Example sentences of "[pron] and [verb] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In such a case , the State will pay the owner the value he has established himself and presented to the Federal National Heritage Service or Custom Officers . |
| 2 | You know what it 's like to bear a child and bring him up and see him leave you and go to the other side of the world , knowing you 'll not see him again ? |
| 3 | She hoped she was n't turning into one of those maniacs who murder people in order to establish their superiority over their fellows who say Please and Thank you and conform to the basic customs of society . |
| 4 | He pounded the desk with a large fist , shaking the vase of freesias so that a single crimson flower detached itself and dropped to the shiny mahogany surface . |
| 5 | " Regarde , Joseph , " said the French boy suddenly reining in his pony beside him and pointing to the far edge of the plain that they were crossing . |
| 6 | A councillor resigns his office by notice in writing signed by him and delivered to the chief executive or clerk of the authority , except in the case of a parish , town or community councillor when it should be addressed to the chairman of the council . |
| 7 | He released her and walked to the parked car . |
| 8 | All agree that the building they share in Aldershot , an outdated 60s 12-storey tower block , needs major refurbishment — closing it and moving to the Royal Logistic Corps training centre 20 miles away or converting it to an office block and building a new , smaller Army catering school alongside , are not seen as attractive options . |
| 9 | Spray it and jump to the next ledge and grab the extra life . |
| 10 | And er she got it away eventually bathing it and talking to the little girl and then she said to her now I want you to come here every day she said so I can I see to that for you . |
| 11 | The great goods depots of London possess an importance superior even to that of the passenger termini themselves and furnish to the keen observer fields of study every whit as interesting as those afforded by the heterogeneous masses of humanity which daily pack themselves into express and local trains . |