Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Down below , Quigley shouted goodnight at me and I shouted back , and , at last , my mum tiptoed to the door and , looking fearfully around her in case Quigley saw , blew me a little , damp kiss . |
| 2 | My mum went to the doctor and says to the doctor . |
| 3 | When I first came across this text my mind went to the Athanasian Creed which describes the Godhead as uncreated , infinite , eternal and incomprehensible . |
| 4 | MY MIND returned to the man with the starched cuffs . |
| 5 | Fortunately , Ewen and myself had remembered to bring along the Trophy as well as the cheque for £500 which it was my pleasure to present to The Crofter of the year — Donald Murdo Macleod , 1 The Gress , Back , Lewis . |
| 6 | I hear it clearly on the radio , and I stay leaning forward , close to the receiver , my weight moving to the balls of my feet . |
| 7 | Now my Lord the report er in my submission goes to the issues which are at the heart of this . |
| 8 | It brought several things to mind : the evident barrier during negotiations between the steward and the women ; the warnings of a friend about my own relationship with the steward — ‘ You put too much trust in that man ’ ; and the remark made when I reported how I had initially explained my research aims to the union stewards — ‘ You told the Secret Service ! |
| 9 | Before 12 o'clock my horse came to the door , but I could n't put the book down . |
| 10 | ‘ My wee cousin gets kept off on Thursdays to help my granny go to the shops . |
| 11 | I let my gaze wander to the open grassy strip at the side of the block , which was almost completely empty of life , and then on to the red buses and cars hurrying along the main road . |
| 12 | I was questioned about this in recent years when I visited the Camp during one of my lecture rounds to the ATC in the Highlands , but I only add this yarn to illustrate that it takes all kinds to make any air force station , and I am sure our childrens ' children will be told and the tale will no doubt be embroidered to suit the occasion . |
| 13 | As I have never been interested in argument , he must often have felt frustrated by my silences , my refusal to rise to the bait . |
| 14 | No doubt the thought of my departure added to the strain . |
| 15 | I was sitting on the deck , my back exposed to the sun . |
| 16 | An attractive smartly dressed blonde in her forties stepped out of the doorway as my taxi drew to the kerb and she climbed in beside me . |
| 17 | I may modify my behaviour to conform to the expectations of the group , and I will do so in a much shorter time than I would in a one-to-one relationship . |
| 18 | He replies : It 's not the type of car I 'd want my wife to take to the shops . |
| 19 | His argument was that it would free my father to return to the States , but Ron is never so simple . ’ |
| 20 | My father rushed to the window , looked out and down into the garden , then shouted and ran out of the room , leaving Mrs Clamp goggle-eyed , alone . |
| 21 | ‘ Even know you tried to pay back the last five shillings a few minutes before my father went to the synagogue one Saturday . |
| 22 | I ran downstairs to the phone , hearing my father coming to the door of his room as I passed it . |
| 23 | He recalled : ‘ The partner and my uncle went to the six o'clock train for London to try to head me off . |
| 24 | After three weeks it was my turn to go to the delivery ward at Fulmer . |
| 25 | It was my turn to go to the bank for the wages and I remember going back to the shop saying King George VI had died . |
| 26 | If anyone had seen me bent over a motorbike with my ear pressed to the back of a Transit van outside the Barbican that morning , probably nobody would have looked twice . |
| 27 | In my letter applying to the BBC I had said that I would also like to telephone several undertakers for quotes , stating my exact requirements and then taking the lowest , getting back to them and seeing if they could be beaten down . |
| 28 | I kept my hand pressed to the bottom of the boat , my fingers freezing in the icy water swilling round us , but I noticed it grew no deeper . |
| 29 | My hand went to the handle of the front door but without my touching it , the handle moved and the door crashed open . |
| 30 | But if , if , I can make myself whole , or be made whole with the help of others , then it is my duty to submit to the pain , of healing , the lashes of contempt . |