Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [noun prp] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This connection hints again that Fitzgerald led Eliot to the East , and that his reading in the history of religion affected his view of nineteenth-century poetry . |
| 2 | If Churchill recommended Ramsey to the new young Queen who had never before been confronted with the situation , and the Queen asked the archbishops whether they objected , they could not say that they did . |
| 3 | Sally Gunnell 's 400 metres hurdles gold thrilled the nation and Will Carling captained England to the Rugby Union World Cup final and then to another Grand Slam success . |
| 4 | The men ca n't have it all their own way — Sally Gunnell 's 400 metres hurdles gold thrilled the nation and Will Carling captained England to the Rugby Union World Cup final and then to another Grand Slam success . |
| 5 | Corbett led MacAirth to the nearest table , cleared a space and gestured to him to sit . |
| 6 | The two leaders agreed that they would meet on a regular basis in the future , perhaps annually and with less formality , and Gorbachev invited Bush to the Soviet Union . |
| 7 | Crosby took Sunderland to the FA Cup final last May and was given a one-year contract . |
| 8 | Out of politeness Shiona escorted Janice to the door , then stood in the doorway to watch her drive off . |
| 9 | Cornelius lowered Tuppe to the floor and knelt down beside him . |
| 10 | The tsarist threat receded in 1867 , when Russia sold Alaska to the United States , and the doctrine subsequently became better known for its challenge to the perceived intention of the European Holy Alliance to help Spain reconquer its former colonies . |
| 11 | Kylie tagged along when mum Carol took Dannii to the audition for a small part in the soap opera The Sullivans . |
| 12 | North took Dawson to the kitchen and started some coffee . |
| 13 | The doors opened , and Karen took Kee to the room . |
| 14 | Some time during the course of that summer , Dr Harvard introduced Lewis to the Roman Catholic Chaplain to the University , Monsignor Ronald Knox . |
| 15 | Hugh promoted Elias to the Lincoln prebend of Lafford and in November 1212 appointed him executor of his will . |
| 16 | Elliott pushed the passenger door open with a foot as Goldman wrestled Nicola to the kerbside . |
| 17 | Yek Khans ruled N'pan to the east , and as far as Suristan and Ch'kasia to the west . |
| 18 | Theda took Hector to the kitchen and left him with Mrs Elswick to do what he might in the way of cajolery , for she had several morsels of interest to his ever ready stomach , and Theda was obviously not going to take him outside . |
| 19 | She had taken it for granted that if Isobel accompanied Hank to the ball , it would be a kind of aunt and nephew relationship , but now she wondered . |
| 20 | The following morning Julia accompanied David to the gloomy courtroom again with a sense of relief . |
| 21 | After Labour won the 1945 election , Burke accompanied Attlee to the Potsdam Conference ; and later that year the Prime Minister named him as one of his private secretaries . |
| 22 | Bill and Tom carried Faye to the car , while Belinda hurried to change . |
| 23 | Whitlock knocked Mobuto to the ground in the split-second before a bullet smashed into the wall behind them . |
| 24 | Maria followed Christ to the end ; he was her inspiring Lord , he had changed her life and she knew he could change others . |
| 25 | As the man left Victor beckoned D'Arcy to the bar . |
| 26 | After work Jed took Mitch to the hotel for a drink . |
| 27 | Mrs Maylie sent Oliver to the nearest town , four miles away , to post two express letters . |
| 28 | Adam escorted Elinor to the elevator ; after taking her to her bedroom , he intended to go to the beach for a swim . |
| 29 | Damian dragged Rachel to the Mercedes , thrust her in the front sea , got in beside her , started the engine with a roar and crunched the gears as he did an angry U-turn then roared up the drive with a screech of tyres . |
| 30 | Fortunately the brilliant improvisation of the Marne aroused G.Q.G. to the possibilities of motor transport . |