Example sentences of "to [pron] [pron] [vb past] [verb] [det] " in BNC.

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1 To them he promised to pay some £276,000 , much of it by the recklessly optimistic date of February 1338 ; from them he gained promises of military aid whose fulfilment depended largely upon the payment .
2 So he got Times Roman headlines in , very simple layout , and he did some caps bold , and then he said to me he had done all the headlines ragged and I said you just missed one thing — centre the heads .
3 He did mention that to me he did say that to me .
4 The four days went all to quickly and our grateful thanks go to everyone who helped to organise such a smooth running event .
5 He had just won a battle with one of the local earls to whom he wished to teach some manners , although the reason for the fight is unclear ; but the Vikings never needed much of an excuse to fight .
6 A letter I came across in the Houghton Library at Harvard bemoans to his father an incident in which , for some reason , he had offended a women clerk to whom he had consigned some typing .
7 At a time when his health was failing , Hurter 's judgement was affected by emotional loyalty to the Leblanc process , to which he had made such valuable contributions in the past .
8 Ron died in the early hours of Saturday 15 February following illness which he had fought with characteristic resilience , striving to maintain his involvement in the many spheres in sport to which he had brought such positive influence .
9 Mead was blind for the last ten years of his life , but his interest endured in the game to which he had brought such commitment and talent .
10 And the human frame on to which I had grafted this delusion had definitely left Cliff Top , but despite this , from time to time I would come across what seemed like obscure messages , quirkily encoded , that threatened to upset my peace of mind .
11 I decided I would carry the six-pound loss myself rather than admit to him I 'd made such a fool of myself
12 ‘ Be careful , Jared , ’ Sally-Anne answered him almost indifferently — for after what Dr Neil had said to her nothing seemed to matter any more .
13 When the hundred came up it weas from a very different Hick and Worcestershhire to what we 'd seen this morning .
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