Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [noun] to his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rivers only roll along to brighten up the landscape , and cattle graze only to give life to his drawings . |
| 2 | Selkirk pushed him in and made him squat on a stone ledge while he cut free his bound hands only to fasten gyves to his wrists and ankles ; attached by chains to the wall ; these allowed Corbett to move but quickly chafed his wrists and ankles . |
| 3 | It is likely that he did express a preference , for although his collapse was dramatic enough for premature reports of his death to reach at least two cities , he then rallied sufficiently to add codicils to his will . |
| 4 | It is likely that he did express a preference , for although his collapse was dramatic enough for premature reports of his death to reach at least two cities , he then rallied sufficiently to add codicils to his will . |
| 5 | Last night television 's aristocracy came together to pay homage to his service … still unfinished by the way , attempts to retire have failed and he 's still running the Sunday evening programme Highway with Harry Secombe . |
| 6 | He turned his back and went in to say goodbye to his wife . |
| 7 | Brando , as Carmine Sabatini , the Mafia mogul with a heart of gold who takes Kellog under his sentimental wing , is great too , especially as the script bends over backwards to drop references to his Godfather legacy . |
| 8 | Brando , as Carmine Sabatini , the Mafia mogul with a heart of gold who takes Kellog under his sentimental wing , is great too , especially as the script bends over backwards to drop references to his Godfather legacy . |
| 9 | And let young Hawkins go at once to say goodbye to his mother , and then come quickly to Bristol with Redruth . |
| 10 | However , if he suspects that the adventurers are here to cause harm to his Master , he 'll die rather than help them at all . |
| 11 | He was about to call Marian to his side when a movement a few hundred yards away where the forest and the Waste met caught his eye . |
| 12 | They were all there except Christine , even Barry Morse who must have taken time off from his job , presumably to lend support to his wife and the family . |