Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [pron] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carrying a tray of glasses would have been easier if the floor had been stable but I made it to the far end with only a lurch or two and delivered the goods as required . |
| 2 | So I moved it to the other side of the step . |
| 3 | In an effort to find an ally in helping her , I mentioned her to the local priest . |
| 4 | I compared him to the other gentlemen present . |
| 5 | I made sure that I enjoyed it to the full , although it was wartime . |
| 6 | I followed her to the Georgian wing where the rooms were more human size . |
| 7 | I followed him to the cold lands of the north , and bought dogs and a sledge . |
| 8 | The tragedy unfolds through wonderful music — from the tentative If I Loved You to the final tear-jerker You 'll Never Walk Alone . |
| 9 | I accustomed myself to the mephitic stench . |
| 10 | I took him to the first Giants game when he was three . |
| 11 | I got him into the factory and from there we got the ambulance and … and I took him to the Royal Victoria Infirmary . ’ |
| 12 | I took them to the dry cleaner 's this afternoon . ’ |
| 13 | And as part of the deal , I had some petty cash with which to buy them all sandwiches and coffee so they could get changed or dressed while they ate and I took them to the next job if they had one , or wherever they wanted to go . |
| 14 | So I took it to the British Museum , who identified it for me . |
| 15 | I knew nobody and had no idea of what to expect when I presented myself to the new teacher in my new black overall and white collar . |
| 16 | And I I have n't I with the No it 's very simple , I left it to the select committees of the House of Commons . |
| 17 | The house we sat in was still in chaos , so she led me to the sunny kitchen , where we talked and drank coffee , surrounded by boxes and plants and the smell of paint . |
| 18 | She led him to the dismal apartment rented to her by Louis . |
| 19 | Now Liz did n't win our first , second or third prize er last year , but she , she made it to the final twelve , er her , her full-length novel now , has now been accepted by Collins and that 's going to be published next February , there 's talk of a big American contract for Liz and Liz has now been floated away in to the world of big time professional writing . |
| 20 | God was clearly on her side and she made it to the living-room door without a hitch . |
| 21 | In my time you even had to survive Hansen 's unofficial scrutiny before you made it to the first team . |
| 22 | Barely managing to hold her breath for the extra few seconds , she hauled herself to the other side of the object first , before surfacing . |
| 23 | She followed him to the third floor , then along the gallery to a closed door . |
| 24 | She left her second cup of tea , and she followed me to the front door . |
| 25 | It decided her ; instantly she followed it to the broad Danube . |
| 26 | The Fernies got rid of her when I left and she walked me to the front gate . |
| 27 | She hustled him to the far side of the street . |
| 28 | She took him to the far aisle and showed him the salt tablets . |
| 29 | Eventually , after appealing her case for years in the UK , she took it to the European Court which agreed that there must be equal opportunities to claim social security benefits , and that discrimination on the grounds of either sex or marital status must end . |
| 30 | She had hold of his hand , she marched him to the front door . |