Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pron] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | They did not realise that three years would elapse before Black 's injuries would be sufficiently stabilised to enable them to be measured by his doctors or that there are factors in the functioning of the United Kingdom judicial system which would thwart him from securing justice in the courts . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'd 've given it to you ; I was n't holding out . |
| 3 | Many ageing people need to understand and accept the changes in their sexuality in order to continue enjoying it to the full . |
| 4 | I do n't know how Dawn really feels about me , whether love or trust mean anything to her or not , but I do know that there is something special between us , and it feels like something more than just conditioning . |
| 5 | She knew me as Matt and I did n't want to alert you to who I was until I 'd found out what was going on . |
| 6 | ‘ That is my assessment of the case , Madame , as I intend to report it to my commandant . ’ |
| 7 | In the case of Alan Charlton , he has these six very fine grey panels , by very fine I just mean they are handsomely proportioned , they are very carefully coloured to a very precise , not just colour but also weight of colour and brightness and so on , but the way they 're shown in the Royal Academy Exhibition , and this is part of it 's stupidity , is , well I got the feeling it was intended to kill them to stone dead by putting them next to something very loud , very elaborate , very expressionist , a vast canvass by a very good painter by Mutter . |
| 8 | His thick blond hair , deep blue eyes and effortless charm had probably captivated the hearts of a host of women that evening , but as Becky assumed that every girl received exactly the same treatment , she avoided allowing herself to be flattered by him . |
| 9 | Freud ignored the more likely ‘ social ’ hypothesis for feminine dissatisfaction , preferring to ascribe it to a biologically based female nature . |
| 10 | Perhaps she had intended to restore it to working order but with increasing age had n't been able to summon the energy or enthusiasm to cope with the disturbance . |
| 11 | The starting dose was adjusted to induce one to two bowel movements per day , loose enough to ensure complete daily emptying of the lower bowel and prevent pain or stool soiling , or both . |
| 12 | Fucking , fire 's this gun at him point blank and he goes and he stands there like this , and he , he stood there and he goes running round the corner sort of thing and then he goes he ca n't of missed from that fucking distance you know , and its that distance and er , in the , in the car , the mate goes , the mate sort of till he passed out , and he goes bring it to me , he goes , and its still alive , he goes , but matey in the front goes oh my he goes , I knew you 'd fuck up he goes and so they 're all blanks you |
| 13 | She certainly would n't want to drive them to London . |
| 14 | People living here must prefer keeping themselves to themselves . ’ |
| 15 | In 1336 , as on earlier occasions , a tax of 20s a sack had been agreed by an assembly of merchants , and in 1338 the merchants agreed to increase it to 40s . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've come to find out what you 've done with Kirsty — and when you intend returning her to Lomond View . ’ |
| 17 | He was struggling to pull something to the top of the dunes . |
| 18 | This accursed recession has blinded us to the fact that we are well placed , vis-a-vis our competitors in Europe , to create wealth . |
| 19 | Such rituals and procedures are designed to restore them to their proper place within the people of God and within the inner circle of his blessing . |
| 20 | Want to nail him to the fence you should think he 's not |
| 21 | They want to get away ; they want to forget about politics ; they want to reintroduce themselves to their families . |
| 22 | Well can I bring , say bring it to the meeting and . |
| 23 | Occasionally in the pursuit of profit he has to sacrifice himself to the ordeal of a business lunch with a customer , supplier or business contact . |
| 24 | ‘ When I 've been away my wife has posted it to me . |
| 25 | Hard experience has taught me to be selective in my procrastination . |
| 26 | As will gradually become evident , the AEC has proven itself to be an unambiguous success . |
| 27 | In 1903 the Persian government stopped the import of these aniline dyes and brought in laws , which were strictly enforced , ordering dye-houses found using them to be burnt to the ground . |
| 28 | For a long time it has been content with this unchanging splendour but more recently it has treated itself to a quartier in the most modern style , complete with a magnificent new concert hall , the Corum ( which unfortunately appears to have been built on ground that it is less than stable ) . |
| 29 | For the work so far has limited itself to scientific and technical problems , neglecting political and legal issues . |
| 30 | To understand this point one has to ask how the family has been internally regulated , given that law has claimed no hortatory function over family behaviour and has limited itself to dispute-resolution when things go wrong . |