Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] to a private [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I gave my orders and they led me to a private room and brought me some writing paper and a pen . |
| 2 | The receptionist directed them to a private ward on the third floor . |
| 3 | His parents were not affluent but they pumped what money they had into his education , sending him to a private school , Edinburgh 's Merchiston . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , exactly — ’ she hrumphed some more — ‘ I said she was still going to be in Maidstone for a few days though we were thinking of moving her to a private hospital . |
| 5 | Police believe the birds were stolen to order by specialist thieves who 'll sell them to a private collector abroad . |
| 6 | John Ferrar knew Little Gidding to be too notorious to be safe , and guided him to a private house nearby . |
| 7 | ‘ His usual spin took him to a private beach at the Dragonara Hotel in St Julien with Denis and Frankie 's sister Betty . |
| 8 | An owner now obtained ( in theory at least ) the same price for his land irrespective of whether he sold it to a private individual or to a public authority . |
| 9 | One of them hailed me and gave me a fiver to take them to a private clinic in Harley Street . |
| 10 | He carried her to a private room at the hotel , where she could rest until she felt well enough to ride home . |