Example sentences of "[adj] to [pers pn] [conj] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He showed this to me and told me to note especially the inscription on the coin 's obverse side : ‘ O.A. Paykhull cast this gold by chemical art at Stockholm , 1706 . ’ |
| 2 | Fleury made a dash for his sabre , but the sepoy was much nearer to it and picked it up , making as if to hand it to Fleury , and chuckling more loudly than ever . |
| 3 | Turnour seems to be happy to be insulted as he enjoys putting people in their places and he was used to it and relished it . |
| 4 | Eventually they got used to it and allowed it to stay . |
| 5 | Iris grabbed the hand nearest to her and squeezed it . |
| 6 | When it was on television it really looked , it really looked good but er the reality of it was it was pretty bad really but er the editor was very kind to me and made me look quite a hero but . |
| 7 | But the farmer was kind to him and taught him a lot . |
| 8 | Nobody comforted her , for weeping was not necessary , but it was on the other hand permissible , and when she got home the aunts and uncles were kind to her and offered her cups of tea . |
| 9 | He wished he had been kinder to her and kissed her once at least . |
| 10 | She whisked Nicandra 's large linen napkin off her knees and tied it round her waist , then joined her own to it and knotted it securely to the back of Nicandra 's chair . |
| 11 | There was something about being too close to him that made her uncomfortable . |
| 12 | They got so close to him and knew him so well that nothing else mattered . |
| 13 | Buff stood next to me and held my hand . |
| 14 | He sat down next to her and took her hand . |
| 15 | I sat down on the sofa next to her and patted her hand . |
| 16 | He climbed into the driving position next to her and jerked his thumb backwards . |
| 17 | Mildred hopped next to him and patted him with a half visible arm . |
| 18 | I sat down next to him and put my hand on his arm . |