Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adv] [verb] to [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ellen still clung to my arm . |
| 2 | Sally-Anne did not know of this conversation , of course , and by the next day she was her usual bouncing , energetic self , and it being Monday not only was it wash-day — oh , dear — but summer cleaning also began again , with everything being put back , and the whole place was shining and sweet-smelling , so that , Wednesday having come round , McAllister had sunk down into Dr Neil 's big armchair with a great , ‘ Phew , I 'm glad that 's all over ! ’ amusing Matey , whose soft spot for the girl who seemed to be making Dr Neil more reconciled to his lot grew greater every day . |
| 3 | It still survives ( 1990 ) , but St Margaret 's chapel in Harwood Dale , which Hoby also built to her memory , is in ruins . |
| 4 | Only one thing was certain — in his letter Mr Robinson had ordered Branwell never to return to his house or to speak to any of his family again . |
| 5 | Katherine unconsciously reverted to her childhood tactics , withdrew , tried to make herself small , invisible . |
| 6 | Mick now turned to his aunt and asked , ‘ Did Carrie pass her test ? ’ |
| 7 | Ellie never returned to her parish church . |
| 8 | Poor Hugh never came to her mind at all . |
| 9 | ‘ Did Matthew ever refer to his uncle 's relations with women ? ’ |
| 10 | Bryan even came to my home and scoffed at me for suggesting that he and the Duchess were lovers . |
| 11 | Robert then spoke to my mother about the time when they were young . |
| 12 | Van Cheele usually talked to his aunt about the birds , plants and animals he saw on his walks . |
| 13 | The tin bath was half-filled with hot water into which had been poured the same perfumed green oil that Smallfry always added to her bath . |
| 14 | Political agents in the UK often refer to their candidate as ‘ an unfortunate necessity ’ . |
| 15 | Gonzalez then drives to his office on the third floor of a new building on the waterfront . |
| 16 | Uncle Philip never talked to his wife except to bark brusque commands . |
| 17 | He looked up as Marion , Conroy still clutched to her side , came out through the doors from the stage , some of the others trailing behind her . |
| 18 | After leaving Dekalb at 20 , Cindy always returned to her mother for advice — except when it came to Gere , 17 years her senior . |
| 19 | Johnson thereafter responded to his host 's familial hospitality with courtesy and agreeableness . |
| 20 | Little Billy always lied to his mother , but they were never convincing . |
| 21 | Little Billy always lies to his mother , but they are never convincing . |
| 22 | That this can give rise to erroneous inferences with potentially disastrous consequences is shown when Lok nearly falls to his death over a cliff because he smells smoke . |
| 23 | We think you may find Sylmaster well suited to your purpose . |
| 24 | The Vancouver based Rob Boyd duly added to his record here — a second to go with the two wins and a third . |
| 25 | But the shy and introspective Allen habitually returned to his bachelor pad — after dropping in to kiss the children goodnight . |
| 26 | Frau Nordern was free when Erika finally penetrated to her room , sitting at her desk behind a mound of reports . |
| 27 | Diana still speaks to her friend James Gilbey . |
| 28 | Charles later saw to her commemoration at thirteen other churches too . |
| 29 | Thorne also turned to his union in a decisive move ( p 78 ) . |
| 30 | The fact that Wycliffe often deferred to her judgement made Kersey suspicious of her intrusion into their cosy male councils . |