Example sentences of "i [verb] [pron] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carrying a tray of glasses would have been easier if the floor had been stable but I made it to the far end with only a lurch or two and delivered the goods as required . |
| 2 | So I moved it to the other side of the step . |
| 3 | I do n't know what you 've got planned , there , but a decent boys ' day school is not something to be entered into lightly , it 's a hell of a commitment , I mean I send mine to the local primary and hope for the best … |
| 4 | In an effort to find an ally in helping her , I mentioned her to the local priest . |
| 5 | I compared him to the other gentlemen present . |
| 6 | And I put it to the some of the women and men cleaners you see , How would like a rest day roster ? |
| 7 | I made sure that I enjoyed it to the full , although it was wartime . |
| 8 | If I set it to the same frequency as the only Mark I Super C64 in existence , I might just be able to contact an old friend of ours . ’ |
| 9 | I devote myself to the modest task of first abstracting from the actual economic policy of the State , which is the resultant of the struggle between two systems of economy , and the corresponding classes , so as to investigate in its pure form the movement towards the optimum of primitive socialist accumulation , to discover the operation of the conflicting tendencies , as far as possible in their pure state , and then try to understand why the resultant in real life proceeds along one particular line and not another . |
| 10 | However , I refer him to the recent report on our manufacturing performance produced by the CBI entitled ’ Competing with the World 's Best ’ . |
| 11 | I refer him to the independent Centre for Economic Policy Research , where Professor Denis Snower recently published a document saying : ’ Implementing the social charter may be expected to hurt precisely those workers it seeks to help , in addition to raising unemployment and reducing investment ’ . |
| 12 | I followed her to the Georgian wing where the rooms were more human size . |
| 13 | I followed him to the cold lands of the north , and bought dogs and a sledge . |
| 14 | Right , can I take you to the amended recommendation on page forty nine . |
| 15 | The tragedy unfolds through wonderful music — from the tentative If I Loved You to the final tear-jerker You 'll Never Walk Alone . |
| 16 | I accustomed myself to the mephitic stench . |
| 17 | I took him to the first Giants game when he was three . |
| 18 | I got him into the factory and from there we got the ambulance and … and I took him to the Royal Victoria Infirmary . ’ |
| 19 | I took them to the dry cleaner 's this afternoon . ’ |
| 20 | And as part of the deal , I had some petty cash with which to buy them all sandwiches and coffee so they could get changed or dressed while they ate and I took them to the next job if they had one , or wherever they wanted to go . |
| 21 | So I took it to the British Museum , who identified it for me . |
| 22 | ‘ Would you have preferred I leave you to the tender mercies of your American admirer ? ’ |
| 23 | I knew nobody and had no idea of what to expect when I presented myself to the new teacher in my new black overall and white collar . |
| 24 | And I I have n't I with the No it 's very simple , I left it to the select committees of the House of Commons . |
| 25 | ‘ Sometimes when I take him to the local toddler group and watch him playing with the other children , I think it would be great if he could just feel the sand in the sandpit between his toes and know what it 's like to get his hands all messed up with play dough or paint — the things other children take for granted . ’ |
| 26 | I take out my sketch pad , but the results are not food and I consign it to the ancient lavatory and oblivion on the track . |
| 27 | ‘ It would be better , mademoiselle , for me to take you to the nearest syndicat d'initiative . |
| 28 | ‘ Allow me to introduce you to the new Mrs Morey . ’ |
| 29 | Would you like me to show them to the prosecuting solicitor ? |