Example sentences of "i [verb] [adv] [pron] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1912 he insisted , against opposition from the foreign ministry , that Prince Lichnowsky be appointed to the London embassy , saying " I send only my ambassador to London , who has my confidence , obeys my will , fulfills my orders with my instructions " . |
| 2 | So , when the house is full , and my husband 's away , and I give up my room to some guest like your Rainbow 's Aunt Goldie — I spend the night in my father 's study , and reading all the texts that were n't written for the eyes of women . |
| 3 | Thankfully , I handed over my pens to Rosemary so that she could finish plotting the latest chart , and escaped outside for a few breaths of fresh air . |
| 4 | I did tell Mrs. Jervis for my heart was almost broken , but I opened not my mouth to any other . |
| 5 | ‘ I poured out my heart to you , Laura , telling you how much I loved you , and that , despite our difficulties , I was certain we could find a way to solve them . |
| 6 | The same Hebrew word for helper used in connection with Eve is used in Deuteronomy 33:29 when God is described to Israel as their shield and helper , and in Psalm 121:1 , ‘ I lift up my eyes to the hills — where does my help come from ? |
| 7 | I take off my hat to you for many things — not least for the way you have kept the economy going these ten years . |
| 8 | I held out my hands to them , and kissed each of them in turn . |
| 9 | I held out my hands to my father as he came into the room , and he took me in his arms . |
| 10 | ‘ Only a rose — ’ I began as I held out my offering to my husband and I was just about to start on the second line when a Yorkshire pudding with onion gravy flew past my head and stuck with a plop on the ceiling . |