Example sentences of "[noun sg] to join [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Peres had tried for six weeks to persuade just one legislator to join his labour-led coalition ; in the end he failed , but said ‘ it was worth the struggle for peace ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ In fact , I 've half a mind to join you two girls tomorrow in Sherwood Forest , and perhaps we could arrange to lose Anna somewhere in the bosky glades . ’ |
| 3 | Two policemen forcibly took her arms from around her son , and led him out to the car to join his sister . |
| 4 | Sometimes it was the children who forced the pace , pleading in all innocence to join their brothers , sisters , or friends who had somehow won this great distinction of a place on a Kindertransport . |
| 5 | I was among her escort to Bristol when Stephen made the idiotic mistake of allowing the Countess to join her half-brother . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I sat patiently waiting for my buddy to join me , ’ Jinky continued . |
| 7 | Straining to ascend off the shattered glass cigarette floor in earnest attempt to join my head apertures and their height of depth sound bouncings , I had failed to allow for their wine intake and just glimpsed them rushing past in their plunge to a new yesterday . |
| 8 | He performed a laborious loop , the signal for Kimberley and Killion to join him . |
| 9 | It is also very clear why you need extension rails , since the main carriage is already on the right and you need to leave space for the lace carriage to join it . |
| 10 | Lotta cooking in the fabulous kitchen ; Lotta relaxed on the teak and leather couch of the living-room enjoying the vista of the sea beyond the great beeches ; Lotta naked in the elegant bathroom , laughing beneath the shower , beckoning her handsome blond lover to join her ; Lotta sprawled on the black and white striped duvet cover of the large double bed , her shining gold cap of hair gleaming against its darkness , her body a pearly invitation … |
| 11 | They must cross the gender divide to join their fathers , both to help them cope with the pain of parting from their first love and also to match social expectations of the male sex . |
| 12 | It appeared that they had already approached Boeing on this matter and had tried to induce another key employee to join them . |
| 13 | Madame 's letter , and her books , were put into Boy 's shoebox to join his collection of letters and photographs . |
| 14 | Her deeply unhappy thoughts were interrupted as Julie came out on the terrace to join her . |
| 15 | A peasant catches two partridges , takes them home to his wife to cook and sets off to invite the village priest to join them . |
| 16 | She watched Cranmer , loosed from his labours , wander off in an uncoordinated trot to join his friends . |
| 17 | It is almost as if he feels he need only ask the lady in question to join him and she will have no hesitations about accepting his offer . |
| 18 | It is a virtual certainty that the developed world will have to set standards for itself , probably through commitments within the ECE or OECD framework , before attempting the infinitely difficult problem of persuading the South to join it in global agreements . |
| 19 | EXPLORER Gerald Kingsland , 62 — who inspired the film Castaway — has had scores of replies to an ad for a girl to join him on an island . |
| 20 | ‘ Take these gold coins and go , beg your lady to join us at Inverkeithing . |
| 21 | Dintenfass , uptown , has invited artists from the P.P.O.W. gallery to join it in a show called simply ‘ VOTE ! ’ |
| 22 | It was a special gift from a famous actor in California who had tried to persuade Sweetheart to join him on a luxury tour of Europe . |
| 23 | Shelley found tears in her own eyes , as Constance sat with a beatific look on her face , and young Pablo , looking neat and dapper in his best clothes , stood smiling at the altar , waiting for his childhood sweetheart to join him . |
| 24 | Wando has a list of more than 50 families eager to take part , but once the favela is established , many others will find the courage to join them . |
| 25 | Shortly afterwards they invited the seventh defendant who was employed by the plaintiffs ' group to join them . |
| 26 | Tommy broke away from the group to join his friend at the bar . |
| 27 | WELL done , Worcester Royal Porcelain Golf Society — the first company team to join our Hall Of Fame . |
| 28 | She challenged the opposition leader to join her in urging them to accept the ‘ generous ’ pay offer ranging from 9 to 16.3 per cent over 18 months ‘ or at least to have a truce over Christmas ’ . |
| 29 | The silly bastard next door started a fire and I have no desire to join him ! ’ |
| 30 | Moving along the landing to join her , Ellie too peered out , and to her astonishment saw a crowd of Japanese tourists , cameras at the ready , wandering down the path . |