Example sentences of "to [pers pn] [conj] [pers pn] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We basically say to them if you put your trust in us we will not fail you — and that has been the case . |
| 2 | Davis Cup nerves certainly got to them as they started their defence of a trophy they had only just won back for the first time since 1932 but full marks to the British challengers who gave of their best in terms of commitment and attitude . |
| 3 | This is because they often do not hear their kittens calling to them and they ignore their cries for attention . |
| 4 | It 's important to me that you hear my side of the story — though God knows it does me little enough credit ! |
| 5 | ‘ Wilhelm wo n't speak to me since I chucked his Filofax in the jacuzzi . |
| 6 | He sat next to me and I wrinkled my nose at the sweaty odour emanating from the long , black , food-stained gown he wore . |
| 7 | Nat turned and shouted this garbled message to me and I hooked my dogs to a tree and went forward to talk to him . |
| 8 | When I slumped on to the sofa George acrobated his way to me and I stroked my face against the armour of his feathers , nosed into the softness beneath . |
| 9 | For the fates as surely directed you to me as they directed my feet this morning to a path I never took before . |
| 10 | I thought , I 'll tell you who he used to remind me of , cos I sta he started coming to me when he had his first car and he reminded me yo ma , you know erm Seventy Seventy Sunset Strip ? |
| 11 | The first thing Maxine said to me when she entered my consulting room was that she hoped she was not wasting my time and she was sorry she was being so stupid . |
| 12 | I should not yield to theirs unless I see its point and come to agree with them . |
| 13 | Did n't I always say to you that you had your uses ? |
| 14 | Is it so vital to you that you find your mother ? |
| 15 | ‘ It must have occurred to you before you dropped your bombshell that it would distract Simon , ’ Vitor said , starting to pace up and down the confined space like an enraged tiger trapped in a too small cage . |
| 16 | And er I 'd like to sort of thank Jan on your behalf and all the other people for taking the trouble to , to organize this scheme and get things rolling because it , it will be a little financial benefit to you when you renew your insurance , so thanks for that , Jan . |
| 17 | This will help it to identify with you , and soon instinctively it will come to you when you call its name . |
| 18 | Erm , current speaker will next speaker by name , so when I speak to you and I call your name , you know that I am talking to you . |
| 19 | She reached out to him but he drew his hand away and sat back , distancing himself from her . |
| 20 | It is no matter to him that he loses his hold over his children and his erstwhile fiancée . |
| 21 | He subsequently served as its legal adviser , and it is thanks to him that it obtained its Light Railway Order and was enabled to operate under a lease agreement until purchase negotiations were concluded . |
| 22 | Police said : ‘ It 's a good job we got to him before he lost his hair , put on a frilly collar and developed total mastery of Elizabethan England . |
| 23 | Her ‘ crime ’ was not to write to him as he served his five-year prison sentence . |
| 24 | She clung to him as he smoothed her hair in wordless comfort , reassured by the sheer size and solidity of him , but at last Penry stirred , and she panicked . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm not answering these questions any more , ’ I said to him as I took my plate to the sink . |
| 26 | She sought his mouth again , wrapping her arms around his neck , offering and receiving a kiss so fierce , impatient and demanding that she clung to him and she lost her balance , fell against him , felt him gather her up against the inflammatory hardness of his body and lift her on to the bed . |
| 27 | She turned to him and he saw her eyes were clear and out of pain . |
| 28 | She bent down to him and he touched her cheek briefly . |
| 29 | Lizzy ran to him and he put his arm around her . |
| 30 | He did n't answer , but slowly drew her to him until she rested her head against his broad chest . |