Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kelly did n't make them quarter to ten comes in . |
| 2 | ‘ We have now allocated five new frequencies to BR and given them access to two others . ’ |
| 3 | I was lucky to get a job at Highgate , and after a few years was able tor educe my teaching to three days a week . |
| 4 | I shall throw my bouquet to one of you at the wedding and who knows , there might be another wedding in the not too distant future for somebody . |
| 5 | I expanded my exploration to still lifes with lamps or lanterns in them . |
| 6 | I expanded my exploration to still lifes with lamps or lanterns in them . |
| 7 | ‘ Or sell my story to some Hong Kong newspaper ? ’ |
| 8 | I would be grateful if you could convey my apologies to those who are present . |
| 9 | ‘ Ian 's going to London , ’ announced my mother to one and all . |
| 10 | I am grateful to him for drawing my attention to that . |
| 11 | I made my way to this celebrated establishment , and was very surprised to find an open salon ; we in Britain were at that time still cowering modestly in cubicles . |
| 12 | I do not wish to nail my colours to this mast , but one of the characteristics of the last decade has been the shift of interest of innovative aspects of capital as displayed in my locales , from a concern with the restructuring of production ( although of course this is still going on ) to a concern with land and its potential . |
| 13 | Automatically I began trying to accommodate my ideas to those of the police , the experts ; trying to find some reason why a man after rabbits should have no gun , not even a piece of wire or string about him . |
| 14 | I could have given my information to any of your officers but I prefer to tell you because I must be guaranteed that the source of the information is kept secret . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | I puzzled out easily enough how to pull my needles to held and put the gold-coloured pieces over the needle butts and sinker posts in order to hold the needles still with the knitting pulled slightly forward , free of the bar . |
| 17 | However I must , once again , admit that I have certain problems with applying my brain to this situation . |
| 18 | I changed my scale to this one . |
| 19 | It changed my approach to global issues , to politics , to feminism , to psychology , to psychotherapy , to personal relationships — everything was turned upside down . |
| 20 | What will it cost to adjust my car to unleaded petrol ? |
| 21 | If you can identify it , ask yourself ‘ can I do anything to avoid or minimize my exposure to this external event in the future ? ’ |
| 22 | I had three relatives including my parents , but by commandeering old comrades from my service days managed to increase my representation to eight . |
| 23 | Laura , who had a horror of pubs , dedicated her life to improving home comforts . |
| 24 | Then she went on and dedicated her song to all those men here tonight who are still hunting , all of those who are unhappy in love , all of those who are putting up with second best , all those who are not getting what they want . |
| 25 | She dedicated her song to all the boys who had really regretted doing it , all the men who have ever said , naming no names , it took ten years of my life , and now I can truly say that I never want to even talk to him again , never to see him . |
| 26 | Reportedly UI has spent the last six months explaining its vision to these companies ( UX No 391 ) . |
| 27 | But they did n't confine their speculations to bacterial transposons — or even to plants and fruit-flies , which are now known to harbour similar transposable elements . |
| 28 | Contrary to Cissie 's opinion , she herself was glad that David had stopped her from opening her heart to this impressionable young girl . |
| 29 | In the main , it was a time of misery which unknowingly strengthened her character and at the same time introduced her to a friendship which resulted in her opening her eyes to another way of life , a life that she recognised and knew she could fit into ; for it was during the first summer holiday that she was invited to spend a day with Annabel at her home . |
| 30 | They moved together in the friendly darkness , opening their arms to each other . |