Example sentences of "[verb] to [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have to communicate to their public and explain how the services they provide are of value . |
| 2 | Linda had always passed the time of day with her when Doris had been able to get out and about , but now the old woman was con fined to her house with arthritis . |
| 3 | She never bothered to write to her husband while he was away , husbands being regarded as of very little importance , except as sources of money . |
| 4 | Yet she 's too busy to write to her mother . ’ |
| 5 | She 'll need me some day and then she 'll be quick enough to write to her mother . |
| 6 | CAFOD , on behalf of the church in this country , are asking people to write to their MP to stress that this country should not be cutting aid , but rather seeing how we can increase it . |
| 7 | We urge our readers to write to their MP at the House of Commons . |
| 8 | Mr Lanighan wants people who disagree with the sentence to write to their MP or to the Judge , Francis Allen , demanding a tougher policy . |
| 9 | But before I die , I would like to write to my son James . |
| 10 | is now nitpicking and harassing me to a degree which might lead me yet again to write to my MP . |
| 11 | I pledge to write to my bank manager urging the banks to write off debt owed by poorer countries . |
| 12 | ‘ I shall have to write to my mother , ’ said Endill . |
| 13 | Dear Father , It is a great pleasure to write to my father as my mother has often told me about him , and I hope to be allowed to get to know him better … |
| 14 | We appeal to your readers to write to your government , informing them of the catastrophic environmental effects of the war and urging economic and political sanctions against the Serbian aggressors . |
| 15 | ‘ Aunt Millicent 's going to write to your sister , to ‘ arrange terms ’ , as she calls it , ’ said Gay . |
| 16 | But I warn you , he 's going to write to your father and brother and tell them what a completely fat lazy arse you are , Changez . |
| 17 | To combat the imminent threat of service cuts , we ask you to write to your MP , local councillors and anyone else with influence to exert pressure on the Government and British Rail to , at the very least , retain existing services . |
| 18 | Vincent , baffled and angered by his parents ' pessimism , lost his temper when they told him not to write to his uncle and aunt in Amsterdam . |
| 19 | Major Henches , another artilleryman ( killed on the Somme that autumn ) found time to write to his wife during the May fighting at Verdun : |
| 20 | I want to write to his mother . |
| 21 | ‘ S'pose I 'll have to write to his mother , ’ he said . |
| 22 | He 's supposed to write to his grandpa every month but so far we have n't |
| 23 | Double-clicking on a graph makes it appear full-screen , where it can be embellished to your heart 's content using the menu system |
| 24 | This was the fourth attack on her car since October when she moved to her home in Vernon Gardens , Harrowgate Hill . |
| 25 | Then she let the door swing shut and went into her bedroom , feeling the tears sting her eyes like hot needles , her mouth trembling as she moved to her wardrobe , got her case , unzipped it and began blindly packing everything she could fit inside . |
| 26 | He moved to her side . |
| 27 | He moved to her side and took her hand , pulling her down on to a sofa facing his brother . |
| 28 | Gabriel , silent all this time , moved to her side . |
| 29 | In 1857 Leslie married one of his young music pupils , Mary Betsey , daughter of William Henry Perry , physician , and moved to her family home , Bryn Tanat , on the Welsh border . |
| 30 | When his eyes moved to her mouth , she swallowed drily , then took a long shuddering breath that locked somewhere in her lungs as he pushed the mac from her shoulders . |