Example sentences of "[adj] [vb past] [pers pn] to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This led her to the alarming conclusion that it was not they who were bigger , but she who was smaller — and a lot smaller . |
| 2 | This committed him to a punishing schedule for the next eight months , from the time the play went into rehearsal until it closed on 26 April 1969 after 161 consecutive performances . |
| 3 | Some criticised his method of combating Bodyline by stepping away to cut the ball to the off , but Bradman claimed that this exposed him to a greater risk of injury than the orthodox type of batting . |
| 4 | This endeared me to the young Noones . |
| 5 | He grabbed hold of Steve by the scruff of the neck , half lifted , half dragged him to the front door . |
| 6 | Murchison recognized the boy 's ability , arranged for his entry to the Royal School of Mines , where he studied under Thomas Huxley and ( Sir ) Andrew Ramsay [ qq.v. ] , and in 1862 recruited him to the Geological Survey of Scotland . |
| 7 | A rare eagle three at the eighth helped him to a 69 alongside Langer and a cluster of others . |
| 8 | It was Chief Fyvie who first introduced me to the fine travelogue books of H.V. Morton when he loaned me a copy of ‘ In Search of Scotland ’ . |