Example sentences of "to i for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a Raleigh-esque flourish he threw a hanky over the unexploded missile and scraped it up , apologising profusely , before pocketing the prize and slinking off , red-faced and too embarrassed to talk to me for the rest of the evening . |
| 2 | You aroused an interest for me in literature which has been a resource to me for the rest of my life and a source of real enjoyment . |
| 3 | This was the start of the parrot legend which stuck to me for the rest of my career . |
| 4 | Douglas was glad to acknowledge Miller 's help and told the Royal Society that he had received some coconuts ‘ germinated in this country by the industrious Mr. Miller , by whose care and skill they were brought to this perfection ; and besides he very freely communicated to me for the good of the publick his own methods in management in raising them which I here desire may be read in his words . ’ |
| 5 | Very well , convey my congratulations to General Froebe — I 'm sure he 'll be anxious to convey his to me for the sake of protocol . ’ |
| 6 | Later I trained a kestrel which I found much less inquisitive and more likely to come straight to me for the food . |