Example sentences of "that i [verb] to [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In effect , all my mother 's female paternal kin are called by the same term that I apply to my ‘ mother ’ ; and all her male paternal kin are designated ‘ mother 's brother ’ without reference to their generational position . |
| 2 | If , for example , I call my mother' brother 's son by the same term that I apply to my mother 's brother , the implication is that I share a common relationship with both . |
| 3 | ‘ And ‘ t was not for the hand of a child that I wrote to your father a year later . ’ |
| 4 | It was Joan who told me of her death , and it was probably then that I wrote to your father and we started to exchange Christmas cards . |
| 5 | When I refused him , he reluctantly — on the evidence of my bank account — wrote me out permission for four weeks , with the proviso that I return to his office every four weeks … . |
| 6 | ‘ And she has made the same promise to me that I made to my mum and dad . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ In the cold light of day it seems incredible that I toppled to my knees in so abject a manner . |
| 8 | Thus it was with a certain amount of relief that I acceded to our editor 's request to look at FloorPlan Plus , ( FP from hereon ) which promises to make this kind of thing much easier to sort out . |
| 9 | I 've not been allowed out of the wards , except under escort , that I owe to my father , I know . |
| 10 | I refer my hon. Friend to the answer that I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Gravesham ( Mr. Arnold ) some moments ago . |