Example sentences of "[pron] [coord] [verb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Small peasant farmers can not compete with capitalist concerns , with the result that they often lose their land to them and end up working for them or migrating to the towns in search of wage labour . |
| 2 | He stopped and had a cup of tea himself and explained to the Covent Garden porters , who wanted to know what he 'd got in the back , that it was the Sleeping Beauty . |
| 3 | • Announcing his decision to ‘ unretire ’ himself and return to the Williams team next year , Nigel Mansell issued a wordy statement which posed many more questions than it answered . |
| 4 | In such a case , the State will pay the owner the value he has established himself and presented to the Federal National Heritage Service or Custom Officers . |
| 5 | He got up slowly from his chair to stretch himself and went to the window , overlooking the back car lot . |
| 6 | On the ground , when they had left the parked plane , Myeloski excused himself and went to the men 's room . |
| 7 | Let my lord pass on before his servant , and I will lead on slowly , according to the pace of the cattle which are before me and according to the pace of the children , until I come to my lord in Seir . ’ |
| 8 | She put out her tongue at me and went to the kitchen . |
| 9 | Kicking back the covers , I let my feet touch the carpet , put on the white and blue striped kaftan which my journalist daughter had made for me and walked to the window overlooking the central court . |
| 10 | I keep remembering the last night we were here — same hotel and all — and how Matt and I went out and got stinko-paralytico together and ended up doing the Zorba dance and got thrown out and Matt pointing at me and saying to the waiters Hey do n't you recognize Mista Rick from Parkway Peninsula and they did n't and made us pay for the plates . |
| 11 | Before such people can act together , a kind of telepathic feeling has to flow through them and ripen to the point when they all know that they are ready to begin . |
| 12 | To be absolutely sure she followed one of them and came to the place where they curved round in front of a tree and retreated . |
| 13 | This woman with a red headscarf is looking at them and chatting to the man behind the stall . |
| 14 | When Jesus had returned to his Father the apostles did as he had told them and returned to the city . |
| 15 | The arrangements which people make privately for various domestic services are well known and little questioned , although practitioners need to be aware of them and relate to the people concerned in planning packages of care . |
| 16 | This does not apply if the parties agree that the vehicle is not to be used in the condition in which it is when sold , and a document to this effect is signed by them and given to the buyer at the time of delivery . |
| 17 | These apply to the area of the local authority which makes them and apply to the conduct of people within the area of the local authority . |
| 18 | With the establishing of sections , it is vital that the members no the member knows what avenues are open to them and what facilities and rights they have , and how to utilize them and contribute to the running of the union . |
| 19 | US officials have repeatedly made it clear there will be no further US pressure on Israel to make more concessions on the deportee issue and that the onus is on the Palestinians to put the crisis behind them and return to the table . |
| 20 | He flung around from them and walked to the end of the room . |
| 21 | This arrived so soon we could n't believe there had been time to make them and get to the Matterhorn ! |
| 22 | Initially , older people were removed from the community supports which traditionally looked after them and subjected to the rigours of a ‘ work or starve ’ philosophy . |
| 23 | You know what it 's like to bear a child and bring him up and see him leave you and go to the other side of the world , knowing you 'll not see him again ? |
| 24 | She hoped she was n't turning into one of those maniacs who murder people in order to establish their superiority over their fellows who say Please and Thank you and conform to the basic customs of society . |
| 25 | He pounded the desk with a large fist , shaking the vase of freesias so that a single crimson flower detached itself and dropped to the shiny mahogany surface . |
| 26 | They said nothing but listened to the chatter in the restaurant , the clatter of cutlery and tinging of glass . |
| 27 | and you could go and look at the local one and talk to the people there and see what they 're doing and |
| 28 | Just a few more minutes of this blissful heat toasting her limbs , then she 'd rouse herself and return to the house . |
| 29 | However , before she 'd gone many yards she recollected herself and turned to the bystanders . |
| 30 | She made friendly overtures , invited her to stay in their large , warm , scenic , colourful , untidy house in Sussex , told Alix to live for herself and look to the future , offered to look after the baby whenever Alix needed a break . |