Example sentences of "i [vb past] to " in BNC.
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| 31 | The point that I made to the Committee is that if we wish to reduce the hours of the House or change the sitting times — that is still an open question — it is important that we consider how the time of the House is used at present and to make reductions pro rata . |
| 32 | I repeat a proposition that I made to a previous Leader of the House . |
| 33 | The detail of the proposals on contributions was , of course , fully set out in the very full statement that I made to the House by way of a written answer at the same time as my right hon. Friend the Chancellor 's autumn statement on 6 November . |
| 34 | I repeat a suggestion that I made to the Secretary of State at the time of the last atrocity in Northern Ireland . |
| 35 | I should like to conclude by making to you , our shareholders , the three crucial points I made to our staff on assuming the role of Group Chief Executive . |
| 36 | My duty was to honour the promise I made to him ! ’ |
| 37 | ‘ The offer I made to him to buy his shares before all this unsavoury business began does not still stand . |
| 38 | Erm the point I made to them , that everybody round that table , if they did have a problem that they thought was urgent , they should get on the phone to the , you know , Steve and |
| 39 | The point I made to half , and now I 'll make it again to the whole , yesterday , was that it 's very important to , to define your roles in a particular thing . |
| 40 | Well I er do n't agree that there has been er understaffing and in the statement which I made to the House today I was able to point out what a very big increase in er the total complement of the prison officers has taken place during recent years , but it 's up to Lord Justice Woolf to look in to whatever evidence is put before him , it 's for him to look at the terms of reference and he will no doubt decide what is relevant and what is not . |
| 41 | I crept to the door and , with a sudden movement , opened it wide . |
| 42 | At midnight , when , as the carol says , the animals were on their knees , I crept to the cot and put my pillowcase offering for the little fatherless one . |
| 43 | With pride I announced to himself that The Royal Bank of Scotland had triumphed . |
| 44 | When after a moment it had not moved , I resorted to the car horn , but this had no effect other than to make the creature commence pecking at something on the ground . |
| 45 | Since Karen Parsons was denied me , I resorted to polishing up my French with Thérèse Racquin , but the moment I settled down to read Lynn would flop down near me and solicit my views on waste recycling or food additives . |
| 46 | I could n't afford drink , so I resorted to Karen instead . |
| 47 | Not having access to small quantities of such materials ( they come in 8x4ft sheets ) I resorted to a coating of epoxy containing a graphite powder , which gives a hard , slippery , scratch resistant finish . |
| 48 | Was it any wonder I resorted to the drinks cabinet in the director 's Portakabin ? |
| 49 | This sort of behaviour is very irritating and eventually I resorted to giving him a kick . |
| 50 | So I whispered to Mowat to collar the other feller . |
| 51 | Dad was still standing by the coffin and I whispered to him , ‘ Dad , can I have another look at my Granny ? ’ |
| 52 | ‘ Now Mum 's goin' ter spoil everything , ’ I whispered to Frankie . |
| 53 | As I watched her before she became aware of me , I whispered to myself , Everything begins here . |
| 54 | Late one night I whispered to him that I was worried that the Yanks were taxing him too hard , that his lucid arguments and eloquence were being weakened by constant niggling at everything he said . |
| 55 | ‘ Did you have a good time ? ’ my mother asked Robert as I whispered to Lili that I found old age unclean and a disgrace . |
| 56 | Er can i just say er before erm I announce the result , I whispered to Frank there in announcing the result I did n't know I could n't pronounce his name so I has to check it . |
| 57 | ‘ It 's Daine , ’ I whispered to Susan . |
| 58 | I whispered to Catherine that I was sure Heathcliff had heard some of what she said . |
| 59 | ‘ Do n't worry , sir , ’ I whispered to him . |
| 60 | ‘ Mistress Santerre looks beautiful , ’ I whispered to Benjamin . |