Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I did wonder , after a year or more , how it was that he and Mme G expected me to use the public baths rather than offer me the convenience of the bathroom in the pavillon . |
| 2 | In fact we expected them to solve the problem for us . |
| 3 | The growing materialism of the age led them to envisage the hereafter as the eternal ‘ Now ’ , and depict survival in terms of the senses . |
| 4 | They were also concerned that their Equal Opportunities policies should apply to all funded groups , and their awareness of the multi-faceted discrimination experienced by black lesbians and gays led them to fund the Black Lesbian and Gay Centre Project . |
| 5 | It was perhaps their awareness of this , rather than their arrogance , which led them to emphasize the relationship so strongly after Edward IV 's death . |
| 6 | It was perhaps their awareness of this , rather than their arrogance , which led them to emphasize the relationship so strongly after Edward IV 's death . |
| 7 | Like legislators , doctors set themselves up as women 's protectors and the preoccupation with women 's reproductive systems as the source of their illness and weakness led them to assume the role of moral guardian . |
| 8 | ‘ Michael was anxious to get it sorted out and asked me to arrange the wedding . ’ |
| 9 | He asked me to hold the coffee up to his lips and I was gone . |
| 10 | I was pleased when he asked me to do the test-flying programme for him and I had no qualms in agreeing , as I knew him to be a meticulous engineer . |
| 11 | At the end of the placement , a ward sister signed my assessment form and then asked me to do the same . |
| 12 | You asked me to do the Wigan archiving |
| 13 | They asked me to take the children for a full medical . |
| 14 | As soon as Ken Hurren mentioned the word in his office this morning , when he asked me to take the task on , I felt a secret dismay . |
| 15 | I think he was surprised by my reaction , so he asked me to lunch the next day . |
| 16 | He asked me to join the Party . |
| 17 | One mother held up an emaciated child , and in sign language asked me to vaccinate the baby . |
| 18 | When Deutsche Grammophon asked me to record the Alpine Symphony , I warned them that it would be very expensive . |
| 19 | At all events , when I mentioned it to Heather , she asked me to repeat the name of the restaurant . |
| 20 | ‘ He asked me to circulate the story of his death . |
| 21 | If you remember , yesterday afternoon , after the funeral , Francis asked me to lock the studio and bring him the key . |
| 22 | ‘ One paper asked me to pick the Derby winner and I picked the first four . |
| 23 | The hon. Member for Liverpool , West Derby ( Mr. Wareing ) asked me to list the contributions of our European Community partners . |
| 24 | Nick asked me to read the putts with him but still nothing happened . |
| 25 | But I was glad we could n't because they asked me to read the lesson . |
| 26 | I undressed her in her South Kensington hotel room and fucked her , only retreating to the safety of the street outside when she asked me to stay the night so that she could pretend to be my mother . |
| 27 | My right hon. Friend the Member for Shoreham ( Sir R. Luce ) asked me to consider the standard spending assessments . |
| 28 | The Member for Ogmore also asked me to consider the question of enforcement . |
| 29 | In went the putt and he asked me to keep the ball because he wanted to take it home and get it mounted instead of throwing it to the crowd . |
| 30 | He asked me to contact the War Commission . |