Grant Parrott discovered muscles he never knew existed , Geoff Whalley paid up his bet to James Burford . |
| 4 | The day after , General de Gaulle cut short his visit to Rumania and returned to Paris ; by then two million workers were on strike , 120 factories occupied ; within three days 250 factories were occupied , and eight million on strike . |
| 5 | Former Spurs and England skipper Gary , 31 , had been prepared to give up his move to Japan . |
| 6 | He was on his feet , holding out his hand to Nick who went to him and took it trustingly . |
| 7 | ‘ Thanks , young lady , thanks a lot , ’ he said , holding out his hand to Mary . |
| 8 | West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl broke off his visit to Poland on Friday and flew home to deal with a dramatic political situation after East Germany opened its borders to the West . |
| 9 | During the hours before Gen Robertson sent off his telegram to Gen McCreery on the evening of 14 May , he discussed the policy implications of its contents with Alexander Kirk . |
| 10 | Or is he really planning to speed up his reaction to Gorbachev and Eastern Europe ? |
| 11 | One album that is sure to bridge the generation gap and be near the top of the charts by the time Santa hitches up his sleigh to Rudolph and friends is 25 Years — The Chain ( WEA ) , an anthology covering the career of Fleetwood Mac . |
| 12 | He was a brilliant but also a tortured thinker , in many ways a solitary and tragic figure , his personality marked by a tendency to depression , and by the decision he made in 1843 to break off his engagement to Regine Olsen . |
| 13 | On the crowded train a man gave up his seat to Ianthe and she accepted it gracefully . |
| 14 | As for Williams , who had an English father , it would be easy to explain away his hostility to England ; but the sorrier likelihood is that he saw quite justly the baleful mixture of timidity and arrogance which characterized literary London in his lifetime . |
| 15 | Myeloski held up his hand to Duncan to silence him . |
| 16 | ‘ Even before you pointed out his similarity to Clinton , I would have given him a reasonable rating . |
| 17 | Though watched by Louis , Gomez held out his hand to Trent in an unspoken plea for absolution . |
| 18 | Moore smiled and held out his hand to Doctor Thornhill . |
| 19 | Willis stood up and held out his hand to George who shook it warmly . |
| 20 | He held out his hand to Jehana . |
| 21 | Yashkin held out his hand to Duncan . |
| 22 | James held out his hand to Stephen and said in a deep , confident voice , ‘ Good to see you , Stephen ; you look well . ’ |
| 23 | He held out his arm to Tabitha . |