Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] to [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unitarian tendencies were found amongst some Quakers in both England and Ireland in these years and the Liverpool abolitionist William Rathbone 's sympathetic treatment of them led to his disownment by the Friends and the passage of his family to Unitarianism . |
| 2 | It was only when everyone rose to their feet , shook hands and made a beeline for the cooking tent — where , it emerged , Balvinder Singh had been for the last half-hour — that I realized that the ceremony was over . |
| 3 | Everyone sank to their knees . |
| 4 | During his reign there were no murders , no wars , no robberies , and gold rings lay untouched in the open , so that everyone referred to his age as the Frótha-frith , the ‘ peace of Fróthi ’ . |
| 5 | Everyone contributed to their building . |
| 6 | ‘ And she has made the same promise to me that I made to my mum and dad . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ What are you grinning at , Cambridge ? ’ he demanded — he 'd given me the nickname after some reference I made to my own past ; it was an affectionate pan of coals for my head — ‘ It 's perfectly true . |
| 8 | I should like to conclude by making to you , our shareholders , the three crucial points I made to our staff on assuming the role of Group Chief Executive . |
| 9 | Recently during a radio interview about my play Mr and Mrs Nobody , I realised to my horror that the names of its two stars , Judi Dench and Michael Williams , had totally left my head . |
| 10 | I got to our robot spaceship , jumped into it and said , ‘ Take off . ’ |
| 11 | I remember mum saying that I must not let anyone near the suitcases or accept a parcel to take with me and post it when I got to our destination . |
| 12 | ‘ I was in the States when my father suffered a stroke , and by the time I got to his side he was paralysed and could n't speak , which made communicating very difficult . |
| 13 | I got to my feet and stood by Taff at the gun , both of us staring out into the night . |
| 14 | The barn shook again as I got to my feet and made my way to the door with the feeling that the barn had been very lucky so far in not receiving a direct hit from one of the frequent mortar bombs that were exploding in and around the farm . |
| 15 | After mopping up the mess-tin with a large piece of French bread that had accompanied the stew , I got to my feet and looked around the barn . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm all right , just felt dizzy , that 's all , ’ I said as I got to my feet and collected my belongings . |
| 17 | I got to my feet and stretched . |
| 18 | I got to my feet and walked back into the apartment . |
| 19 | As she came level , I got to my feet and said hello . |
| 20 | When I got to my feet I wiped a mixture of snot and blood from my nose and looked around . |
| 21 | Instinctively , I got to my feet when the pitch , slant and speed seemed right . |
| 22 | When I got to my room they 'd already brought in my things and Karen , she 's my key worker , she helped me unpack . |
| 23 | When I got to my feet he took the injured arm in both his hands , told me to shut my eyes and start counting . |
| 24 | I got to my feet and helped them , and Nell with teasing amusement watched me fold pink napkins into water lilies and said , ‘ Well , well , hidden depths , ’ and I answered , ‘ You should see my dishwashing , ’ which were the sort of infantile surface remarks of something we both guessed might suddenly become serious . |
| 25 | I knew nothing of the facts of life until I got to my preparatory school , when at the age of thirteen , all of the boys who were leaving were summoned to the headmaster 's study . |
| 26 | I got to my feet . |
| 27 | Then I got to my formerly fave section , the Rrap , but who 's this ? |
| 28 | ‘ When I got to my door I found that I had this cement cock in my pocket . |
| 29 | Slowly , I got to my feet and went higher up the shore . |
| 30 | I got to my feet , supporting myself on the side of the shelter . |