Example sentences of "to [noun prp] that [pron] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With this ghastly thought in mind , he gently suggested to Sheila that they walk over to a nice patch of grass at the base of the earth bank . |
| 2 | Sometimes he seemed to act almost as his " representative on earth " ; when Cecil Day Lewis was asked by The Times to compose Eliot 's obituary , he suggested to Hayward that they collaborate upon it . |
| 3 | ‘ There 's a parochial side to Scotland that I 've never been able to accept . |
| 4 | If I 'd suggested to Manuela that we murder someone , she would no doubt have gone along with it as she went along with everything else I suggested . |
| 5 | Can I can I say before I do launch into the amendment to Mr that you have played your card at the last election and the Leicestershire public has resoundedly given their answer to your particular policies . |
| 6 | The psychic reasons for this solidarity I have tried to give in this essay , just as I have attempted to spell out some of the political consequences , but it is to Dahrendorf that we owe the making of the connections between solidarity and economic consequences . |
| 7 | Rufus had suggested to Adam that he sell something out of the house , a piece of china or some silver . |
| 8 | I thought , ‘ this will make the carrying of the tea to the remaining resident members of my family an uncommonly pleasant event , because they will all smile upon me instead of producing the customary resentful grunt when I stir them from sleep , and they will say ‘ Good morning , dear husband/father ( as the case might be ) , and they will reach under their beds for the gift-wrapped goodies so lovingly prepared and concealed the night before , and handing me their tributes they will voice their gratitude to God that I have survived so far , and will express the pious hope that they may be able to repeat such sentiments on this same date for many a year to come . |
| 9 | Passing Scalpay , Johnson suggested to Boswell that they buy the island , ‘ found a good school ’ on it , and an episcopal church , ‘ and have a printing-press where he would print all the Erse that could be found ’ . |
| 10 | I was anxious to settle the terms of the contract with M. Chaillot and , because I wanted to avoid being cornered by him in Passy , I suggested to Jean-Claude that he make an appointment for me to see him at the radio , mid-morning , on a date when I had a luncheon appointment . |
| 11 | I suggested as gently as I could to Jean-Claude that he give Chaillot a ring . |
| 12 | Val had never , during their time together , proposed to Roland that they visit her mother , though Roland had twice taken her to Glasdale , where she had helped his father wash up , and had taken his mother 's jeering deflation of their way of life in her stride , telling him , ‘ Do n't worry , Mole . |
| 13 | She should leave it to the Jockey Club , suggest to Nick that he take a closer look at Harry 's yard for a start . |
| 14 | On Thursday 2 March the military leaders recommended to Nicholas that he abdicate . |
| 15 | ‘ Tell him to pass the word to Berlin that we have Kurt Steiner . |
| 16 | Two hours later I am mentioning to Tony that I have been to Tromsø airport more times than I have to Gatwick . |
| 17 | ‘ Thimon , ’ she said , ‘ it'th like in Narnia when Athlan thaith to Edmund that he mutht have faith ! ’ |