Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [vb infin] to the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 And often , as I sat writing such poems that helped me cling to the last shreds of my many identities , I would suddenly sense that you were indeed approaching .
2 And he let us climb to the top deck of the car , with a much better view of the route , this being usually reserved for smokers .
3 One manager who tried out the forms says ‘ They helped us attend to the little things that parents do without thinking , like making sure children have had their immunisations and following them up if they 're missed .
4 Perhaps it was these journeys that made him realise to the full how many of the world 's species were on the brink of extinction .
5 As for Forrester , Whelan , Bowman etc I got the impression that it was more desparation that made him turn to the younger players , granted their performances were top notch but I think the injury situation had more to do with it than Wilko 's judgement , after all where are they now ? ? ?
6 As I said last week , he c he er made it appear to the British that he s sought to control the channel ports and with a large navy was then capable of interfering with our trade and in in indeed mounting an invasion , and that brought Britain into a war which could not be ended until the Germans sued for surrender and vice versa .
7 Did you travel to the Soviet Union to unearth these works ?
8 ( ‘ Why did you come to the New World ? ’ one conquistador was once asked .
9 Did you come to the last history meeting
10 Theodora was faced with the usual dilemma of such contrivances , did one hammer on the outer door ( there seemed to be no bell ) and risk not being heard or did one penetrate to the inner door proper and risk being judged intrusive ?
11 None of them mentioned Richard or Hubert Molland ; nor did they refer to the last time they had all had tea together .
12 But how did it look to the light beams ?
13 Did he refer to the high standards of social protection in this country ?
14 Did he appeal to the younger members ?
15 The main question was : did he belong to the Communist Party ?
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