Example sentences of "and [verb] [pers pn] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | After fulling , the cloth was well rinsed and , now reduced from 35″ to 27″ in width , was taken to the tenter ground to be stretched to shape by fastening hooks in the selvedge and attaching them to the tenter frames . |
| 2 | This is not , in fact , a problem , since LIFESPAN provides the tools for creating other DCs as the need arises and attaching them to the same package . |
| 3 | The price of this combo is excellent for a twin channel amp , but its shortcomings in the lead department may keep it from playing in the World Series and confine it to the Junior League . |
| 4 | She whimpers as I twist a little harder and drag her to the cloakroom , to keep out of Merchant 's way . |
| 5 | She heard a muttered curse , she saw a shadow across the french window at the end of the room , she felt someone catch her round the waist and drag her to the ground . |
| 6 | First , take the legs and heave them up and over ; then grab the body by the arms or legs and drag it to the edge … no , that would n't be practicable , that way the killer would be moving backwards and be the first to fall . |
| 7 | The BTEC HND courses consistently and successfully attract students of a more practical than academic inclination , and develop them to the stage where their natural pragmatic talents have been enhanced with a rigorous regime of integrated business skills . |
| 8 | Albert Tailors , in the shape of old Mr Albert himself , took one look at him and channelled him to the Teens Room , which was festooned with guitars and pictures of pop singers . |
| 9 | Salt shook her shoulder and when that made no difference , dragged her to her feet and propelled her to the small book-lined room known as the study . |
| 10 | When the boy gave no answer , the old man took him by the arm and propelled him to the far end of the room , down the narrow stairway , through the tiny door and back to the safety of his own bedroom . |
| 11 | Of course , this consequence follows because the building society is in effect attracting funds from the public sector and channelling them to the borrowers that we identified in section 4.1.1 . |
| 12 | Right across the village , men and women stooped over , black forms against a world of white , shovelling great heaps of snow and tumbling them to the ground in frothy white cascades . |
| 13 | Allen took her by the arm and led her to the nearest stone shelter . |
| 14 | He took her arm and led her to the dining room , where the gleaming long rectangular table had been impeccably set for two . |
| 15 | He took her hand and led her to the open-air dance-floor just as the band slipped into the first of their slow numbers . |
| 16 | He smiled at her , took her arm and led her to the window . |
| 17 | Alexander took her hand and led her to the door that led out on to the path that wound down towards the beach . |
| 18 | At the top of the staircase various Chamberlains , dressed in gold embroidered jackets , welcomed the guests and led them to the Grand Master of Ceremonies . |
| 19 | He gestured towards the table with an amiable smile and led them to the gate . |
| 20 | The count simply abandoned the small , expensive aircraft and led them to the car . |
| 21 | ‘ Victor 's story is that she was willing , she undressed and led him to the bedroom . |
| 22 | Tommy took him by the arm and led him to the chair . |
| 23 | He had a semi-hard-on the whole time he was bathing her , and without warning she grabbed him by it , and led him to the bath . |
| 24 | And she took his hand and led him to the bed . |
| 25 | Gebrec returned from putting the bus away and Bonard took him by the arm and led him to the terrace . |
| 26 | And it was not until Mrs Thackray 's tall , craggy fair-haired son had shouldered his luggage and led him to the top of St Jude 's Street that he had realized his peril . |
| 27 | When Edward suggested ablutions first he grinned engagingly and led him to the bar . |
| 28 | And her white Reeboks screeched at the marble as she turned and led me to the waiting forms . |
| 29 | She frowned for a moment , then picked up my hand and led me to the window . |
| 30 | But he raised his left hand again , this time to silence me ; took my arm and led me to the edge of the colonnade . |