Example sentences of "[to-vb] to [pron] [noun sg] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One day Mr Brownlow asked him to come to his study for a little talk . |
| 2 | to come to my home for a holiday and a rest … |
| 3 | If she did n't make a stand now he would expect her to jump to his bidding for the rest of the voyage . |
| 4 | The addition was believed to relate to his passion for the music of the 1960s protest singer . |
| 5 | It should be something useful for setting up home , if only a rather expensive bottle-opener , possibly with other small mementoes of his favourite bachelor activities or sport such as golf balls , presented inside something amusing and clearly feminine but not in bad taste , such as a pair of stockings , with a blue garter for him to give to his bride for the wedding so that she can wear ‘ something borrowed , something blue , . |
| 6 | If the bedroom you occupy is large enough to be turned into a comfortable bed-sitting-room , or if you have your own private sitting-room in the house , you can avoid trouble and confrontation by entertaining friends there , and that will be the end of it ; but if not , after a tactful explanation of your needs to your parent , you should get to the point of suggesting clearly that she might agree to retire to her room for a few hours sometimes when your friends come to the home ( after you have all shared a meal together first , if she wishes ) . |
| 7 | ‘ One lady invited us to go to her cottage for a holiday . |
| 8 | Applying both trust and agency principles , the court concluded that an insider who traded on the basis of material nonpublic information was liable to account to his corporation for the profits . |
| 9 | Throughout the autumn and winter he suffered from feverish colds and attacks of bronchitis , and was often forced to take to his bed for a week or fortnight at a time . |