Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [adj] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | This I found impossible to date . |
2 | When I reported this to Control , Donleavy told me to warn Hurley , who told me to mind my own business . |
3 | When I described this to M. Bellin , the secretary at the consulate , he told me of having seen an ostrich trying to rape a donkey . |
4 | I sit and read and I 'm tightening up like this and I like that to sort of |
5 | I get used to being whatever |
6 | But the fact remains that , while other people were shivering and in obvious discomfort , I felt impervious to cold . |
7 | Owen made his on a December day in Washington at the Jefferson Memorial , a grim day , when he had discovered that his father was dying : ‘ And I do n't know whether many of you know , but around the ceiling , engraved in the marble , is a statement that was made once … and I guess I took that to heart . ’ |
8 | ‘ I said that to Daddy yesterday . ’ |
9 | Mum sat at the end nearest the wall , then my two sisters , whilst I sat next to Dad , who took the outside seat ready for a quick get-away when it was time to take the collection . |
10 | ‘ After literally a few weeks in Bosnia you became used to death . |
11 | Gradually she got used to thinking of Angel as Corrie , but it soon became clear that she would never be able to claim her as her own . |
12 | She got twelve to dinner Christmas day and sixteen to tea . |
13 | As she drew near to number 86 , her mouth went dry again , and her heart beat painfully . |
14 | When Izzie came and sat next to him , she seemed close to crying . |
15 | Have you got Hot to Handle on your tape ? |
16 | What would you like next to address ? |
17 | Erm so think about if you 've got a non-working partner or somebody on a low income to spread the money er so that you , has anybody already done this er you know prior to retirement ? |
18 | You get used to wash erm , at least your own scum out of erm , |
19 | What a horror they drive you mad though , god As soon as you 've got you get used to stage with just Charlotte where you can get on and do things an |
20 | Once you get accustomed to life on the range , it 's hard to go back to being a city slicker . |
21 | Dan fell into the water and paddled out and Sinclair said ‘ could you set that to music Elgar ? ’ and Elgar went ahead . |
22 | From white leather to white mink … she wore this to switchBletchley 's Christmas lights on . |
23 | Do you live near to Mum and Mike ? ’ |
24 | Do you know when you take this to school your teacher will listen to it |
25 | Interest can continue to be received gross if you certify prior to closure that your total income for the year , including that arising on closure is less than your tax allowance for the year and you are therefore a non-taxpayer . |
26 | The picaresque vitality of Richardson 's novel begins to wane early in the third volume ( a frequent fate of follow-ups ) and , as a theatre audience does not have the opportunity to plough through stodgy bits in their own time , we felt it made for better drama to kill Pamela ( in the novel she comes near to death ) before the dramatic conflict itself dies . |
27 | And now we change yellow to red . |
28 | How can we relate this to learning English . |
29 | When we had finished with the geese , we moved onshore to film marmots , and also another mountain rodent , the pika . |
30 | Specifically on the Concordia materials , there will be a sample video prepared once we draw near to publication . |