Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [pron] to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harvey led me to a room which he unlocked with a key . |
| 2 | The web tangled and clung mawkishly around her reasoning as Fernando lowered her to the bed . |
| 3 | Biff lowered him to the ground , and untied the rope . |
| 4 | In traditional manner Rolle treats the gifts of the Holy Spirit listed as Wisdom , Understanding , Counsel , Might , Knowledge Piety and Fear of the Lord in Isaiah 11 in the inverted hierarchical order Counsel , Understanding , Wisdom to relate them to the process of withdrawal from the world and achievement of that inner discretion which is the ground of contemplation ; he then deals with strength , piety , knowledge and the fear of the Lord itemised as forces which stimulate man to self-knowledge and help the soul to endure against sin , all aspects of a more active spirituality . |
| 5 | Hari led him to the bench and watched as Lewis tied on his apron . |
| 6 | When Andy invited me to the launch of the The Gadget Shop I naively assumed it would be in the shop itself , in Covent Garden . |
| 7 | Rex drew himself to the business in hand . |
| 8 | One moment of astonishing creativity in the dying seconds on Saturday transported him to the centre of Arsenal 's universe . |
| 9 | Following through in a single smooth action , Manville threw himself to the ground and rolled out of the doorway on to the sidewalk . |
| 10 | Concern 's chief executive , Aengus Finucane , in Somalia on a visit , said : ‘ Wendy Murphy , a nurse who was with Valerie , said Valerie threw herself to the floor of the car when the shooting started . |
| 11 | Pahdra Singh called me to the club this morning where he and Reg Pybus and their crony , that stingy git Pugh , the corpse planter , unveiled the new team strip . |
| 12 | Barney took us to the airport , and when we arrived next day in Hong Kong , it was warm and sunny . |
| 13 | Richard took her to a friend 's party and afterwards , when they were driving home , he said , ‘ You know what 's happened , do n't you ? |
| 14 | Fardine took us to the edge of his terrace , where his own pigeons were kept in a large coop . |
| 15 | When war was declared and Braque and Derain returned to join their regiments in Paris , Picasso escorted them to the station in Avignon . |
| 16 | By 17 October Mola 's troops were only 30 kilometres from Madrid , causing President Azaña to remove himself to the safety of Barcelona . |
| 17 | David introduced her to the warden , then they made their way to the residents ' common-room where Rachel was given a rapturous welcome by her new friends , in particular by a young Down 's syndrome woman called Belinda whose delight at seeing her again was only too apparent . |
| 18 | On arrival at the farm Edward introduced her to the herdsman then went on to his house , promising to come back shortly . |
| 19 | Woolley said something to a steward . |
| 20 | Go on Richard help yourself to a drink . |
| 21 | Lifting his arms high , he called upon Baron Samedi to admit them to the cemetery . |
| 22 | Irena drove me to the station , past the monastery that is now a military hospital , along the main road north where tanks rumble across at night . |
| 23 | He was an Apostle and a prizeman , though his zeal as president of the Union condemned him to a second in part ii ( 1904 ) after a first in part i ( 1902 ) of the classical tripos . |
| 24 | Cornelius announced himself to a desk clerk who wore a badge saying , ‘ Hello my name is Danny ’ . |
| 25 | Ras Tafari invited him to a banquet at the palace and guaranteed his personal safety . |
| 26 | It was already half full with stagnant rain water , so Mildred filled it to the brim , then carried it back to the yard window-sill , collecting her broomstick on the way . |
| 27 | Lucenzo muttered something to the man , who grinned understandingly . |
| 28 | The CNAA committed itself to the Diploma . |
| 29 | Brenda welcomed everyone to the meeting . |
| 30 | My turn came and Lobsang coaxed me to the edge . |