Example sentences of "this [pron] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was much competition during the war as to who could come up with the best bomb story , and my mother had a great time telling this one to all the aunties , especially as it was only due to her nagging that I had n't been in my bed at the time . |
| 2 | It could be a very important story , and , knowing the damage our grape-vine could do with any story , the only way to stop that was to keep this one to myself . |
| 3 | I played this one to death on the Speccy . |
| 4 | So I bring this one to an end with a nasty short jab to his belly . |
| 5 | I wish I had a three-pound coin for the number of masculine hands that have patted my weedy little female head in mid-shudder , in accompaniment to the words ‘ Aw , come on love , it 's all right , baby , just leave this one to me , darling , trust me , would I do anything that was n't in your best interest , would I ? |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm going to send this one to my friend ’ — she lowered her voice — ‘ the one who 's had that big operation . |
| 7 | There 's hardly a man in England but this one to whose lure Owen would stoop now . |
| 8 | How the House will have valued yet another statement from the hon. Member for Dagenham , this one to the effect that he would do something only in extremis . |
| 9 | ‘ Traditionally games against Meath are always close , and I would n't expect this one to be any different . ’ |
| 10 | I want this one to be one of the times when it 's not . ’ |
| 11 | Try several on this one to one basis . |
| 12 | A typical pattern is described by a former minister of transport and subsequent chairman of BR : ‘ Over and over again we could have settled much more cheaply by settling more quickly but , at each stage , we were told that we must not settle quickly because the Government really were going to fight this one to the bitter end … |
| 13 | Yeah I prefer this one to downstairs . |
| 14 | Oh I , I read this one to you , oh fucking hell in what way is the whale 's penis similar to the elephant ? |
| 15 | This one was hard because this one to me I think was the hardest because it was was theoretical |
| 16 | Could I draw this one to a close by suggesting that the procedure owners , who own the procedures identified in the take on board the need to make a minor adjustment to set the principle in place and the . |
| 17 | Well on that note we 'll have to draw this one to a close , but I think the debate will run quite a bit . |
| 18 | Erm , is this something to ? |