Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] have [verb] [pron] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | And his wife would flinch at the coarse life that harp-playing had brought her to , and go off her kipper , and mash up the remains with some potatoes for the boy 's breakfast next morning . |
| 2 | She blushed at the thought that she had half considered it , that the pressure on her hand and admiration had added something to her pleasure , that it had made her feel successful . |
| 3 | And Preston very dubious , because she did n't look like she had a baby in her tummy and experience had taught him to be very sceptical about any information his family gave out , especially on the subject of babies and where they came from . |
| 4 | In Britain the new anatomy was seen as especially threatening because the traditional sources of power and influence had committed themselves to Paley 's argument from design . |
| 5 | Frankie had been told to dress in a hurry , and Sweetheart had taken him to the park near the old railway bridge in Horton Park Avenue . |
| 6 | His background and knowledge had directed him to the branch of military intelligence centred on Northern Ireland . |
| 7 | His mother and father had raised him to be a law-abiding Christian . |
| 8 | His own terrible fear and anger had communicated itself to his father and shown him what the better part of valour was : keeping silent . |
| 9 | From the cricket and football games Jack and Rod have taken me to , I 'm amazed how you modern people can throw and kick things where you want them to go . |
| 10 | True , extreme poverty and hardship had driven him to the point when suicide must have seemed preferable to the life he was leading . |
| 11 | The list of names was approved by the Prince Consort before Hall had sent it to Palmerston . |
| 12 | I was sitting in bed , reading about Lot 's wife as Mum had told me to , when Dad came in . |