Example sentences of "i [verb] [prep] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was an abortive attempt at a ‘ Maureen Lipman says write to me about your washing problems ’ which made me squirm with embarrassment to the extent that I 've blocked out the name of the liquid detergent concerned . |
| 2 | The look she gave me changed from fear to disgust . |
| 3 | Wandering from house to house I asked for directions to the ruins of the palace . |
| 4 | So I asked for guns to be issued , and that was done . ’ |
| 5 | And thirdly there 's a meeting at Stansted Airport of the Committee tomorrow and I wrote and said so to the Committee and said could we discuss this with the Committee tomorrow and again I asked for information to be available to the public and particularly to local Councils so they could alter the situation . |
| 6 | I mean in response to the general tone of the argument which was they want us to increase the leadership roles in the , in in local government and in in local communities and local councils we would we thought that |
| 7 | That 's what I mean by attention to detail . |
| 8 | I mean from rig to rig things work differently and I mean on on Piper , I would say there were probably things that could have been tightened up but then again I do n't think they were part and parcel of what happened and there on July the sixth . |
| 9 | Still not worried , still sliding smoothly through the crowds , feeling as elusive as a shadow , I passed from night-spot to night-spot . |
| 10 | And this is of course , as if I agree with the view that you expressed yesterday in a general context , although it was made specifically then in relation to one village , any recommendation I make in relation to that village , if it is based on the general principle , must apply by analogy also to Skelton , and I would have little choice but to recommend to the councils that they may wish or indeed they should , reconsider this question of washing-over or insetting elsewhere . |
| 11 | ‘ There were the customary acclamations from the populace as I rode in procession to the Guildhall this morning — indeed it seemed to me that my subjects had never before greeted me with such enthusiasm , ’ Edward told her , gazing into the fire as if reliving the morning 's events . |
| 12 | Well I tried at quarter to nine the day that there there is talking about it and er I was n't allowed on the phone . |
| 13 | I moved from Women to God , ’ he explained to Kate . |
| 14 | I forgot all about donating and the transfusion service lost track of me as I moved from house to house over the years , until the other day when the subject came up in the office . |
| 15 | As I changed from listening to walking mode , I tried to work out whether it had feet or flippers or ran on rollers . |
| 16 | That builds on the success of the television industry and other electronic industries to which I referred in answer to earlier questions . |
| 17 | The first time I fished it I hooked a very big barbel which I estimated at 11lb to 12lb . |
| 18 | Recently , I came across references to pack-horse teams from Kendal in Cumbria making weekly journeys to Southampton , carrying bales of cloth for export to the Continent . |
| 19 | Among many blessings , which I count from time to time , is the good fortune of being born in this age of progress ‘ in all directions ’ and the fact that I was born with an innate curiosity . |
| 20 | Even then I jinked from side to side as I pulled the hood back . |
| 21 | But all seemed to go well for me as I climbed from boat to boat successfully , and then all I had to do was get to the wall from the last boat . |
| 22 | And not having an appetising recipe for tinned peas , I turned for inspiration to the PM 's love of curry . |
| 23 | I turned in surprise to Neil , to see him pointing away from the bay towards where , in a cloud of spray , a powerful-looking launch was heading fast towards us . |
| 24 | But like a number of other people before me I turned and I turned in response to totally unnecessary violence . |
| 25 | What I confirmed in answer to the question to which the hon. Gentleman has referred was that we had put in place measures to deal with the problems arising from repossession . |
| 26 | So I graduated from watcher to player and clapped as the sons and the Omani drummers played and sang . |
| 27 | I walked from Newington to Waverley with minimally packed rucksack — I was getting the hang of this backpacking . |
| 28 | Next day I walked from house to house again , looking in vain for work . |
| 29 | In past-life regression will I progress from childhood to adulthood ? |
| 30 | I refer of course to Norman Lamont and the startling revelations that his Access card is £470 over its £2,000 limit . |