Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] to [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that we become committed to it as the way to save the country and the peace appears to me full of dangers . ’ |
| 2 | As a works convenor , I work along twenty shop stewards , and I can tell this Congress that the message that they 've given to me from the people from the people that have elected them , is that they 're sick and tired of the perpetual bleating of the T U C about how they have to abide by the laws , when the only laws that are there are the laws that are bringing this movement down . |
| 3 | When I 've written to you in the past , it 's usually been to tell you about the developments of some of our long term programmes . |
| 4 | He 's so bloated and , I mean I have n't seen him , I said I 've , I 've talked to him on the phone . |
| 5 | I 've spoken to him in the past about making the place over to you . |
| 6 | I 've spoken to you on the phone . |
| 7 | He makes me laugh cos he often says some , when I , it 's when I 've spoken to you on the phone |
| 8 | Before doing so I write to thank you all for the Loyal support and encouragement you have given to me during the past 14 years . |
| 9 | The Monopolies and Mergers Commission may , under the Fair Trading Act 1973 , have referred to it by the Director of Fair Trading or a Minister for investigation and report whether a monopoly , as defined , is or is not against the public interest . |
| 10 | He said , ‘ Sickness has given me this fortune that this sultan has come to my side , at morn so health and well being have accrued to me from the arrival of this King without retinue . |
| 11 | ‘ So many people have said to me over the years that it is very sad I never bore Norman a child , that I only ever had stepchildren to love . |
| 12 | During the last Employment Question Time , the hon. Gentleman asked me about job clubs in his constituency , and I have written to him about the matter . |
| 13 | THANK you to the great many readers who have written to me in the past couple of weeks about the Royals . |
| 14 | Erm what are the kind of comments that people have made to you about the flats ? |
| 15 | Thank you , QP , for all the kindness you have shown to me over the time of my mother 's illness and death . |
| 16 | But some critics , and a number of ordinary viewers who have spoken to me about the show , feel rather uneasy . |
| 17 | erm , I like to talk , so he 's wound down , you know , really sleepy , comes to bed , and I 'm like , that 's when I wind down by chatting away and saying , you know , little snippets of things that have happened to you during the day , and he 's just like , oh , shut up , go to sleep , you know . |
| 18 | One of the marvellous things about this record is that there 's so many references to all sorts of things that have happened to us over the last couple of years . |
| 19 | Seeing that my daughter Anna has not availed herself of my advice touching the objectionable practice of going about with her arms bare to the elbows , my will is that , should she continue after my death this violation of the modesty of her sex , all goods , chattels , moneys , land , and other that I have devised to her for the maintenance of her future life shall pass to the oldest of the sons of my sister Caroline . |
| 20 | They 've also asked that I should put a drawing of this scheme which they have sent to me in the May edition of the Bramley , with an article from them , explaining it , asking for comments from the public , and this will be their public consultation exercise . |
| 21 | There are a couple of points which have occured to me since the meeting : |