Example sentences of "i [verb] [pron] [noun pl] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prost , who appeared at the same conference , said : ‘ I made my apologies to the world council . |
| 2 | ‘ You must set them free before I send your brothers to the plane . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I put my views to the Chief Secretary , ’ he said calmly , ‘ before he left for London . |
| 4 | Embarrassed , I dropped my eyes to the hymnsheet in front of me . |
| 5 | Accordingly I directed my researches to the first steps on the ladder , the branch and workshop . |
| 6 | I opened my eyes to the sun riding high over Fair Hill . |
| 7 | I opened my eyes to the sound of yet more crashing of dustbin lids , gales of laughter and the occasional scream coming from behind the bushes . |
| 8 | Advanced age had by now somewhat mellowed my mother , with the result that I enjoyed my visits to the palace , for when the subject was other than myself she could be stimulating and amusing company . |
| 9 | I retraced my steps to the square where Kennedy had been given the Freedom of the City ( an empty honour ) , and explored a network of narrow shopping streets . |
| 10 | And with an involuntary movement I raised my eyes to the sky — where God was — beseeching Him , wanting Him to see my fear and my contrition . |
| 11 | As the shallow tent of evening falls upon us , and black taxis queue like hearses at Marble Arch , I lift my knees to the platform , glide down the Westway with my head full of phlegm and board that plane to Los Angeles . |
| 12 | I returned my eyes to the axe . |
| 13 | I accustomed my pupils to the tiny hard lenses — building up their resistance fastidiously for an extra hour per day — then lost one down the sink and the other down the Holborn Public Baths . |
| 14 | I accustomed my pupils to the tiny hard lenses — building up their resistance fastidiously for an extra hour per day — then lost one down the sink and the other down the Holborn Public Baths . |
| 15 | I offered my thanks to the interviewer for seeing me and shook his/her hand at the end . |
| 16 | After one or two formal speeches ( at which reference was made to our visit as the ‘ first short-term English course since the crushing of the Gang of Four ’ , and I tried to make a suitable reply , ) we were whisked off to the Friendship Hotel to a welcoming meal consisting of Peking duck , ancient duck 's eggs , and other good things , and I wielding our chopsticks to the best of our ability . |
| 17 | But I keep my eyes to the front . |
| 18 | With this in mind , I sent my plans to the Special Air Service Regiment , reputedly the best collective authority in Britain on desert survival , and asked them to comment . |
| 19 | May I add my congratulations to the Secretary of State on yet another about-turn ? |
| 20 | No I think your neighbours to the south have a different perception to Craven 's strategic role . |
| 21 | I offer my congratulations to the workers and management of Yarrow , who have picked themselves up after the bitter disappointment of losing the last order , despite having built the first of class and many of the subsequent ships . |
| 22 | I slipped my reins to the end of the buckle but I thought we had gone . |
| 23 | I said my goodbyes to the head of the House of Timur ; Pakeezah offered to lead me back through the labyrinth of Daryaganj to the Faiz Bazaar . |
| 24 | Accordingly , accompanied by Emil and a few of the others , I carried my bags to the coffee shop where everyone immediately ordered huge carrot cakes , the speciality of the house , as if they were in fear of famine . |
| 25 | Nor would I dismiss their contributions to the analysis of sexism , or deny the contribution , in my own profession , they have made to the re-emergence of work with young women . |