Example sentences of "i [vb past] [pron] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I led her to a small shelter in the Palace side of the Park . |
| 2 | That hat has been to Buckingham Palace twice because I lent it to a friend who was invited to a later garden party . |
| 3 | ‘ I sold it to a tinker . |
| 4 | Dutifully , I changed them to a complete muesli-type food which is described on the bag as ‘ Hi Protein Fitness Food ’ . |
| 5 | As I helped myself to a drop of Taff 's tea the guns down by the River Orne opened up again , the shells all heading in the direction of the German positions . |
| 6 | As I helped myself to a cigarette from the depleted pack I was turning over some of what he 'd told me . |
| 7 | Then I helped myself to a cigarette . |
| 8 | I compared myself to a dog who has got hold of a large piece of meat , and runs away with it to a corner , where he may devour it in peace , without any fear of others taking it from him . ’ |
| 9 | He is now 7″ long , and I transferred him to a 4ft tank . |
| 10 | I committed myself to a series of disjointed actions which at the moment of decision all seemed reasonable but which immediately afterwards were as terrifying as they were irrevocable . |
| 11 | Once I showed it to a psychical research woman who , after careful study of the plan of Versailles , said to me in a tense voice : ‘ You realize that the two ladies went bodily through a brick wall ? ’ |
| 12 | I showed it to a friend of mine and he thought it was splendid — he really did — but he says he ca n't publish it . |
| 13 | I handed it to a former flight engineer of 213 when I visited him in Toronto some years ago . |
| 14 | Last year , I treated myself to a £40 fake fur mini skirt ( British label ) with the latest leopard print . |
| 15 | I treated myself to a night in the Ceilidh Place ; I had not given up the habit of including the dangly earrings and the flowery trousers in the rucksack . |
| 16 | Later , in my cabin , I treated myself to a long , languorous Omnipure sauna before turning at last to the task of choosing my outfit for the meeting with the Emissary . |
| 17 | Occasionally I treated myself to a half hour browse in a bookshop . |
| 18 | I treated myself to a cigarette and did another scan . |
| 19 | It had not been out of the cupboard for some months and it really showed off until I treated it to a stiff drink ( surgical spirit ) and a nice massage with an oily rag . |
| 20 | I took him to a nearby café . |
| 21 | My mother then gathered them up and put them in a container , and I took them to a nearby stream and let them go with goodness knows what effect on the environment . |
| 22 | When I took her to a school for admission they sent us to the Education department . |
| 23 | ‘ I took her to a little friend 's birthday party yesterday — life when you 're almost two has to go on as near to normal as we can make it . |
| 24 | I took it to a couple of shops who just were n't interested and then to Macaris who seemed to be interested in buying it but who were being a bit funny about it to me . |
| 25 | When Stephanie 's mother died we found in the bungalow a watch , it must of been given I would of thought to her father probably for his twenty first and I took it to a jewellers in Elton , well that 's all he does is watches actually apart from jewellery . |
| 26 | I sent myself to a Baroque theatre |
| 27 | I sent her to a boarding school — not a very well chosen establishment , I 'm afraid , but I was n't to know . |
| 28 | There 's at least one track from all eight albums , and two tracks are from a live album , so I gave it to a wonderful guy called Jonathan Downs from the Fan Club , who knows an awful lot that I 'd forgotten myself , or never even knew ! |
| 29 | I know that was you but y you do n't , I mean I remember u the fire we used to have here and it was n't till I gave it to a friend , I mean we kept here for a year alright , lucky enough , we did n't use it anyway I gave to a friend who doing car boot , I found it in the attic an he said to me Brenda , he said , did you ever use this fire ? |
| 30 | I confined it to a hospital tank for two weeks and treated it with Aquarian Whitespot Remedy . |