Example sentences of "[pron] to [pers pn] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was no fun loving a person like Memet , especially when he would n't commit himself to her in a civilized and law-abiding manner . |
| 2 | Mario described himself to me as a hungry kid , adding that maybe those early experiences had left him with a permanent sense of insecurity . |
| 3 | There had been a stray mongrel whom they had named Herbert , with a large uncoordinated body and look of lugubrious disapproval who had attached himself to them for a few weeks and whose voracious appetite for dog-meat and biscuits had had a ruinous effect on the housekeeping . |
| 4 | ‘ She … can draw you to her with a single hair ’ , ’ he murmured . |
| 5 | The chain can be described adequately by specifying the first rectangle and then relating the next one to it by the four statements in Table 11.1 . |
| 6 | Had n't he understood that she had given herself to him for the only reason that made any sense to her . |
| 7 | She reached out and pulled them to her in a protective motherly gesture . |
| 8 | She liked to show them to me about every three months , each time as if it was the first . |
| 9 | I 'll have to you 've got ta give me chance to buy papa and grandma 's grandpa 's and I can wrap them up and give them to them at the golden wedding or ca n't I ? |
| 10 | It was sent by a sad Manc git using my Id cos he 's too scared to use his own — if anyone wishes to reply to his infantile shite they can send them to him at the following address … |
| 11 | We can supply them from stock and shall be despatching them to you within the next few days . |
| 12 | The lines of experience were marked on her face and although she still had all the exuberant charm which had drawn him to her in the first place , he thought she looked older than he knew her to be . |
| 13 | ‘ Whatever you say , Mr Jacobsen , ’ she murmured huskily , and he pulled her to him for a last long kiss that left her breathless and trembling . |
| 14 | Then her wish was granted as his head blotted out the sun , and Robbie emitted a little ecstatic noise as the space between them melted away entirely and they lay body pressed to body , mouth to mouth , his hands moulding her to him with a sudden , startling ferocity . |
| 15 | For an instant he caught her to him in a swift hard embrace and she knew that his desire was not one whit diminished . |
| 16 | As the script for the seduction scene ran , ‘ She withered in his arms as he crushed her to him in a sudden excess of passion . |
| 17 | She swallowed hard , conscious of his angry face so close to her own , his hands clamping her to him in a vice-like grip . |
| 18 | He put an arm round her and hugged her to him in the familiar , easy fashion she was used to . |
| 19 | Certainly , it was these qualities that drew her to him in the first place , but now … these were not the true reasons why she stayed with him . |
| 20 | Was n't that what had attracted her to him in the first place ? |
| 21 | It was those very firebrand qualities of ruthless daring , initiative and enterprise which had drawn her to him in the first place . |
| 22 | He poured equal quantities of coffee and hot milk into a cup and handed it to her with a mocking grin . |
| 23 | But I did n't show it to her till the last night in case it did n't go down well . |
| 24 | Madeleine 's hands seized the pillow and held it to her in a quick embrace . |
| 25 | But this time he drew out his knife and showed it to me with a meaningful glance . |
| 26 | The record company had been lending it to me for the last six months , but they gave it to me at the London gig as a present because Andy MacDonald — the feller who owns the company — was so into the gig ! |
| 27 | Not anything like it would have been if Uncle Bill had left it to me in the first place , because it will pay duty twice . ’ |
| 28 | Why did n't you show it to me in the first place ? |
| 29 | He peered across the tavern , watching a group of men busy baiting a relic-seller who claimed he had Aaron 's beard in a sack and was prepared to sell it to them for a few coins . |
| 30 | Rather than offer it to them on a first-come , first-served basis , we offer it just to new business coming in . |