Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [vb pp] [prep] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Pat told me that he 'd been pleased with what I 'd said on Day to Day I felt better ; I could n't have coped with his disapproval as well . |
| 2 | By the time I had children of my own , I had overcome by fear to a great extent but I was still a little nervous . |
| 3 | Because everything took a long time to complete , I started to savour occupations which in the past I had regarded as chores to be endured . |
| 4 | As the DGM was later to point out ‘ The 45 per cent included the revenue which I had negotiated for transfer to other districts which had been dependent on Horton and Banstead . |
| 5 | It is no conceded that that figure included matters which should not have been taken into consideration , such as the agency quotes mark-up unquotes and the effect of V A T. Figures making allowance for appropriate deductions but also including what I 've said by Mr to be appropriate increases totalling one hundred and sixty thous one hundred and sixty six thousand two hundred and fifty pounds , are claimed on behalf of the plaintiff . |
| 6 | Many 's the time I 've slipped from top to bottom of the ladder , making a noise like the crack of doom , which was not however , sufficient to wake them ( as I could tell by their uninterrupted snores ) . |
| 7 | I 've driven from California to Colorado — this is not an imaginary answer . |
| 8 | " I have gone from failure to failure , with France , alas , the loser . |
| 9 | What I have written in relation to barristers as advocates applies equally to solicitors . |
| 10 | Again , the same question may be asked as that which I have asked in relation to Schüssler Fiorenza 's work : given that in every age women have been mistreated at the hands of men , how much do present-day women really have in common with biblical women ? |
| 11 | I am convinced that zander often shoal up or gather in great numbers when they are not hunting and to come across one of these occurrences as I have done from time to time is an unbelievably exciting experience . |
| 12 | From what I have gathered from talking to other business people they have also seen an increase in business . |
| 13 | I have read from cover to cover with great interest , and now hasten to enclose my subscription . |
| 14 | I have thought from time to time that I would like to write and let you know how much those lessons meant to me — and now I am ! |
| 15 | Vincent Skinner , the Writer of the Tallies , complained that ‘ the distraction I have had about quarrels to my place have hindered me much and now so utterly discouraged me that the service I intended to have done I could not . |
| 16 | I have listened with concern to what the hon. Gentleman said about this matter . |
| 17 | I have listened with care to what the hon. Gentleman has said about the matter . |
| 18 | Further to our telephone conversation today , I have pleasure in enclosing a copy of the document I have drafted in response to the Government 's proposed National Sustainability Report being prepared in the wake of last year 's Earth Summit . |
| 19 | On the other hand , I have needed from time to time to provide a certain amount of background , because the progress of a friendship can not be traced otherwise than by describing attendant circumstances . |
| 20 | The symptoms she endured varied from month to month , worsening or improving according to the circumstances of her life at the time . |
| 21 | Celia Cviic ( no , it 's not a typist 's error ) sends two recipes for burek based on street snacks she has eaten on visits to her husband 's family in Yugoslavia ; one with a meat filling , one spinach and cheese . |
| 22 | There had been so much to see and she 'd ached for Fernando to be beside her to show her everything . |
| 23 | She 'd driven from Newcastle to virtually to with the choke on ! |
| 24 | It was a bit cheaper living here in an older neighbourhood than in the heart of the city , so she had n't had to tap into what she 'd earned as companion to Anna Sabatini . |
| 25 | What woman in her right mind would choose what she 'd left in Milan to what he was offering her here , in Rome ? |
| 26 | If you go left along Road to the crossroads , near wh where the Flats . |
| 27 | Nobody cares about the rules you 've broken in relation to yourself . |
| 28 | It was unusual for her to have been alone then , but she had asked for time to herself . |
| 29 | Usually Beth accompanied her to town , but , seeing as the Hansom would be going right by the flower-shop , she had arranged for Cissie to be dropped off there . |
| 30 | She had travelled to Maidenhead to his old address and the new occupants of his small mansion had no idea where he had gone . |