Example sentences of "[pers pn] to [pers pn] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She … can draw you to her with a single hair ’ , ’ he murmured . |
| 2 | He said , ‘ Tell your sister she must send you to me with a message , and I 'll be there . ’ |
| 3 | 7.4 Whenever any sum of money is recoverable from or payable by you to us as a result of the operation of any of these conditions or any breach by you of the same , such sum may be deducted by us from any sum then due or which at any time thereafter may become due to you under any other order or transaction placed or entered into by us with you . |
| 4 | A predator may have scented what you see and beaten you to it by a matter of an hour or so . |
| 5 | She reached out and pulled them to her in a protective motherly gesture . |
| 6 | Hari pushed past the woman and picked up the boots hugging them to her in a rush of relief . |
| 7 | It had to be an art that did not separate him from the uncultured poor but was founded in them , gathering them to him in a home of art they could all share , a home that sheltered and consoled ; a warm place . |
| 8 | Otherwise , use two or more cards , attach entry token to the top postcard and send them to us in an envelope . |
| 9 | This system of learning is very different for some students and it might help at the beginning of the academic year to introduce them to it in a more measured way and look at points of pressure during the year and see if they can be released without lowering standards |
| 10 | ‘ Whatever you say , Mr Jacobsen , ’ she murmured huskily , and he pulled her to him for a last long kiss that left her breathless and trembling . |
| 11 | Then her wish was granted as his head blotted out the sun , and Robbie emitted a little ecstatic noise as the space between them melted away entirely and they lay body pressed to body , mouth to mouth , his hands moulding her to him with a sudden , startling ferocity . |
| 12 | As the script for the seduction scene ran , ‘ She withered in his arms as he crushed her to him in a sudden excess of passion . |
| 13 | She swallowed hard , conscious of his angry face so close to her own , his hands clamping her to him in a vice-like grip . |
| 14 | For an instant he caught her to him in a swift hard embrace and she knew that his desire was not one whit diminished . |
| 15 | Charles had given it to her for a joke , suggesting she use it as a visual aid to introduce Saussurean linguistics to first-year undergraduates , holding the tube aloft to demonstrate that what is onomatopoeia in one language community may be obscenity in another . |
| 16 | It held the faint tang of a man 's aftershave and she hugged it to her for a moment before realising how ridiculous she was being . |
| 17 | You 're handing it to her on a plate , you know that ? |
| 18 | Seven years ago , she had allowed a man from Christ Church to do it to her on a sofa during a Commem ball , and really she had not liked it . |
| 19 | Susan scribbled the postcard and gave it to her with a sigh . |
| 20 | The man handed it to her with a smile , then turned back , shaking his head . |
| 21 | Pointing out the value of hat pins , Oliver fielded it and returned it to her with a bow . |
| 22 | He poured equal quantities of coffee and hot milk into a cup and handed it to her with a mocking grin . |
| 23 | Commenting on whether a cake had been promised to Miss Dodd , she said : ‘ We were prepared to give it to her as a donation but she cancelled the order . ’ |
| 24 | He gave it to her as an engagement ring and when she took off , she never sent it back . ’ |
| 25 | Madeleine 's hands seized the pillow and held it to her in a quick embrace . |
| 26 | But this time he drew out his knife and showed it to me with a meaningful glance . |
| 27 | He said take it back downstairs and bring it to me on a salver . |
| 28 | Early after the press conference Fleischmann and Pons advertised the explosion of their palladium block as prima facie evidence for fusion , but a year later Martin Fleischmann presented it to me in a more detached way . |
| 29 | He peered across the tavern , watching a group of men busy baiting a relic-seller who claimed he had Aaron 's beard in a sack and was prepared to sell it to them for a few coins . |
| 30 | We can only pass an Act of Parliament and give it to them with a slap on the back and a ‘ best of British luck ’ : ‘ Here 's your constitution , ’ we say , ‘ now do what you like with it ; you can because you are now independent . ’ |