Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] to [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly , it was these qualities that drew her to him in the first place , but now … these were not the true reasons why she stayed with him . |
| 2 | Taking his curtain calls after a successful speech , he drew her to him by the hand and entwined his arms with hers until she gently shook him off , whereupon he enjoyed his triumph for a while manfully alone , until he again resorted to his wife Glenys , going to fetch her , leading her again by the hand , and holding her by the waist . |
| 3 | He put an arm round her and hugged her to him in the familiar , easy fashion she was used to . |
| 4 | If anyone collects old aquarium stuff and they would like to contact me , I 'm willing to sent it to them for the cost of the postage , as it is far too small for any of my set-ups . |
| 5 | He sold , he sold it to them in the end . |
| 6 | The record company had been lending it to me for the last six months , but they gave it to me at the London gig as a present because Andy MacDonald — the feller who owns the company — was so into the gig ! |
| 7 | The lack of even a hint of that attitude in Runcorn , combined with his remarkable equability , endeared him to me from the start . |
| 8 | DP , Stirling Assuming there are no complications you have not mentioned — for example , that the property is still in the name of someone else who left it to you in the first place — then the changes you requested should take weeks rather than months . |