Example sentences of "and [vb past] [pers pn] [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ruth thought her aunt would have sat up all night to prolong the time with them , but her uncle — who had tried bravely all day to behave as though nothing untoward was happening — put his arms around his wife 's shoulders and led her away to bed . |
| 2 | ‘ And … and she grabbed the rope round the mule 's neck and … and led it away to safety , leaving her husband lying in the road . |
| 3 | His beautiful and adored mother quickly appeared from the sitting-room and hugged him nearly to death on the doorstep . |
| 4 | Inquiry ‘ The doctor looked at the bottle and rushed him straight to hospital . ’ |
| 5 | I gave chase , passed him and brought us home to victory . |
| 6 | The lifeboat was still standing by , and a large swell came around the casualty 's stern and rolled her heavily to starboard . |
| 7 | Mabel was too cold to move so he had to lift her out and carried her home to Mum . |