Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [adv] [verb] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the people that went before have to sort of do it , but as I say he was n't er , er |
| 2 | No tax is payable on any gifts made seven years before death , an exemption that did not apply to capital transfer tax . |
| 3 | He came back to England and seemed about to succumb to pneumonia but , ten days after his return , he went on another visit to Paris , on this occasion to receive an honorary degree from the University there . |
| 4 | The man stepped back into the centre of the circle , and seemed almost to go to sleep . |
| 5 | He fetched his sleeping bag from the cornbin , where he kept it so the mice would n't make a nest in it , and curled up to go to sleep . |
| 6 | Held , dismissing the appeal , that section 31 of the Theft Act 1968 was limited in its application to civil proceedings and did not extend to bankruptcy proceedings , which were the subject of a statutory scheme set out in the Insolvency Act 1986 and the Insolvency Rules 1986 ; that in bankruptcy proceedings the privilege against self-incrimination was abrogated by the Rules , and section 433 of the Act of 1986 rendered statements made in such proceedings admissible in evidence ‘ in any proceedings ; ’ and that , accordingly , the judge 's ruling that the documents were admissible was correct ( post , pp. 499C–E , H — 500B ) . |
| 7 | Secondly , whilst a wide measure of agreement on policy had existed among economic officials during the war ( especially within the Economic Section of the Cabinet Office ) , this was conditioned by the limited scope of wartime circumstances and did not extend to peacetime policies . |
| 8 | In January 1931 he left the Shadow Cabinet on the issue and did not return to communion with the official Conservative leadership until after the outbreak of war in 1939 . |
| 9 | The side effects were , however , mild and did not lead to withdrawal from the study . |
| 10 | Presumably the working class were voting for the Labour Party since they saw it as their party and did not need to incentive of a party machine . |
| 11 | The disagreements between Charman and Allison were amplified in the airtight atmosphere of the studio , but they were always petty and did not run to bitterness . |
| 12 | ‘ I feel disadvantaged as a cook because I received no formal training and did n't go to college . |
| 13 | They might not dare to admit it , but they did n't like the changes they saw around them ; they enjoyed television 's recreations of more confident times , when they had had a country to be proud of , when people had reached maturity at forty and had not pandered to youth . |
| 14 | He went sick in September and had not returned to work since . |
| 15 | He went sick in September and had not returned to work since . |
| 16 | She had cleared for Antwerp , where she spent a couple of days , and had then gone to West Africa , calling at several ports before returning to Antwerp . |
| 17 | An alternative method of maintaining business confidence in cross-border transactions is to provide for the establishment of EC companies , which would be formed and wound up according to Community rules rather than the rules of any particular member state . |
| 18 | ( No , I was n't born then ) : at Comdex/Spring in Atlanta yesterday , our man on the spot , Chris Rose was geared to send stories from his laptop straight back to our server — until on deadline , he found all phone lines from Atlanta were busy ( shame on you , BellSouth Corp ) and ended up having to low-tech fax it back using a direct facsimile line . |
| 19 | The 57-year-old was first taken ill in 1988 after coaching England at the European Championship finals , but recovered quickly to return to coaching . |
| 20 | He admitted the offences but did not return to court for sentencing . |
| 21 | I foresee violence , but did not refer to blood . |
| 22 | 1,200 firms applied for but did not proceed to registration . |
| 23 | During the talks the USA acknowledged the environmental concerns of South Pacific countries but did not respond to Forum calls for an immediate and significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions . |
| 24 | Alyson , of Hazel Court , Middlesbrough , said she had had minor illnesses , but had always gone to school . |