Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [pers pn] the [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I handed them the keys to their new home it was like unlocking the door to their future happiness . ’ |
| 2 | The other day I sent you the invitation to the MRA Assembly here in June . |
| 3 | ‘ When I last had the pleasure of meeting your honour , I gave you the answer to that one . |
| 4 | Glendambo is the last petrol station for 200 kilometres , " warned the Budget car-hire girl , as she handed me the keys to a six-cylinder Holden Commodore . |
| 5 | She showed me the way to the Burma Road , and I set off up the wooded slope behind the house . |
| 6 | In the morning after their breakfast coffee , he stood silently and balefully near her until she gave him the fare to Dublin . |
| 7 | They sought no patent ; they ordered him to give information freely to their customers ; and they denied him the reward to which he believed he was entitled under the terms of his contract . |
| 8 | Tom could see this so he gave me the key to his hotel room and told me to have a shower and put on some of his clothes . |
| 9 | Despite his having given her a tough time on set , Lysette is still very fond of Woody Allen : ‘ He gave me the courage to be brave . |
| 10 | It gave her the chance to be with Marguerite , though , and they talked quite easily as they moved around the kitchen . |