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 .
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