Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [adv] [to-vb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a trick I 'd learned never to do without a crash helmet . |
| 2 | In the evening we all got dressed up to go to a ball nearby , and over dinner I had a good chance to catch up with some friends I had n't seen for years , and meet various husbands too ! |
| 3 | For more than sixty years my poor old liver and kidney — 1 now had only one — had struggled valiantly to act as a purification plant and sewage works . |
| 4 | Reports indicated that agreement on the final communiqué was reached only after France had decided not to press for a clearer recognition of a European defence identity distinct from NATO . |
| 5 | After brushing her teeth Polly struggled into the tracksuit she had brought along to double as a bathrobe . |
| 6 | My friend had wanted specifically to talk to a specialist , so she could make up her own mind about surgery . |
| 7 | She had tried desperately to think of a reason for not going which her boss would accept . |