Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] a [adj] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Minton became a regular visitor to the Moynihans ' house in Old Church Street . |
| 2 | Amused speculation on whether the new vicar could really be casting lustful glances at the choir-mistress produced an effective antidote to the emotional tension a few minutes earlier . |
| 3 | Women in nightdresses peeping out of roadside houses lent a surreptitious air to the first few miles . |
| 4 | President Kaysone Phomvihane visited Vietnam on Oct. 12-22 , and the Prime Minister , Gen. Khamtay Siphandon made an official visit to China on Oct. 23-26 . |
| 5 | In the case of IRC v Levy [ 1982 ] STC 442 , the taxpayer made an interest-free loan to his company which was repayable on demand . |
| 6 | In June 1812 , Humphry Repton made a five-day visit to Upper Sheringham and discussed plans and ideas with the delightful Upchers ‘ such a hopeful and enthusiastic young couple , motivated by high ideals and deep religious conviction ’ . |
| 7 | The Division made a useful contribution to exhibitions during the year , arranging , for example , for the provision of the well-received background music to ‘ The Hebrides Surveyed ’ . |
| 8 | But Bregawn was the winner , and the £45,260 he earned that afternoon made a major contribution to the £358,837 prize money which saw Michael Dickinson champion trainer again that season , with 120 winners in all — a record total — from 259 runners , a strike rate just short of one in two . |
| 9 | SOUTHEND swimmer Sarah Hardcastle made a successful return to competition yesterday after a six-year absence by winning the 400m freestyle at the Optrex National Winter Championships in Sheffield . |
| 10 | On the militarist question , there can be no doubt that the Boy Scouts made a significant contribution to the growth of the war mentality , although the early movement was nearly torn apart by the question of militarism which eventually led to break-away groups such as the Woodcraft Folk . |
| 11 | Goldwyn considered himself physically unappealing and Frances retained a lifelong devotion to George Cukor , who was homosexual . |
| 12 | The strength of the bureau then became founded on two basic propositions : first , that communism posed a serious threat to the United States and , secondly , that the FBI afforded the United States unique protection against that threat . |
| 13 | At the same time the university created a second demonstratorship to which Fenton was appointed . |
| 14 | The proposals involved a major change to the presentation of financial performance both in the p&l account itself and for items passing through reserves . |
| 15 | Rugby sank a deep shaft to masculine and sporting company and he drew on that for pleasure and refreshment throughout his life . |
| 16 | Hunt 's laconic expertise provided a perfect counterpoint to Walker 's high-octane delivery . |
| 17 | His searching mouth made a languid foray to the silky disorder of her blouse , nudging aside the filmy material . |
| 18 | The cleft in the rock made a dramatic framework to the distant mountains , reminding Melissa of her initial reason for this expedition . |
| 19 | FLY-HALVES Michael Lynagh and Naas Botha got an early chance to size each other up before world champions Australia take on would-be kings South Africa later on this month when they meet , plying their trade for Treviso and Rovigo respectively , in the Italian Championship final . |
| 20 | Much of what we saw related discouragingly to familiar bad habits , a thought that occurred , not for the first time , to George Cohen , who for the benefit of younger readers made a notable contribution to the history of English football when turning out in the 1966 World Cup final . |
| 21 | SCOTLAND 's Colin McRae made an excellent start to the Swedish Rally yesterday , slotting into second place behind Didier Auriol . |
| 22 | Crusaders Reserves made a winning start to their B Division Section Two campaign on Saturday . |
| 23 | It would seem that this apparition became a regular occurrence to such an extent that the coachman who operated a public conveyance until the opening of the railway to Kyle of Lochalsh would only run in daylight . |
| 24 | It should be said also that both the 1954 church as the 1976 halls owned a tremendous amount to the generosity of the Rank Trust . |
| 25 | In April Gorbachev made a brief visit to South Korea , the first Soviet leader to visit either Korean state [ see p. 38147 ] . |
| 26 | The Society 's President made an official visit to Tokyo in March , following up the EC/Japan Conference on Legal Services , a multi-lateral forum seeking to relax restrictions on foreign legal practice in Japan . |
| 27 | Jazzy wave styled for height by Anthony Skito provided a soft frame to the face |
| 28 | The sale of commercial aircraft provided a powerful boost to overseas sales , but , even excluding this volatile component , the increase was broadly-based . |
| 29 | The rebellion in Nimba county gained momentum during March , and by mid-April posed a serious threat to the government of President Samuel Doe . |
| 30 | Abdu retained a great loyalty to his former mistress and spoke of her with reverence . |