Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [vb past] to a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The patient described here took an overdose not long after her marriage somewhat unexpectedly came to an end . |
| 2 | The young man stroked his chin , and then apparently came to a decision . |
| 3 | If , as happened more frequently , she did not , she let her view be known , even though it almost always led to a quarrel . |
| 4 | These bills of exchange almost invariably sank to a discount in terms of sterling , which meant that British merchants exporting to America lost money if they were compelled by colonial legislation to accept them as payment . |
| 5 | She was also a grand needle woman , a talent which rather curiously led to a change in her religious affiliations . |
| 6 | ‘ I NEVER ever went to a gig or had even heard of the term ‘ gig ’ before I joined the band , ’ says the little girl who owns pop 's most exquisite voice . |
| 7 | Nerina is a very pretty , very bright girl ; of Muslim background , though no one in the family actually ever went to a mosque — well , only her brother . |