Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [adv] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | In return , Louis-Napoleon agreed not to return to France for some years . |
| 2 | Kruger grinned then moved to the railing where he watched two female joggers passing beneath him , their bronzed legs moving in rhythmic unison . |
| 3 | Freud did n't go to one extreme or the other , he did n't go to the Hobbes extreme and say there is no good in us you know , we 're just anti-social egoists , although he did know that was true of the id . |
| 4 | Dana did n't come to the showroom either ; she had appeared for a fitting and for a rehearsal , as she had promised , neither of which had been an outstanding success . |
| 5 | Picasso did not take to Beatrice , but her column two weeks later benefited : ‘ By the way ’ , she wrote , ‘ M. Picasso is painting a portrait of M. Max Jacob in a style , the mere rumour of which is causing all the little men to begin to say that , of course , Cubism was all very well in its way , but was never more than an experiment . |
| 6 | Lucy did not refer to that evening or to the story . |
| 7 | Bella did n't want to be called guilty ; her instinct was always for ambiguity . |
| 8 | He and Bella did n't seem to be having very much fun without him . |
| 9 | The interesting thing is that while Applegarth did not return to his trade , or to the union movement , he retained his political radicalism to the end of his days : for another fifty years . |
| 10 | Edward did not go to school with other children . |
| 11 | She said Lilian did n't talk to anyone , but I 'm not sure that was the complete truth . |
| 12 | Lord Macnaghten in Pemsel did not aspire to a definition , but only to a classification of the then existing case law . |
| 13 | Ken did n't want to be thought wanting by people for whom he had respect . |
| 14 | MacArthur did n't say to Truman hey you ca n't sack me , I 'm the emperor of Japan , no ? |
| 15 | ’ Yates felt that , ‘ Dustin did n't relate to the character because I do n't think Dustin likes to be thought of as nice and charming . |
| 16 | Tilda did n't seem to , but no-one understands what she thinks except Martha . " |
| 17 | The Genoese city of Famagusta did not intend to be at the mercy of Mamelukes . |
| 18 | When Richard did not respond to his greeting except by frowning and then turning away , Hugh remained undismayed . |
| 19 | But Philip and Richard did not withdraw to the frontier . |
| 20 | Branson did not warm to Fields 's initial concept of a 100-per-cent business-class service between London and New York ; that , he felt , was ‘ not the right image from Virgin 's point of view ’ . |
| 21 | Simon Wright did n't expect to be back from the High Court for at least another week . |
| 22 | Rex did n't listen to it . |
| 23 | Meredith did n't respond to his attempt to lighten the conversation but merely sat staring at him thoughtfully . |
| 24 | Miguel Rafaelo did n't react to her tirade . |
| 25 | This was the closest Neil had ever come to Wembley and on the way home that night he came to the conclusion that this was the closest he would ever come in his entire life . |
| 26 | She managed to control herself and fortunately Dr Neil was as quiet as she was , and when they reached Vetch Street Matey had already gone to bed . |
| 27 | What was it Adams had once said to him apropos talking to Edna : it 's a gamble . |
| 28 | A few weeks earlier , at his party 's conference , Mr Adams had studiously referred to Ulster Protestants as ‘ our people ’ . |
| 29 | Hari had already got to his feet and little by little was becoming animated again . |
| 30 | But out of sight at the other end of the course , Mr Hill had also come to grief . |