Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pers pn] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have educated them to the fact of their own power . |
| 2 | The cool threat chilled her to the bone . |
| 3 | The very prospect of her life being picked over like some succulent titbit chilled her to the bone . |
| 4 | PETER MARSHALL 's double-handed style has carried him to the top of the British rankings , and many observers were looking to this week 's British Open Championship at Wembley Conference Centre to provide proof of his potential at world level . |
| 5 | At Holly 's request Rosie had added it to the list of diary items Rain would offer at the afternoon conference . |
| 6 | The feeble God has stabbed me to the heart . ’ |
| 7 | There is a dark power to their fastidiously constructed nightmare pounders which has pushed them to the fore of hardcore . |
| 8 | Man of the match Smith admitted he would not have been surprised if Hick had pipped him to the award . |
| 9 | My visit must have alarmed him to the extent that he decided to check again to ensure he had n't left any clues . |
| 10 | The weight in his heart seemed to have tethered him to the pavement , and he had to force himself to turn away , and some seconds after she had disappeared through the doorway . |
| 11 | He could see that whatever was agitating his friend had pushed him to the limit but he judged it better to let him get it off his chest than keep it bottled up . |
| 12 | We have further developed the ‘ flooding dose ’ technique for measurement of tissue protein synthesis in normal and pathological tissues in man , in vivo , and have now applied it to the study of normal and diseased colorectal tissue . |
| 13 | Anna picked up the saucepan into which she had been putting potatoes and transferred it to the stove . |
| 14 | Your shopping 's transferred it to the pantry . |
| 15 | After a pause for calculation , he added : ‘ And then I 'd have tethered it to the ground . ’ |
| 16 | The stresses set up by the effects of heat and cold on the glass could have weakened it to the point that it may fracture under pressure in the aquarium . |
| 17 | ‘ And when I make it to the charts , then I 'll have to admit that I will have owed it to the world 's greatest entertainer ever — Elvis the King of Rock . ’ |
| 18 | The other car , the other De Dion we had , burst its radiator , but we are very resourceful ; we went and bought thirty foot of garden hose and connected it to the engine and sent the water round and round the car and that acted as a radiator , and we drove it for a week like that . |
| 19 | I had made it to the door of my flat . |
| 20 | Several clubs have made it to the quarter final , but all have faltered , the most notable being Darlington , when they lost by a single goal to HFS Loans League side Leek Town two years ago . |
| 21 | ‘ You were lucky to make it to the lav , ’ observed Lydia , meaning that she was very grateful that Betty had made it to the lav , since one of the rules is that the afflicted person does not mop up her own vomit and Lydia was absolutely no good at doing this . |
| 22 | He sat on the top of the large expanse of teak desk and stared coldly at the men who had made it to the top of one of the biggest corporations in the world , employing nearly one million people . |
| 23 | Only nine people have made it to the top in winter — and one died on the way down . |
| 24 | So far only a small number of women have made it to the top . |
| 25 | In reality Goldie is a shrewd operator who is proud to have made it to the top on her own merits . |
| 26 | He then says that Caesar does n't seem to let his emotions speak more than his reason , but ( this is the next six or seven lines ) when ambitious young people are starting out , at the bottom of the heap , they are humble and look up with awe , but once they have made it to the top , they scorn all those below them , who have helped them to get there . |
| 27 | Nineteen of us had made it to the end . |
| 28 | By 25 past , we 'd made it to the car when I realised that I wanted to push — panic ! |
| 29 | Since its inception in 19894 , women have made it to the shortlist , but no further . |
| 30 | That dialogue has lead me to the point of issuing a joint statement with Mr Addams . |