Example sentences of "[vb -s] [to-vb] [pers pn] to [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The awful truth of Penny 's childhood and young womanhood is that the abuse never ended — and someone with the right counselling skills has to help her to unburden herself .
2 On one occasion when the poor chap was a few minutes late , it was , ‘ He 's only ever on time when he wants to take me to church . ’
3 He refers Mr Brown to the Outpatient Clinic where the consultant arranges to admit him to hospital promptly , because of the risk of strangulation .
4 The alert sergeant catches them in the act , and with the help of the vintners , tries to lead them to prison .
5 But what if the unexpected happens , or someone decides to take you to court ?
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