Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pers pn] a [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Actually there 's Paul , the guy who 'd given me a lift to the concert and , and he mentioned going to the , the film I saw , erm but I knew he was going to the pub , he always goes to the pub afterwards . |
| 2 | He would have given me an introduction to Paul Valéry as well , except that he was out of Paris . |
| 3 | Wherever it was , Roe apparently considered it an obstacle to his plans , and he indicated his intention of writing to Wilson offering that man a share , in consideration of relinquishing his rights and transferring these to the Macclesfield company . |
| 4 | Thank you very much , I can only say that I have always felt it a privilege to be part of N C V O. Er , I have enjoyed my time enormously and if I 've had any role that I feel that I 'm proud of , it 's constantly bringing members to mind . |
| 5 | ‘ We could have given you an introduction to Professor Vanchetti in Rome , ’ said Gervase Fairfax , who was Penelope 's other neighbour , ‘ but unfortunately he dropped down dead the other day . ’ |
| 6 | If they 'd have shown me a bit to , when we first went I would n't have ordered it . |
| 7 | Miles and Juliet had offered him a lift to Pangbourne Station . |
| 8 | She caught herself smiling ridiculously when he 'd gone , and realised that she felt quite cheered that he had n't simply given her a lift to Prague , seen her safely installed in the spare bedroom , and then forgotten about her . |
| 9 | He sometimes had given her a lift to Atherton , Manchester , where she had been staying . |
| 10 | I was surprised , but she said Bill had given her a list to be a help with messages . |
| 11 | It would have given her an excuse to be searching for a particular room , but she had been so frightened … |
| 12 | The receptionist at the hotel had given him a key to the front door and his mind was a chaotic mixture of emotions and thoughts as he walked past it towards the shore . |
| 13 | It was she who , when the manuscript was ready , had given him an introduction to Alistair MacFee , a professor of English at the university . |
| 14 | It has taken me a while to be successful and I 've had a good time in arriving . |
| 15 | It 's looking promising at the moment , we 've had a lot of support from the people of Didcot , er a number of companies have made donations , T N T express have given us a van to er transport the bikes to the start/finish , and Denton Cycles spares for the bikes if we break down , punctures being the worst |