Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [pers pn] to [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know why my search drew me to that part of the house , except that Curtis was the only soul in it other than myself and Leon . |
| 2 | Only 13% ( 26 ) spoke to their spouse about it , and fewer than 10% mentioned it to another family member or friend . |
| 3 | A mile 's drive south in the car took us to all that remains of Clare 's beloved heath land . |
| 4 | Forest fans gave it to that slag Clough and in the long run they got a bitter reward . |
| 5 | ’ Rick Astley introduced me to these giant goldfish and I 've become totally hooked . |
| 6 | His rounds took him to most parts of the building and Rain was eagerly accepting that it must have been Stan on the second floor making her jumpy when he mentioned that since the murder he did not go into MacQuillan 's room or those next to it because the police were usually there . |
| 7 | Above a miniature bergschrund , a slabby groove sporting a teasing overlap led us to another intriguingly smooth corner . |
| 8 | The Royal Oak introduced you to some of the complexities of co-ordinating financial and statistical data with details of the premises and the personal particulars of the key staff . |
| 9 | Whereas the Formalist concept was related to the literary devices within a text , the Prague School theory applied it to all forms of language . |
| 10 | After leaving the prairies in 1937 my working career took me to many lands around the world for 37 years , and I must confess that during all that time I scarcely thought of my old friend Edna Jacques until January of 1974 , when we were living in Anguilla . |
| 11 | In the years that followed , his career took him to many different locations and a wide variety of posts within our Department . |
| 12 | Ma took me to another barber 's in Stockbridge . |
| 13 | With another black look , the man led us to that door over there . |
| 14 | Bob introduced him to some of the usual crowd , and Morris asked Bill Waddy , who was buying , for a Pernod . |
| 15 | But his honesty and modesty endeared him to many who valued his wise advice : not a few he encouraged to posts of greater responsibility and challenge . |
| 16 | The Soviet authorities presented it to those in the Royal Navy and merchant service who operated in Russian waters during the war . |
| 17 | Then the attacker drove her to another spot nearby , before raping her again . |
| 18 | It was the young lady who now spoke : ‘ You wo n't remember , of course , I scarcely do , but years ago my grandfather brought me to this shop , and it was at Christmas time too . |
| 19 | I 'd like to know how the fox persuaded them to that . ’ |
| 20 | This talk/slide show took us to many of the stations forming part of the former Cambrian system . |
| 21 | My Grandfather accompanied me to all contests and modelling assignments and was well known on the Beauty Queen circuit as ‘ Pop ’ . |
| 22 | Sam Fawcett inspired her to these lines : |
| 23 | Last month 's PFK introduced you to some of my ideas for using herbs in the treatment of ill-health in fish . |
| 24 | His quiet friendliness , calm courage and sense of humour endeared him to all , Burmans and British alike . |
| 25 | Thrill-seeking impulses led them to many momentary and immediate adventures , and it was this period of his life he referred to when he said he had never been in an orgy of more than three people , although he tried ineffectively to promote it a time or two . |
| 26 | Although Norman horsemen used stirrups , a major invention and development in terms of medieval warfare , it is not certain if the warriors of Charlemagne used them to any great extent . |
| 27 | He obstructed collection of ship money in 1638 and Poole returned him to both 1640 Parliaments . |
| 28 | His engineering analysis of the problem brought him to many ideas that were very similar to Alexander 's in terms of posture and sitting . |
| 29 | Beyond , the muttering of a TV set led him to another door . |
| 30 | John described it to many interviewers as if the free lessons were a concession in return for taking part in performances , but it would be more realistic to regard the performances by the University of Cape Town Ballet as a valuable part of his ballet education . |