Example sentences of "[noun pl] to [pers pn] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , it 's only thanks to him you have the chance . ’ |
| 2 | I 'm an old hand at Falcon Sailing — it 's thanks to them I know that a holding tank 's nothing to do with the Russians in Prague . |
| 3 | Thanks to her I still had a roof over my head , but this economic patronage subtly altered relations between us in a way that did nothing to improve my self-respect . |
| 4 | Thanks to you we might be dead . ’ |
| 5 | Thought-disordered Speaker : Oh ! that 's because all women have a little bit of magic to them — I found that out — and it 's called — it 's sort of good magic — and nine is sort of a magic number + like I 've got nine colors here you will notice — I 've got yellow , green , blue , grey , orange , blue , and navy — and I 've got black — and I 've got a sort of clear white — the nine colors to me they are the whole universe — and they symbolize every man , woman and child in the world + |
| 6 | Similarly , if the subject matters to you it may be wise to check the author 's calculations . |
| 7 | Mind I 'll tell you honest she asked , fat lady this take your troubles to her I forget her bleeding name . |
| 8 | and of course when old Jack died er , Jack he left things to her you see |
| 9 | Mind you , I will say that when I explained things to her she was up and into her jumper and jeans in a flash and in no time at all we were hammering down the road towards Carlisle . |
| 10 | If he wants to explain things to me he 'll have to come there to find me . |
| 11 | when I 've taken things to him I must admit |
| 12 | She stopped at the graveyard to visit the dead ; but as , even alive , they would all have been strangers to her she felt intrusive . |
| 13 | Once they realized that no presents could ever be exactly the same and that they could help him to take pleasure in his sister 's presents by pointing out the good features of one of her new toys to her they felt more confident in coping with his reactions . |
| 14 | And when he held out his arms to her she stepped forward into his embrace , knowing full well she would only attract more interested looks if she refused . |
| 15 | but until he shows national agreements to them you 'll never get that agreed will ? |
| 16 | If he loses games to them he is more likely to accept their authority , resulting in a much better-behaved dog all-round . |
| 17 | He had so many wonderful sides to him I had to accept that this was just another one . |
| 18 | That you did not write letters to me I sometimes attributed to the fact that you must indeed be a secret agent , unwilling to commit himself in writing . |