Example sentences of "to [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An when I am talking to meself in poetry I talk , |
| 2 | After a time David relaxed and joined in , complimenting Felicity , chaffing her husband and turning often to Julia to remind-her of earlier conversations they had had or to ask her opinion . |
| 3 | But biological weapons are unlikely to be much used on troops in combat , mainly because of the difficulties of getting the aerosols on to them without seeing them drift back on to those who released them . |
| 4 | They should be placed where horses can have free access to them without the fear of being trapped and hurt by a more aggressive horse higher in the pecking order . |
| 5 | This is probably the case since children do things the way that feels natural to them without worrying unduly how it is meant to be done . |
| 6 | If someone at work is not pulling their weight , we must be straightforward and talk to them without anger , remaining tolerant even if they are cynical . |
| 7 | Kelly could see her clothes in the corner across the room , but she needed to get to them without being jumped by this barrel of lard . |
| 8 | Apparently they like having things explained to them without understanding either the explanation or even what an explanation is . |
| 9 | She could n't ask Aunt Sarah or Uncle Nick to help ; there was no way of explaining it to them without sounding crazy . |
| 10 | Clearly , orthodox ministerial responsibility could not be extended to them without undermining the arm 's length principle . |
| 11 | They traversed lush apricot orchards without comment ; they ignored a shepherd holding out a bowl of milk ; wordlessly they returned to the village where Miss Fergusson , her calculated civility now restored to her , asked the elder if lodgings could be supplied to them without delay . |
| 12 | The modern legal aid scheme , which provides financial assistance ( subject to eligibility ) in connection with proceedings in most of our civil courts , has come a long way since 1495 when statute provided for poor people , at the discretion of the Lord Chancellor , to sue without payment to the Crown , and to have lawyers assigned to them without fee . |
| 13 | The old man spoke to them without looking round , and with surprising authority in his voice . |
| 14 | As I have already said , most students will have extra financial support available to them without having to call upon the access funds . |
| 15 | Yesterday , the shadow Chancellor said on the early morning news that Britain should fall into line with its partners — in other words , that we should give in to them without bothering to do anything to secure the best deal for this country . |
| 16 | You can talk easily and freely to them without thinking , now , should I have said that ? |
| 17 | In addition to the UK trader 's own details and other header information , the ESL is a record of sales to EC customers , distinguished by their own VAT numbers and total value of sales made to them during the calendar quarter . |
| 18 | ‘ John Bryan was the surrogate father to them during a most impressionable time . |
| 19 | The point in both appeals was whether the jury should have been allowed to hear the tape recording of the appellant 's interview with the police when they requested it after retirement , it not having been played to them during the course of the trial . |
| 20 | Some of them may succeed in keeping abreast of course-work but will make little attempt to understand what has been presented to them during lectures and tutorial periods . |
| 21 | I talked to them during rehearsals in 1985 . |
| 22 | The Scottish Division look forward to your company at Peebles and the National President , Steve and his lady , Doreen , hope to reciprocate the kindness and hospitality shown to them during their year . |
| 23 | Well the honourable gentleman for Great Brimsea is quite right to say that these matters er had some consideration given to them during the passage of the the legislation er but it is also true to say that er er th in the Bingham report there was a broad acceptance that the present s system of supervision of banks should continue . |
| 24 | Based on initial assessment of application , finalists will be chosen and specially trained teams of assessors will pay on-site visits to them during the summer . |
| 25 | I would ask those concerned if they could be patient and given time I will refund all money owing to them including any interest that would have accrued had their money been in a bank . |
| 26 | ‘ We talk to them about the style of service and food they are planning and the figure we recommend is often less than they had estimated , ’ he says . |
| 27 | I knew they had a band because Malcolm would talk to them about it . |
| 28 | We complained to them about the target . |
| 29 | I talk to them about the choices they 've made which led them to offend , and help them to find strategies to avoid it in the future , ’ she explains . |
| 30 | ‘ So you would , for instance , have lunch with people in government departments to talk to them about particular policies . ’ |