Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] to [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Führer has given to me the honour of organizing the conference and , of course , responsibility for his safety . |
| 2 | The Minister of State , my right hon. Friend the Member for Oxford , West and Abingdon ( Mr. Patten ) , was on the Front Bench yesterday and has reported to me the content of the ten-minute Bill and the vote . |
| 3 | He has us in fits and the funny thing was we were sat listening to him the other night , all having us dinner , we 're sat at table and it was ever so quiet listening to him and he sort of erm he mimics the other bird |
| 4 | ‘ I tried to talk to you the night before last , but — ’ |
| 5 | After a drink she might enjoy slamming to him the suggestion that Steve and Maria Luisa might get back together again . |
| 6 | Robert Kilroy-Silk claims that Bryan Gould ‘ has arrogated to himself the exclusive right to speak for southern England middle income groups . ’ |
| 7 | It could be argued that Gould 's irrebuttable presumption finds its support in the fact that the judiciary has arrogated to itself the ultimate decision on all questions of law . |
| 8 | Oh gee , tomorrow right , mum has gone to me the other day oh , there 's this woman at bridge she wants someone to baby-sit for her on Wednesday nights . |
| 9 | I knew that Syl 's mother , like my own , would consider talking to yourself the first sign of madness . |
| 10 | Firstly , an emotion may be expressed involuntarily or voluntarily ; if I say something in a ‘ happy ’ way , this may be because I feel happy , or because I want to convey to you the impression that I am happy . |
| 11 | Also , if I were to try to explain to him the nature of my personal circumstances , he would be embarrassed . |
| 12 | Your father has extended to me the hospitality of his house for as long as I care to take it , or until he grows sick of the sight of me . |
| 13 | Tony admits that the price is calculated according to what the market will bear , not , as Adam Smith and his fan club would like , by examining his costs and fixing a price which allowed a modest profit . |
| 14 | She 'd explained to me the origin of the Paisley pattern ; I had the history of Notting Hill Gate , the use of a camera obscura by Vermeer , why Charles Lamb 's sister murdered their mother , and a history of Tamla Motown . |
| 15 | With that side of his face he seemed to listen to what the other side was doing . |
| 16 | Yeah and I 'd forgotten that I 'd spoken to her the other night |
| 17 | So the teacher of a blind child , while allowing all along in the child 's education for the difficulties he encounters , still prefers to emphasise to everyone the sameness of the child ( his skills and achievements ) . |
| 18 | Before they had parted on the Flamingo she had given Ernest the name of the boardinghouse where the Carsons had made arrangements to stay , and he had promised to write to her the minute he and Charlotte arrived at their destination . |
| 19 | How should I begin to describe to you the many enchantments of this isle ? |
| 20 | Ladies and Gentlemen , I would like to present to you the one , the only Anthony . |
| 21 | Yeah what I was going to say to you the only thing is will you put a plug up . |
| 22 | Each industry must have applied to it the test of national service . |
| 23 | ‘ The defendant had been personally negligent in that he had failed to take such steps and make such inquiries as would have revealed to him the defects in his structure and the risks of fire thereby occasioned . ’ |
| 24 | The subscription provided an alternative to flattery and must surely have seemed to her the most manageable form of dependence . |
| 25 | But if someone asked me what the " oldest tree in the park " meant , or what " oak " meant , or what the meaning of the sentence as a whole was , I would have to explain to him the meaning of these expressions with the help of some other expressions which he could understand . |
| 26 | The deputy headmaster arrived on the scene and the headmaster proceeded to explain to him the cause of the fuss : |
| 27 | And that 's when you get your presenter out and start matching to what the customer wants . |
| 28 | He dismisses the popular theory of the need to price according to what the market will bear . |
| 29 | He tries to convey to her the vital importance that their complex relationship has to him as a counterpoint to his work on the New Jerusalem . |
| 30 | I would hate to have to explain to him the true state of affairs . |