Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [noun] to [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is reported that , while out riding in Wychwood Forest , he suddenly came face to face with the shade of Amy Robsart . |
| 2 | Steam power finally gave way to electricity by the mid-1950s and in 1977 , the mill was completely gutted and re-equipped with modern machinery , much of it made locally by Simon-Barron of Gloucester . |
| 3 | ‘ It was an extremely popular programme and we always saw eye to eye about it . |
| 4 | Maturities vary but they tend to be longer than those for conventional stocks ; only three of the 13 stocks outstanding at end-September , 1991 had maturity dates before the end of the century and several still had terms to maturity in excess of 20 years . |
| 5 | In this connection , it is interesting that many of the restrictions on economic life in the Pentateuch were to ensure that each family always had access to part of the society 's capital — namely a plot of land and some animals . |
| 6 | This fact would be useful for Essay A as Moltke was responsible for the military brilliance of the Prussians in the period and with Room for the restructuring of the army , which crisis also brought Bismarck to power on 23rd September 1862 . |
| 7 | It inevitably gave rise to speculation amongst his companions . |
| 8 | Her later career , from the time of her marriage to Darnley in the summer of 1565 , inevitably gave rise to writing of a very different and much more partisan nature . |
| 9 | Charlie found he was continually spitting out mud and once even came face to face with a German who could n't blink . |
| 10 | Again , when civilized states extended their frontiers they frequently took occasion to prospect for and exploit sources of precious substances and most notably of gold . |
| 11 | Her father , David Hammond , aged 25 , allegedly beat Sukina to death in the family home in St Paul 's , Bristol , last December 6 after he became annoyed when she would not spell her name . |
| 12 | He let the veteran British know exactly how he felt when they recently came face to face at a film festival . |
| 13 | If they had done this to her possessions , what would they do if they actually came face to face with her ? |