Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] to a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's what I say to a lot of people today , they moan about dockers but they 're only fighting for their rights . |
| 2 | They were made of diamonds , not gold , but I wore them when I want to a ball and never felt my immortal soul in danger because of that . |
| 3 | When I listen to a piece of music , my first questions have to do with whether it moves me , does it have anything unique to tell me , and questions about what style it 's in are way down the list . |
| 4 | ‘ Because I listen to a lot of jazz and classical music and the others listen to harder stuff , I find it a challenge to try and incorporate my influences into what we do , ’ Adam enthuses , dropping in the expression ‘ be-bop hardcore ’ to pinpoint his guitar quirks . |
| 5 | She suggested that I speak to a man who had lived nearby in 1948 , and after some hours he arrived at the house , a middle-aged Israeli with a lined face and very bloodshot eyes . |
| 6 | I got to cross the road — I remember that , so when I get to a gate I go out and have a look round . |
| 7 | I can hassle for business contacts in these areas at conferences as soon as I get to a conference . |
| 8 | I refer to a letter written by the hon. Member for Leeds , Central on 28 November 1991 to the secretary of the Society of Chief Inspectors and Advisers : ’ The subsequent evaluation , monitoring and implementation of new practices could be carried out by both the initial inspector or by a group of advisers . |
| 9 | Sir , I refer to a theme mentioned by P. Todd ( letters S.R.N . |
| 10 | The lochans of Scotland are teeming with interesting things too , and I confess to a penchant for peering into dark , peaty puddles at every opportunity in the eternal search for frogs and newts . |
| 11 | ‘ I confess to a touch of male bravado , ’ he admitted ruefully , kissing the lobe of her ear and then doing things with his tongue which made her writhe in delight . |
| 12 | Heston shares the Chairmanship with Marshal of the RAF Sir John Grandy , of whom he remarked ‘ I confess to a frisson of awe at sharing a Chairmanship with a former Air Vice Marshal , I never did better than Staff Sergeant myself . ’ |
| 13 | Nice chap and he teaches creative writing in Glasgow , used to be a teacher then a teacher trainer and then I think took early retirement and he does this but made the point that he simply uses it for extra income for pleasure and interest as opposed I suppose to a way of writing you know so |
| 14 | I talk to a lot of people about ‘ the train option ’ , i.e. the option of going somewhere by train rather than car . |
| 15 | If I saw the duck-rabbit as a rabbit , then I saw : these shapes and colours ( I give them in detail ) — and I saw besides something like this : and here I point to a number of different pictures of rabbits . |
| 16 | But I 'm you know that that could go this afternoon when I go to a couple of other appointments . |
| 17 | They can go round the corner to the , er I go to a church club er and I pay twenty-five pence and that includes my raffle and a cup of tea you see . |
| 18 | I go to a pub across the road to await the 10.19 . |
| 19 | And if I go to a rugby match , I do n't want to be accused of womanising when I 'm at Cardiff Arms Park cheering and shouting . ’ |
| 20 | If I go to a match in Europe , I come back to a stack of videos and I can hardly be bothered . |
| 21 | But erm if I , when I go to a farm I do n't want spray . |
| 22 | I find it disappointing now that when I go to a completion meeting , I am often the only woman there . |
| 23 | ‘ I thought maybe I go to a party , ’ he explains , ‘ so I bring bottle from aeroplane . |
| 24 | ‘ When I go to a party I feel there 's an expectation for me to be witty and to be a ‘ party gal ’ , says my friend Alison . |
| 25 | I like it brown you know , if I go to a party . |
| 26 | LIVING in England , I never expect to get an architectural thrill when I go to a concert or the theatre . |
| 27 | I go to a mother and toddler group nearby . |
| 28 | He recommended that I go to a hospital and see a psychiatrist . |
| 29 | But I think I 've got to get in and I 've got to think well this next six months erm I 've got ta work hard to get in regardless of whether I go voluntary or whether I go to a hospital and learn it at me own you know , expense . |
| 30 | Or if I go to a car boot sale and I see some of that |