Example sentences of "and [pos pn] [noun pl] to [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This monolith sat atop an escarpment which accommodated the raking of the auditorium and the levelled hardcore of a car park , and cast its long shadow over an adjacent bit of parkland , a cosy corner of scrub , stream and wood that drew me and my friends to it like a magnet . |
| 2 | I did not go home , and my letters to my family were very short . |
| 3 | If I actually met Mr Diamond , I would picture him clutching the bag and its contents to his chest . |
| 4 | He left Wricklemarsh and its collections to his great-nephew , Sir Gregory Turner , baronet , of Ambrosden in Oxfordshire , who took the name and arms of Page in compliance with his great-uncle 's request . |
| 5 | At one time , the traffic had been heavy and lorries had thunderd past all night long , shaking the old house and its fellows to their Elizabethan and Georgian foundations , but with the coming of the by-pass , the traffic had eased considerably , and at night when the shops were shut and the shoppers gone home , the main street of Wellingham was as quiet and deserted as a stage before the curtain went up . |
| 6 | In all but one , the salesman went to great lengths to explain the engine and its features to my husband and to sell a car to me on the basis of its sleek lines or attractive upholstery . |
| 7 | She reports one recent incident and her reactions to it : |
| 8 | The warmth of him against her side was making her feel more and more unsettled , and her answers to his comments were more than a little distracted . |
| 9 | In it I discovered a mass of letters written chiefly from Brussels between 1814 and 1817 by Lady Caroline Capel and her daughters to her mother , the Countess of Uxbridge . |
| 10 | Extensive work by gerontologists on service provision for old people and their responses to it suggest that cheaper alternatives to some costly services might enable more of the elderly to remain fitter and independent of institutions for longer . |
| 11 | We have done this by monitoring our population by age/service and monitoring employees offered severance terms and their reactions to them . |
| 12 | The arrival of the wise men and the offering of their gifts are also reflected in the Old Testament : ‘ … the nations shall march towards your light and their kings to your sunrise … all coming from Sheba laden with gold and frankincense , heralds of God 's praise ’ ( Isaiah 60:3 , 6 ; see also Psalms 72:10 ) . |
| 13 | I could n't possibly allow my wife to work for men who ca n't keep their minds on the job and their hands to themselves . ’ |
| 14 | Yet the evidence from their earliest word uses , their requests for the names of things , and their repairs to their own utterances , all indicate that they opt for Conventionality as they begin to use their first language . |
| 15 | Though at first , Pip could not bear to touch him , later on he takes great care of him and grows to love him which is shown by their holding hands at the trial of Magwitch and his visits to him as he is awaiting execution . |
| 16 | Secondly , it is not even probable that she would have known much about the progress of the book at the time , except in the most general terms : she was not often in her brother 's company and his letters to her during these years do not suggest that details of such matters formed any part of their common ground . |
| 17 | When the end came , Maggie gave a low , shaken moan and collapsed beneath him , her feelings so deep that she began to cry , soft , uncontrollable sobbing that brought his arms around her and his lips to her heated face . |
| 18 | We have surrendered our fears and our dreams to them — and they have shared everything with us . |
| 19 | In doing so it is inevitable that some of the negative aspects of ageing and our attitudes to it are stressed . |
| 20 | As we contemplate God in the beauty of his holiness , he shapes our hearts and our desires to what gives him delight . |
| 21 | My son will see to it that you have an allowance to meet your everyday needs , and Padre Jorge will instruct you on the sacrament of holy matrimony and your obligations to your husband . " |
| 22 | If there is someone you trust and who knows you well you could ask for their opinions on some of these questions and your answers to them . |
| 23 | Prepare a list of possible objections and your responses to them . |
| 24 | The Cosmos Consumer Protection Plan cover virtually every aspect of your holiday , from the moment you pick up our brochure to the moment you arrive back home , and because we want everyone to know where they stand with us it clearly spells out our obligations to you and your commitments to us when you book a holiday with us from this brochure . |
| 25 | Which is why SHE would like to invite you and your kids to our Great Green Family Event on Saturday May 23 at St Mary Magdalene School , London N1 . |