Example sentences of "they [vb past] [pron] to [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The story going around at the time was that he had ticked off the Lebanese bureau staff to the point where they sold him to Hezbollah for a bit of peace and quiet ! |
| 2 | They sent her to London for elocution lessons and she grew into a lovely young lady . |
| 3 | I did n't know what career I wanted which baffled the system so they sent me to Edinburgh for a year . |
| 4 | They sent me to Cambridge for a couple of terms — that 's where I first realized I must run — I do n't want to blaspheme about one of your famous institutions so I sha n't tell you the name of my college though you 're longing to know — the girls in their bed-sitters , the cocoa-drinking , the tittle-tattle , the atmosphere of heartiness or domesticity in the combination-room — But , my dear , it must be getting late and here I am telling you things that you know as well as I do . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ The crime they sent me to prison for ! ’ |
| 6 | ‘ They sent me to prison for trying to free my country . |
| 7 | ‘ They sent him to Australia for life , because he tried to escape from the prison-ship . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Perhaps you think the crime they sent you to prison for makes you unworthy of God 's mercy . |