Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [to-vb] he [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir Robert 's luck was not in on this occasion , however , for Milton had already promised the desired appointment to Cockburn of Clerkington to induce him to lead the opposition in East Lothian to Sir Hew Dalrymple of North Berwick , in order to secure the seat for Andrew Fletcher , younger of Saltoun . |
| 2 | David Strang , whose South African-based Glaswegian parents were in Toronto to see him become the first Briton to win a world indoors 1,500m medal , also has a connection with the Boyle squad . |
| 3 | Thirty thousand spectators turned up at Lillie Bridge in London to see him run the mile against William Cummings of Paisley and in the return match George 's time of 4 min. 12.75 sec. was not beaten in Britain for forty-nine years . |
| 4 | Cos I thought that was a with a utmost difficulty and he has to get his little daughter on Sunday to help him to clean the place . |
| 5 | Most of the criticism has been pretty tame , though one dissident , Colonel Bui Tinh , a revolutionary hero , waited until he got to Paris to say he believed the draft documents were ‘ totally out of contact with reality ’ . |
| 6 | It was all very well for Bragg to instruct him to go the rounds of prostitutes ' haunts , but he had precious little idea of how to go about it . |