Example sentences of "[subord] [noun prp] [vb past] [pers pn] to the " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | Although the couple are rarely seen in public together — Lewis went solo to the Golden Globe awards , though Brad accompanied her to the Oscars — Pitt says it 's not a conscious choice to avoid the paparazzi , they just never go out . |
| 4 | The web tangled and clung mawkishly around her reasoning as Fernando lowered her to the bed . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | By the late 1980s the CPSU itself accepted , as Gorbachev put it to the 27th Party Congress , that no single party could have a ‘ monopoly of truth ’ and that the movement as a whole would not normally be unanimous on all the issues it confronted . |
| 7 | Edward was much more confused than Maurice and needed all the help he was getting as Maurice manhandled him to the top of the ladder . |
| 8 | When Coleman took her to the hospital for a routine scan , he said jocularly : |
| 9 | ‘ When Peter invited me to the club I knew that Dusty was retiring and that there would be a place up for grabs . |
| 10 | Discussing Mr Cottle as Stanley drove them to the auction , Emily said : ‘ He was here when Rose … ’ |
| 11 | A small smile curving her mouth , Isabel nestled trustingly against him as Guy carried her to the bed . |
| 12 | Moses ' staff changed into a snake when Aaron threw it to the ground before Pharaoh . |
| 13 | Time meant nothing then when kiss after kiss they shared , and , as Naylor pressed her to the mattress , Leith pressed closer to him . |