Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] it to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Rescuing a piece of the frill from the dress , Ellie cut it to the shape she wanted , attached it with pins to the back of the headband , laid it down , picked up Terry 's brush , backcombed the other girl 's hair so that it stood further out from her head , giving a similarity of the style she thought she should have , carefully arranged the head-dress , and turned Terry back to the mirror . |
| 3 | Regan declares it to the man himself ( V.i.6ff. ) , as the egoism they each pursue turns the two sisters into deadly rivals ( 15f. , 18f . ) . |
| 4 | It took a further five minutes before Blenkinsop made it to the phone , but to Amiss 's relief , he appeared to be both sober and reasonable : indeed he was giving a rather creditable imitation of a normal club secretary . |
| 5 | The 17th is a par-5 of 500 yards or more , but Tom reduced it to a drive and a sand-iron ! |
| 6 | Harold threw it to the floor , leant back and closed his eyes . |
| 7 | And despite their recent successes , Mickey put it to the star 's coach , Don Jameson , that they 've yet to find a way round Harringay 's defensive system . |
| 8 | ‘ Wilson gave it to the girl . |
| 9 | CINDERELLA made it to the ball — and just often enough to avoid her tennis return from becoming a pantomime farce . |
| 10 | A : Did Arthur make it to the bank ? |
| 11 | But when the puppy fell from the roof and broke its leg , Kalchu bound it to a splint with wool , replacing the bandage each time it slackened , until the bone had set . |
| 12 | Let Ben take it to the man in Lancaster . |
| 13 | Miller dedicated it to the Earl of Macclesfield , then President of the Royal Society and to the Fellows ‘ for the improving of natural knowledge ’ . |
| 14 | Endill ran to the cart as Mr McDoodle brought it to the house . |
| 15 | It was a revelation after the pain of trotting and Nails was cross when Nutty brought it to an end . |
| 16 | It was past two when Wycliffe and Kersey made it to a pub for lunch ; a pub not far from the bookshop . |
| 17 | Mr Clancy sold it to a trickster who paid with a worthless stolen cheque . |
| 18 | Lifting the spoon from the bowl , Tuan Ti Fo placed it to the boy 's lips , tilting it gently . |
| 19 | With busy pomposity Lewis dictated it to a typist and would have gone on and on had he not been diplomatically restrained . |
| 20 | The bid failed because the estate 's value was considered to be less than the ‘ knockdown price ’ of £10 million at which the Prince had persuaded Mr Kluge to offer it to the nation , with some assessments valuing the estate at between £2 and £7 million . |
| 21 | Moses ' staff changed into a snake when Aaron threw it to the ground before Pharaoh . |
| 22 | Hannele pushed it to the floor . |
| 23 | Nick put it to a yard from the pin . |
| 24 | Pipkin put it to the ground . |
| 25 | This statement was approved by the law officers , who very properly insisted that Profumo should also be advised by his own independent solicitor ( a partner in the well-known firm of Theodore Goddard ) who , having read the statement , also approved it and recommended Profumo to make it to the House . |
| 26 | According to Smith , the illness was described in the language of the day as a putrid fever with buboes on the face and body , which caused Dr Crawford to compare it to the plague . |
| 27 | Ford touched it to the vent . |
| 28 | What happened next in Hollywood shocked it to the core and brought Nicholson and Hopper to the heart of one of the great tragedies of this drug-infested era … |
| 29 | ‘ I asked Sir John to burn it to the ground but Rachel played him like a piece of string around her finger . |