Example sentences of "[pron] to [pers pn] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the beginning of one of his books I discovered these words , which to me in my lowly condition were more than words : ‘ I am made unlike anyone I have ever met ; I will even venture to say that I am like no one in the whole world . ’ |
| 2 | It was no fun loving a person like Memet , especially when he would n't commit himself to her in a civilized and law-abiding manner . |
| 3 | He was alongside them , to reveal himself to them in human terms , and to rescue them from the self-induced estrangement into which they had fallen . |
| 4 | He sacrificed strength to send himself to you in that way . |
| 5 | His body , as though accustomed to her shape , her rhythm , accommodated itself to hers in perfect match . |
| 6 | and what I want to do is to look at it er over that particular period so I can explain everything to you in full because there are benefits to you in terms of tax savings |
| 7 | Beyond this , current sensations converge with knowledge and memory and desire to make sense of the experience of the present : I not only experience this object but I recognize it — as something of a certain kind ; as yours , as mine , as something I have seen before ; and it means something to me in terms of my appetites and needs and ambitions . |
| 8 | Her father was explaining something to her in that overloud , careful voice which he used to her mother , the voice which said : ‘ I know you are too stupid to understand this but I will talk slowly and loudly and hope that you wo n't try my patience too far . ’ |
| 9 | And I was trying to explain something to her in German . |
| 10 | Well can I say something to you in that case then ? |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm not sentimental , and nor am I flattered by having my photo in a newspaper , but my mother likes that sort of thing , so I 'm sending one to her in England , ’ she snapped , and hesitated perceptibly before continuing . |
| 12 | I 've killed a man , he thought , but the realisation meant nothing to him in that mad moment . |
| 13 | Maybe that was n't strictly true , but at least I was in Yorkshire and a bus would take me to her in three hours . |
| 14 | She reached out and pulled them to her in a protective motherly gesture . |
| 15 | Hari pushed past the woman and picked up the boots hugging them to her in a rush of relief . |
| 16 | One witch described them to me in newspaper terms . |
| 17 | He showed them to me in his flat . ’ |
| 18 | It had to be an art that did not separate him from the uncultured poor but was founded in them , gathering them to him in a home of art they could all share , a home that sheltered and consoled ; a warm place . |
| 19 | To make a Covenant , just complete the two forms above and return them to us in the envelope provided . |
| 20 | Otherwise , use two or more cards , attach entry token to the top postcard and send them to us in an envelope . |
| 21 | This system of learning is very different for some students and it might help at the beginning of the academic year to introduce them to it in a more measured way and look at points of pressure during the year and see if they can be released without lowering standards |
| 22 | The lines of experience were marked on her face and although she still had all the exuberant charm which had drawn him to her in the first place , he thought she looked older than he knew her to be . |
| 23 | As the script for the seduction scene ran , ‘ She withered in his arms as he crushed her to him in a sudden excess of passion . |
| 24 | Certainly , it was these qualities that drew her to him in the first place , but now … these were not the true reasons why she stayed with him . |
| 25 | Was n't that what had attracted her to him in the first place ? |
| 26 | He put an arm round her and hugged her to him in the familiar , easy fashion she was used to . |
| 27 | She swallowed hard , conscious of his angry face so close to her own , his hands clamping her to him in a vice-like grip . |
| 28 | For an instant he caught her to him in a swift hard embrace and she knew that his desire was not one whit diminished . |
| 29 | It was those very firebrand qualities of ruthless daring , initiative and enterprise which had drawn her to him in the first place . |
| 30 | A large Biblical map of Solomon 's life lay beneath a quotation from the Book of Chronicles chapter 2 verse 16 : ‘ And we will cut wood out of Lebanon , as much as thou shalt need : and we will bring it to thee in flotes by sea to Joppa ; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem . ’ |