Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm just taking my case to that hotel . |
| 2 | I prefaced my response to this question with the comment that I had no knowledge of the relationship of support for these two projects . |
| 3 | A police car streaked by on the relatively traffic-free side of the M4 , its siren 's wail mournful , and the flashing light replaced the sodium yellow filling the car taking my mind to another time . |
| 4 | I did tell Mrs. Jervis for my heart was almost broken , but I opened not my mouth to any other . |
| 5 | What will it cost to adjust my car to unleaded petrol ? |
| 6 | If you believe the Thames Valley CID — not the account they gave at the inquest , when the events were still fresh in everyone 's minds , but the one they came up with in the months following my return to this country — then having lured Dennis on to the river and dosed him with draughts of spiked bubbly , Karen and I went ‘ One , two , three ’ and heaved him overboard . |
| 7 | My attitude to another body of reference which will be addressed in Chapter 2 is different . |
| 8 | I am accused of that ; I am even accused of changing my hairstyle because of my attitude to local authority finance . |
| 9 | I have not wavered in the slightest degree in my attitude to this war , nor have I changed my mind as to the need of a final and complete settlement , but I want to say that in a war in which losses of such terrible magnitude are being imposed on all the Nations it appears to me not only wise but imperative that every country should use its political weapon to supplement all its military organisation , if by so doing it can defeat the enemy . |
| 10 | But on my recent visit to Ghana I found that my attitude to everyday life in Africa had changed radically — mainly because I was not working on a project whose usefulness I doubted , trying to achieve things and getting frustrated . |
| 11 | If I can make these changes , I can be freed from my captivity to unwanted stress . |
| 12 | ‘ And I 'd always seen myself as leaving my body to medical science . ’ |
| 13 | There was also a quote from Forbes ; he praised the stand I had taken in the face of management victimisation and stressed my right to real work . |
| 14 | So , when the house is full , and my husband 's away , and I give up my room to some guest like your Rainbow 's Aunt Goldie — I spend the night in my father 's study , and reading all the texts that were n't written for the eyes of women . |
| 15 | My reaction to female flesh was neither as extreme nor as ignorant as that , and it was only my own , not that of other women , which caused me to feel revulsion . |
| 16 | My reaction to this submission of Mr. Glick is to confess ( to some extent ) and yet to avoid . |
| 17 | And my reaction to this fear , my way of combating it , was to escape into a world of no fear , a world where there were complete men , good-looking , strong , active , a world of erotic fearlessness where the whole man had free rein , the whole man whom I was convinced I would not or could not become . |
| 18 | ‘ I shall kill you , ’ Jotan said , ‘ or I shall give my sword to this gentleman whom you were hired to kill , and he will do it . ’ |
| 19 | Instead I put my head to one side so that it rested against the cold glass of the window , closed my eyes and let my mouth hang open a little . |
| 20 | Modern Boy , you see , also printed fiction and the Krooms stalk through my head to this day . |
| 21 | There are no disagreements , and it is normal at this time of year to look ahead , but I can not confirm my commitment to next season . |
| 22 | If I was to give my life to this orchestra then I could not allow that someone throw me out at a moment 's notice . |
| 23 | I will always sing of this winter , and your laughter , and of my journey to that land in the warm forest , away from this cold place of bird spirits . ’ |
| 24 | In fact , I notice I have yet to record here anything of my journey to this city — aside from mentioning briefly that halt on the hillside road at the very start of it . |
| 25 | In fact , in the middle of one night they came and moved my bed to another part of the hospital without saying a word to me . |
| 26 | My answer to this criticism was that teachers of English are virtually unanimous in their enthusiasm for literature , but need persuasion if they are to accept our recommendations for the teaching of grammar , Standard English and knowledge about language . |
| 27 | My answer to this point will be more philosophical than empirical . |
| 28 | Cupping my hand to each apple and testing |
| 29 | IN WITNESS whereof I have set my hand to this deed this in the presence of : |
| 30 | In my introduction to this chapter and throughout its length , I have stressed the importance of the activity of the learner with the teacher acting as facilitator and co-ordinator . |