Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] to the [noun sg] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Fortunately the traffic cleared and I got to the studio to start my show with two minutes to go . ’ |
| 2 | I came to the school to run away from it . |
| 3 | I did not enjoy the journey to Blackpool with these grim tidings ; and when I came to the platform to deliver his message to the audience of 4,000 the hall was hushed with anticipation that something ill was in the wind . |
| 4 | As I said , I came to the congress to learn about starting up a practice . |
| 5 | When I 'd completed this process I turned to the mirror to look at myself for a last time . |
| 6 | I retreated to the scullery to fill the kettle for a cup of tea . |
| 7 | Using strong language I seldom use , I yelled to the man to call off his dog . |
| 8 | I returned to the home to offer my sympathies . |
| 9 | I returned to the orchard to say goodbye to Taff before he left to join one of the Commando units around the village . |
| 10 | He seemed bright enough and very eager to learn , but when I went to the school to see his work I found that his handwriting was very , very bad and his spelling was absolutely atrocious , and although he was good at mathematics , as time went on he began to get very worried and very upset about it and when I looked at his work I realized that he was doing a lot of the words back to front and was getting the direction of figures mixed up . |
| 11 | ‘ I went to the Chief to report it . ’ |
| 12 | So I went to the mainland to report it , and we have been in touch with the lawyers , the gunsmiths , and the salerooms . |
| 13 | ‘ When the wall was breached in November 1989 , ’ Pischel says , ‘ I went to the company to say thank you , and asked whether they would take me back . ’ |
| 14 | I went to the window to watch , obscurely thinking something was wrong . |
| 15 | Very disappointed , I went to the Headmistress to ask why I had not been considered suitable . |
| 16 | The Executive Council under Sir Paw Tun were inert and helpless , and later that morning I went to the Governor to say that I did not think we could hold the situation any longer without grave risk , and advised him to call for the resignation of the Executive Council . |
| 17 | I went to the store to check up on some things , and saw that eight Kandinskys which I had bought from the widow of Kandinsky 's secretary were missing . |
| 18 | Every afternoon , after leaving the bank , I went to the hospital to teach him Italian . |
| 19 | ‘ I saw him getting it out when I went to the car to get a book I 'd left there . |
| 20 | His attorney had managed to get him to take them up again and I went to the prison to have the necessary papers signed . |
| 21 | With such significance placed on boat handling and sail trim , I went to the source to ask for personal recommendations from Bob Johnstone for trimming the J/44 . |
| 22 | Can I just say that I , I went to the meeting to do with local planning at Hall |
| 23 | I crossed to the window to look more closely at a portrait of Victor 's mother . |
| 24 | I ran to the door to shout : ‘ Help , Fire ! ’ |
| 25 | And so I ran to the forge to fetch him . |
| 26 | One time , during a late lock-in at the Paprika , I ran to the car to get my cigarettes , and saw my friends through the Christmassy frost of the window : silhouettes dancing , milling about and smoking ; the cone-shaped joints , most unmistakable in their size , dancing from hand to hand . |
| 27 | I travelled to the plant to collect the guitar and was treated to a comprehensive tour of what I can confirm as an impressive facility of skilled and committed people in every department . |
| 28 | With little enthusiasm for the day , Fabia got out of bed and , mulling over her problems and the fact that anywhere she went from now on would have to be on foot , she pattered to the bathroom to take a shower . |
| 29 | She bounced to the mirror to powder and tweak for a moment , catching Conroy 's eye and giving him a wink . |
| 30 | ‘ What went through your mind as you drove to the office to see me ? ’ |