Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] [pers pn] to [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For all she knows , the social services could have given me to another family . |
| 2 | Could she have treated him to similar displays of ill will as she showed her daughter ? |
| 3 | and then I could have shown mine to this lady , cos I mean the only difference is is the black and white is n't it ? |
| 4 | Her whole adult life was a triumph of determination over a body that could have condemned her to permanent invalidism . |
| 5 | Marx 's recognition of the specificity of motives under capitalism should have alerted us to this problem . |
| 6 | While a splendid Gris , the 1912 gouache-pastel-charcoal ‘ Nature morte avec bouteille et cigares ’ ( est. $300,000–400,000 ) inexplicably sold under-estimate for $280,000 ( £155,600 ) the work 's severity may not have endeared it to many people the biggest surprise was the prices paid for the Legers , which came from all points of the artist 's career . |
| 7 | It could and should have led him to great opportunities . |
| 8 | All in all , it is in no way surprising that Nietzsche should have put them to one side soon after writing them at the turn of the year . |
| 9 | If their historical interest had saved them from the pick , the swinging steel ball , and the bulldozer , their intractable lay-out had discouraged renovators who might have put them to some use . |
| 10 | Furthermore , since I disagree with the view of the Divisional Court on this point in Ex parte Handscomb , but the Home Secretary was obliged for the time being to follow it , there is little logic in saying that he should have extended it to mandatory cases . |