Example sentences of "[Wh pn] wrote to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The desire to outshine others provoked extravagance , such as that shown by a Marquise who wrote to a friend : ‘ I have been invited to Compiègne for a week so I have sold a mill ! ’ |
| 2 | For obvious reasons , the person with minimal education who wrote to a radio station was an exception . |
| 3 | This man may be the ‘ W. ’ who wrote to The Gentleman 's Magazine , though this is by no means certain . |
| 4 | So it was that the affairs of Bedford 's House of Industry came under scrutiny by a Mr. Adey who wrote to the then mayor , Dr. George Witt , saying that he ‘ would certainly recommend that that nearly useless building , at present , should be taken advantage of to form an extensive union of parishes for workhouse purposes ’ . |
| 5 | This person was in fact an undischarged bankrupt who wrote to the plaintiff as being recommended by the editor and who misappropriated the funds sent to him by the plaintiff for investment . |
| 6 | She 'll also meet relatives of people who 've died from Aids , including this mother who wrote to the group . |