Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] to [num] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 After my return to England I was able to continue my interest in Burma 's future , for when General Aung San and his colleagues came to London for consultations with the British Government , Mr Attlee asked me to 10 Downing Street to introduce the various members to him .
2 Two men appeared in front of him , and he caught her wrist and jerked her to one side , raising his sword .
3 Elizabeth Woodville drew her to one side .
4 Elizabeth Woodville turned and drew him to one side .
5 Eventually Johnny drew him to one side with a shock-haired young reporter who sported horn-rimmed glasses and a velvet bow-tie .
6 His wound was covered lightly with a shell dressing , and I moved it to one side to have a look .
7 But I swear , I only mentioned it to one person , and he 's the most trustworthy person I 've ever met .
8 Great Britain , for their part , will be looking to recapture the many admirable qualities which brought them that improbable victory after Steve Hampson 's early dismissal reduced them to 12 men .
9 An X-ray later condemned me to six months away from this crazy pastime .
10 This charge could not be proved but the military tribunal condemned him to 10 years absence from public life .
11 Prost 's victory lifted him to 47 points at the head of the drivers ' championship while Brazilian Ayrton Senna , the McLaren driver who was forced to retire after running second until the closing laps , remains second in the title race with 42 points .
12 Rain reduced it to 37 overs a side and the home team were soon rattling along .
13 Rafael Cesario , a state prosecutor who investigated the bicheiros for a decade , linked them to 40 murders .
14 He took off the phoney glasses and tweed hat and threw them to one side .
15 I threw it to one side .
16 He peeled it off and threw it to one side then sat facing the three Americans .
17 She found she could n't tear her eyes away , and when he managed to get his second boot off and threw it to one side , then lifted his head , she was still staring .
18 As he kissed her again he slowly felt for the gusset of her panties , pulled them to one side and entered her expertly .
19 Just as we were about to leave , Frank Dick called me to one side and gave me a blistering reprimand .
20 When Helen paused , he cannoned into her and she turned , offering a startled apology that turned into a cry of alarm as Goldman shoved her to one side .
21 So you went and pulled her to one side .
22 As Nellie Tanner started off Sadie called her to one side .
23 The captain of the escort led him to one side , explaining .
24 Then Romano took me to one side — my father was sitting at his desk — and told me that I had a great future in front of me and that people would be prepared to sell property to the Damianis .
25 Before they left , she took me to one side .
26 The very first film I made with Roy he took me to one side and he said ’ you 've been working a lot in the theatre and you 're playing to the back row of the the dress circle which is right for the theatre . ’
27 Their search took them to six countries , with the contract finally going to Toronto-based Lovat .
28 The Champ , who retired six years , was an institution and his extraordinary finishing burst took him to 20 track records .
29 His second success took him to 1,000 points as an All Black , his record including non-Test matches .
30 His second success took him to 1,000 points as an All Black , his record including non-Test matches .
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