Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They made little impact and at the end of the decade some of them resorted to terrorist attacks on senior officials in an effort to destabilize the government . |
| 2 | How many of them led to changes in classroom practice ? |
| 3 | Lake Okeechobee is so full of nutrients , most of them traced to cow manure , that algae have all but suffocated it . |
| 4 | I applied to correspondence courses for writing , I joined a music workshop , and at the same time I had to rush into a job , as I came over with just one bag and no money . ’ |
| 5 | As I have to be in London for the entire week of the General Election , I applied to Darlington Town Hall for a postal vote . |
| 6 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that during a recent visit I made to Albania on behalf of the Council of Europe , politicians of all parties expressed a keen interest in receiving British know-how , but were disappointed that we have yet to establish a British embassy in Tirane ? |
| 7 | Having just finished a talk to a class of candidates for the ministry in a major denomination I was ‘ verbally assaulted ’ by the principal of the theological college concerned who picked up on a brief reference I made to Creation and Evolution and proceeded to state in the strongest possible terms that many true Christians believe in the theory of evolution and reject the biblical account of a literal six day creation as recorded in Genesis . |
| 8 | The first evidence of this surfaced on the second trip that I made to Rhodesia , in April 1971 . |
| 9 | I could n't afford drink , so I resorted to Karen instead . |
| 10 | ‘ Did you have a good time ? ’ my mother asked Robert as I whispered to Lili that I found old age unclean and a disgrace . |
| 11 | I whispered to Catherine that I was sure Heathcliff had heard some of what she said . |
| 12 | Er can i just say er before erm I announce the result , I whispered to Frank there in announcing the result I did n't know I could n't pronounce his name so I has to check it . |
| 13 | ‘ Now Mum 's goin' ter spoil everything , ’ I whispered to Frankie . |
| 14 | ‘ 'S the only pile that 'll ever dare come in here , ’ I whispered to Jack . |
| 15 | ‘ Mistress Santerre looks beautiful , ’ I whispered to Benjamin . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's Daine , ’ I whispered to Susan . |
| 17 | So I whispered to Mowat to collar the other feller . |
| 18 | The reason why we arrange trade missions such as the one that I led to Kuwait — six similar missions have been conducted — is our interest in stimulating orders for the new Welsh economy . |
| 19 | This I posted to Eliot . |
| 20 | I agreed to marriage counselling but only if I could go alone , although I knew that going alone was a bit like filing fiddled expenses . |
| 21 | On Monday I agreed to Alyn Ainsworth 's suggestion of Cole Porter 's ‘ Smoke Gets In Your Eyes ’ . |
| 22 | Perhaps if I start by saying that er I have er produced a one page summary which was n't with my er initial statements , which I passed to Mr and to Mr , but if I could er pass copies of that to yourself and to the panel . |
| 23 | Lo and behold , when I got to court , this old lady was there and I felt so ashamed and so sorry for her . |
| 24 | Somehow I got to Royston — somehow ? |
| 25 | I was drained after meeting Normandin and when Mary and I got to Roger Auque 's hotel , it was almost a relief to find that he was out . |
| 26 | The ambulance came and I was filled with delicious brandy but was instantly sick when I got to Imtarfa Hospital . |
| 27 | ‘ I got to Holland and Belgium last August with the Ireland training panel but failed to win my first cap , but helping Ulster to another Leinster Regiment Cup may be just the springboard this time . ’ |
| 28 | The following is a typical example of the character of the RAF as I saw it for the first time about a couple of months after I got to Baghdad . |
| 29 | When I got to school , Kate and Alison were waiting for me . |
| 30 | When I got to school I will . |