Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] to a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | As Hatch moved to a small drinks trolley , well stocked with spirits , Cowley took a last , lingering look at the photograph of Patrick Weaver , father of the dead bride . |
2 | EUROPEAN lightweight champion Jean-Baptiste Mendy of France cruised to a comfortable points win after a disappointing display by Britain 's Paul Burke in Paris last night . |
3 | For a small minority , success led to A level courses the following year , but for the great majority the goal was employment either during or at the end of the year . |
4 | Schoolgirl Claire romped to a straight sets win in her fourth round tie with Anglesey 's Bonnie Williams and without conceding a game . |
5 | Lurgan cruised to a five wickets victory over CYM at Terenure . |
6 | I must confess to a profound sense of foreboding upon making this observation which de-generated into abject horror upon hearing the said track and realising that Oldfield 's contribution amounted to a few bars sampled from ‘ Tubular Bells ’ ! |