Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb past] to mind " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rostov had chosen the speech simply because it was the first thing which came to mind . |
| 2 | She was wanting to describe the nature of the malai government but did n't want to use the first words which came to mind , which were ‘ military dictatorship ’ . |
| 3 | It was a lame apology , but as she plunged into the cooler shadow of the house she knew she 'd used the first excuse which sprang to mind . |
| 4 | A point which sprang to mind here to complicate the issue surrounds cheese which is made in several places , including the one after which it takes its name . |
| 5 | One of the red knights on a panoplied charger had a contemporary Western face , a raw sharp face which called to mind absurdly that of Charlie Hatton . |
| 6 | The feast of the Passover which called to mind the Exodus , the greatest event in Jewish history when Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt . |
| 7 | ‘ So , although that album kind of jumped the tracks for the band , it allowed me to feel that I could do whatever sprung to mind , whatever made sense for me . |