Example sentences of "to [pron] [adv] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their strength has been that recruits came to them already vetted and character-tested through membership of a church or Orange lodge . |
| 2 | Maybe what I thought I saw happen to them both did n't really happen at all . ’ |
| 3 | Russian representatives sent to them normally had the rank of Great Ambassador ( Velikii Posol ) and their complaints over ceremonial were less intrusive than in other capitals . |
| 4 | A detective-constable who was talking to me later told me that it 's one of the Whistler 's trademarks . |
| 5 | ‘ Friends close to me probably saw what was written about me and the criticism I took from every angle . |
| 6 | The rough edges on the opening Mean To Me quickly gave way to the most assured and accomplished performance I have heard from her . |
| 7 | A young relative writing to me recently expressed the feeling that she had always found it easier to give than to receive . |
| 8 | The women who spoke to me often had an intense nostalgia for East Africa . |
| 9 | I tried to I probably made myself a bit of a nuisance when I came in last time but , |
| 10 | If she 's crying for some other reason like because we 've been quarrelling and she wants to make up but does n't know how to I just put my arms round her and cuddle her and let her cry it out . |
| 11 | And I was just told me I should go up to I just needed a . |
| 12 | I 've only been to a couple of lodge meetings it I was invited to go to I always felt slightly ambiguous about that really you know . |
| 13 | NEW MARSKE Harrier Mike Harper added the British 55 age group 50-mile record to his recently acquired four world indoor bests in yesterday 's Darlington 12-hour race . |
| 14 | I have previously used Michelin XCL tyres on a Ninety but have decided to fit Micky Thompson Baja Belted to my newly acquired One Ten County Turbo Diesel . |
| 15 | I bet that Terry Waite was praying his head off and he 'd memorised masses of the bible which he would be reciting to himself probably said he thought two o'clock every afternoon I 'll remember what I can of Book of Isaiah you know . |
| 16 | Mm , mm its one of the great arguments from the old fashioned sort of religion , that you could turn , you could definitely turn to people and say why are you leaning on me so hard , for all this to fought , you ought to be reading your bible , saying your prayers , going to church and getting in touch with the boss why I laughed when they were saying that Terry Waite would need counselling , I bet that Terry Waite was praying his head off and he 'd memorised masses of the bible which he would be reciting to himself probably set himself two o'clock every afternoon , I remember what I can , book of you know I do n't suppose he 'd needed any counselling , he 'd probably do better counselling other people . |
| 17 | He chuckled to himself then reached for his cigarettes and lit one . |
| 18 | They were in irresistible form on Saturday , their status as the First Division 's leading goalscorers providing ample evidence of attacking flair allied to their now restored traditional defensive solidity , and thrilled the country 's biggest crowd of the day — an impressive 36,016 — with football of the highest quality . |
| 19 | Existing comprehensive schools in Coventry , for example , had successfully developed forms of organization based upon the ‘ house ’ — a unit in which a pupil would remain throughout his school career , and to which also belonged a group of teachers . |
| 20 | The inequalities in health debate has focused on identifying the extent to which socially generated variations in both health status and use of health services exist within and between populations . |
| 21 | CONGRATULATIONS to which recently celebrated its first birthday . |
| 22 | The solution adopted in both cases was to look to the transaction the parties to which typically carried on business in different States and to ignore the transaction which in the typical case was domestic . |
| 23 | To nobody else did she appear ill and unbalanced , because before nobody else would she now appear . |
| 24 | The price of oil was tumbling again , one of his most reliable brokers on Wall Street had just been arrested for insider dealing , the acquisition of a highly prestigious London hotel had been held up by a query as to who actually owned it and , back home , one of his sisters had just committed suicide , causing a tremor of scandal throughout the country . |
| 25 | returned to you completely paralysed |
| 26 | When one refers to something already mentioned : The year had been one of great political unrest . |
| 27 | At the event the desktop publisher was basking in the reflected glory when a lady sitting next to him suddenly said ‘ Oh dear , it 's all been done on a computer . ’ |
| 28 | She felt edgy and unsettled , dreading tomorrow and the final show-down over Ryan — for the prospect of breaking her solemn promise to him still lay heavily on her mind . |
| 29 | On the coffee table to her right lay the .38 and the .357 . |
| 30 | And to her right sat her eldest son , Reginald John Hugh Farrier : a replica of what his father had once been , a tall dark-haired , dark-eyed , handsome soldier . |