Example sentences of "the [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A mile 's drive south in the car took us to all that remains of Clare 's beloved heath land . |
| 2 | I 've imagined myself in situations like this , made up speeches in my head , speeches about truth and freedom and protection of sources , speeches I imagined delivering from the witness box just before the judge sentenced me to ninety days or six months or whatever for contempt of court , but I was kidding myself . |
| 3 | A speedy journey in the boats took us to one of the 365 islands in Lough Erne . |
| 4 | The captain of the escort led him to one side , explaining . |
| 5 | With another black look , the man led us to that door over there . |
| 6 | Then the attacker drove her to another spot nearby , before raping her again . |
| 7 | I 'd like to know how the fox persuaded them to that . ’ |
| 8 | His engineering analysis of the problem brought him to many ideas that were very similar to Alexander 's in terms of posture and sitting . |
| 9 | Ariel was n't thinking clearly , her brain was fogged by the din around her and the rage of Sycorax , but the message in the stones summoned her to some action , something to break the silence and the stasis that held her prisoner . |