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 . |