Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] to [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For all she knows , the social services could have given me to another family . |
| 2 | I 've given them to that solicitor that |
| 3 | In their defensive exchanges , they ceased to value what had first so attracted them to each other . |
| 4 | He had already committed himself to more work than he could handle because he was inexperienced at making deals and having to turn down work . |
| 5 | Once you 've committed yourself to that theme , the route 's discreet wealth unfolds , and its names are movement and texture . |
| 6 | It was probably natural that the community they set up was so convinced of its own religious ideals that it thought toleration was harmful , but it was also natural that the strong-minded people who had committed themselves to this Atlantic crossing were not able to agree among themselves what was the true religion to which they were so committed . |
| 7 | He 'd said something to this lady and under normal circumstances he would not a she would n't have said anything |
| 8 | I would n't have lent myself to any schemes like that . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've also shown them to some bluegrass musicians , a guitarist and a mandolin player , and they say that they 're really fast once you get used to them . |
| 10 | I think he has still got them to this day , ’ says his father . |
| 11 | If you do something at speed , it 's really the accumulation of everything that 's gone before that has got you to that point . |
| 12 | For Rachel , who had never before experienced such intensity of feeling , it was as if he 'd transported her to another world — a world where every sensation was heightened , every touch the prelude to yet more delight as he explored and worshipped every inch of her body before taking her to the peak of fulfilment . |
| 13 | If he 'd got her to that state , why was she drinking coffee ? |
| 14 | So all I 'm arguing is that all such a gene for penis envy would have to do would be to promote the reproductive success of the little girls who 've had it to that gene eventually to become established throughout the entire female population , just as the gene for oedipal behaviour , or phallic behaviour , would become selective in males . |
| 15 | and then I could have shown mine to this lady , cos I mean the only difference is is the black and white is n't it ? |
| 16 | We have erm there have been certain decisions made over time which has got us to this position and whether erm you agree or anyone agrees or not the the the right next step is to specify a location , nevertheless it 's embodied in what 's gone on so far , a series of steps towards making the decision . |
| 17 | Could I I could from those statistics could n't I tho Or or have n't we sold anything to this year ? |
| 18 | Taking up residence in Colchester went very well — though I was a bit surprised to find that the ‘ de-skilling ’ process mentioned by the resettlement officer had indeed affected me to some extent . |
| 19 | ‘ No one 's invited you to this party ! ’ |
| 20 | Once , a fortnight later , when Simon had invited her to another test day , and then in July at the British Grand Prix . |
| 21 | Marx 's recognition of the specificity of motives under capitalism should have alerted us to this problem . |
| 22 | That the Romans had " abandoned the disciplined , frugal and stern manner of life that had brought them to such greatness , and fell into the pernicious pursuit of luxury and licence " ( 37.2. 1 ) was , in the same perspective , seen as the primary cause of the Social War . |
| 23 | Graham did n't mind Slater knowing about Sara — he had introduced them to each other , after all — but he wanted to keep this day private . |
| 24 | On arriving back in your room after a day at college , you should immediately ( do n't leave it until later ) transfer the day 's pages of notes to the individual Shelfolds that have been allocated one to each course or subject . |
| 25 | For the first time in her life she faced the truth of her past , clear-eyed as her formidable father 's daughter ought to be , devoid of pride and love of self , and inspected what had brought her to this pass . |
| 26 | Everything was peaceful — everything but the man who 'd brought her to this place . |
| 27 | Pity for Alain 's mother had driven her to this gesture and she knew she would regret it . |
| 28 | The press scoffed at his walks in the Kalahari Desert , at his fascination with lost and ancient tribes ; but experiences like that , plus a lifetime of travelling all over the world , seeing underdeveloped and overdeveloped countries and every kind of political regime , has brought him to this viewpoint . |
| 29 | Confronting Nubenehem with his problem , she had introduced him to another customer of the City of Dreams , an elderly papermaster with flaccid skin and a bald pate ringed with long , dank hair . |
| 30 | They did a DNA-fingerprint test and found he had a bus-load of people in him , linked it to some guy who was in the toilets under Centre Point the day before hiring rent boys but he did n't want the full business just wanted them to wank into this bottle thank you for your contribution young man every little bit helps going to a good home thank you mind how you go … |