Example sentences of "i [vb past] [pron] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Carrying a tray of glasses would have been easier if the floor had been stable but I made it to the far end with only a lurch or two and delivered the goods as required . |
2 | So I moved it to the other side of the step . |
3 | In an effort to find an ally in helping her , I mentioned her to the local priest . |
4 | I compared him to the other gentlemen present . |
5 | I made sure that I enjoyed it to the full , although it was wartime . |
6 | I followed her to the Georgian wing where the rooms were more human size . |
7 | I followed him to the cold lands of the north , and bought dogs and a sledge . |
8 | The tragedy unfolds through wonderful music — from the tentative If I Loved You to the final tear-jerker You 'll Never Walk Alone . |
9 | I accustomed myself to the mephitic stench . |
10 | I took him to the first Giants game when he was three . |
11 | I got him into the factory and from there we got the ambulance and … and I took him to the Royal Victoria Infirmary . ’ |
12 | I took them to the dry cleaner 's this afternoon . ’ |
13 | And as part of the deal , I had some petty cash with which to buy them all sandwiches and coffee so they could get changed or dressed while they ate and I took them to the next job if they had one , or wherever they wanted to go . |
14 | So I took it to the British Museum , who identified it for me . |
15 | I knew nobody and had no idea of what to expect when I presented myself to the new teacher in my new black overall and white collar . |
16 | And I I have n't I with the No it 's very simple , I left it to the select committees of the House of Commons . |