Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [adj] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Economists were being involved in the process of economic decision making in a manner which had been unknown previously , and most of them found this admission to the counsels of the influential and powerful to be very congenial . |
| 2 | I I know the question about rent was mentioned but , I 'm just talking generally now , I asked this question to another housing association how do you justify rents of sixty pounds and above for accommodation and social housing ? |
| 3 | ‘ Then last night I made this promise to him . |
| 4 | Naturally , when I made this suggestion to St John and his sisters , they protested strongly , and it was with great difficulty that I finally managed to convince them of my firm intention to carry out this plan . |
| 5 | There was , of course , a great deal of fun as well , and I made some contribution to the musical life of INSEAD by setting up an 11-piece band which played at the summer ball amongst other events . |
| 6 | Never having been one to look an unguarded telephone in the mouth , I made another call to the number on the Exhilarator brochure I 'd taken from Salome 's case . |
| 7 | After an hour or two of hard work , I passed this letter to him . |
| 8 | In the end I got another doctor to sedate the poor man . |
| 9 | I expected this place to be in chaos — instead , it 's an oasis of calm . |
| 10 | I drew that fact to the attention of magistrates — albeit unsuccessfully in my cases in Coventry and Wandsworth . |
| 11 | I drew this item to the attention of congress last year since when my branch has lost thirty four members to new caps including one who was making good progress and had become a national delegate . |
| 12 | And I used that panic to my benefit . |
| 13 | When I mentioned this profligacy to her one day as we were painting side by side , she dismissed me , saying , ‘ When we run out of money I 'll get us some more . ’ |
| 14 | I lifted one foot to the top of the parapet . |
| 15 | ‘ When you would not dine with me on Tuesday , I drove that evening to my parents in Plzeň , but had I known you would sound so pleased to hear me , I would have driven back sooner than last night , ’ he lost no time in taking advantage . |
| 16 | I dropped some change to a lone mandolin player doing a slow-tempo ‘ Sweet Georgia Brown ’ , partly because he was good and partly because he might do the same for me someday . |
| 17 | I was surprised when , about a month later , I received another call to one of Mr Bailes ' cows . |
| 18 | Though at this point I paid little notice to them as he did not emphasise them . |
| 19 | ‘ Not that I paid much mind to it myself . |
| 20 | In formulating the diet I paid particular attention to moisture , realizing that , after all , the inclusion of fat in our daily diet added considerably to its palatability . |
| 21 | And I loathed all sport to the point of finding its ethics repellent . |
| 22 | After all the formalities were over I followed Sandy back to his home in my car . |
| 23 | Only now did I realize that I loved this man to whose power I had been subject all my life . |
| 24 | I forwarded that letter to the Department of Employment and got the unsatisfactory answer that it fully understood my constituent 's position and his reluctance to consider a bank loan at this time , but was ’ sorry in this instance not to be able to offer an alternative suggestion . ’ |
| 25 | In a desperate attempt to comfort my mother , I repeated this message to her . |
| 26 | So I felt inexpressible gratitude to you for giving me the support and care of that relationship , however attenuated it appeared to me at times : |
| 27 | I chose that day to be a Mex because I figured that they were outnumbered by the Micks . |
| 28 | I kept this news to myself when I found out . |
| 29 | I took strong objection to this , pointing out that I had not volunteered for membership , or invited membership , but had been asked to join by the Secretary of State . |
| 30 | ( In my enthusiasm , I sent this letter to everyone whose name and number were on my telephone pad ( I ’ d been out rather a lot , and other members of the family took the calls ) ; this included someone who 'd phoned for a different reason , and next day I got a somewhat bemused call from an elderly gentleman who had never heard of Donkey Lane , but thought it sounded a splendid project and wanted to know all about it . |