Example sentences of "to [pos pn] [noun sg] [coord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , I do n't get pissed off and run to my guitar and write a song . |
| 2 | I was all alone in my flat , so I crawled to my phone and rung a friend to beg for help . |
| 3 | Suddenly ran up to my mum and burst out , |
| 4 | Then he goes to my neighbour and says to him : ‘ Joseph has some good horses . |
| 5 | Then I went back to my panel-picture and worked until it was time to start the supper . |
| 6 | As fast as he undid them I did them up again , so that when he got to my waist and sighed he recoiled with indignation and astonishment to find that his labour had been in vain . |
| 7 | ‘ I got on the radio to my controller and told him to call the police quick . ’ |
| 8 | oh cheerful , well his , his father was a step brother to my dad and do you know , how on earth we 're related I 'll never know |
| 9 | He stepped on to my lap and began to tread my crotch , purring loudly . |
| 10 | I went up to my bedchamber and prayed , as I have not prayed — from desolation — since I prayed to leave Mrs Teape 's house and thought I should never be answered . |
| 11 | The problem was finally solved by fixing a wire to my ankle and running it under the rock to an aqualunged diver , who on a signal from Stuart would tug on the wire and pull me down with the speed of an express lift , and would let go when my face turned blue . |
| 12 | I jumped up on to my bunk and looked at the others sitting around playing cards , arguing with each other or lying on their beds staring at the ceiling . |
| 13 | But come over to my tent and bring your drink — bring Melody too , if you like . ’ |
| 14 | I went back to my tent and discussed the situation with Omar . |
| 15 | Well a Jehovah 's Witness came to my door and said er Jesus Christ was not the son of God . |
| 16 | ‘ Anyway , she came to my door and invited me to dinner . ’ |
| 17 | He did not reply to my question but shuffled a paper and looked at his sidekick , the same woman who 'd visited with him before . |
| 18 | He listened to my question and said : ‘ The difference is easily explained : imagine Kings to be a photograph and Chronicles to be a portrait — both are true . ’ |
| 19 | let's go back to my hotel and fool around . |
| 20 | I had to send her a greetings telegram , so that she would not be alarmed at the sight of the envelope , saying : DARLING MUM I AM MARRIED TO MY MUSE AND HAVE NO INTENTION OF SEEKING A DIVORCE SO DO N'T WORRY I 'LL BE A BACHELOR GAY FOR ME REST OF MY LIFE LOVE JIM . |
| 21 | I need only one thing from you and his Grace , to return to my home and take part at least of my dowry with me . |
| 22 | Bryan even came to my home and scoffed at me for suggesting that he and the Duchess were lovers . |
| 23 | I sat with my head in my hands for a while , then I went over to my desk and took out a small framed photograph of Anne and myself which I always hid before she arrived . |
| 24 | After listening to my heart and extracting a syringe-full of blood from an artery , they connected my right arm to the drip-feed . |
| 25 | Will the Minister now come to my constituency and meet representatives of this responsible campaign group to discuss the prospect of a full public inquiry into the matter ? |
| 26 | I would have to go to my constituency and say that I had been outbid by Tory Ministers , and that after complaining for all these years about their accruing power to themselves I had found that I had been wrong all the time . |
| 27 | Mum went over to my window and looked down at the street . |
| 28 | Crilly comes to my bed and sits beside me . |
| 29 | Benjamin sat on the stool next to my bed and wiped the sweat from his face . |
| 30 | That was the whole point and the way , it was like , he could he could hit , he could , he could hit me or go like that to my hair or run his fingers through my face , rip all my clothes up , you know what I mean , not rip them off , rip them up ! |