Example sentences of "[noun sg] to bed with [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | At school they concealed it automatically from masters and other boys : the secrecy was enjoyable for its own sake , and in any case Emor would have been labelled ‘ childish ’ — the sort of behaviour that was only one step removed from taking a teddy bear to bed with you at night . |
2 | She took bits of chicken to bed with her and fell asleep while still chewing . |
3 | Do not give in and take your puppy to bed with you ; rather , invest in some cotton wool for your ears ! |
4 | If you heard that someone had taken an amethyst to bed with them , you 'd probably think that they 'd forgotten to take off their jewellery . |
5 | That night and for many nights afterwards he took the lighter to bed with him , and lay there , thinking of Kate and feeling the metal growing warm in his hand , until he fell asleep . |
6 | What nobody ever did was go to bed with someone because he was virtuous . ’ |
7 | Then I made him a little tent to sleep in , but for a few weeks I always took my gun to bed with me . |