Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun prp] to the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it was the same friend who eventually led Jean to the dead man 's ‘ passion wagon ’ caravan . |
| 2 | In explaining the sequence of thought which led Keynes to the General Theory , Dr Clarke has taken full advantage of recently discovered sources , including students ' notes of Keynes 's lectures at Cambridge . |
| 3 | Barthelsson was over the line at the start , put in his 720° turn and still beat Österlund to the first mark , a lead which he held until the end . |
| 4 | The two leaders agreed that they would meet on a regular basis in the future , perhaps annually and with less formality , and Gorbachev invited Bush to the Soviet Union . |
| 5 | Owen was , they declared : Did they , one wonders , ponder on the words ‘ illustrious disciple ’ as they dismissed Marx to the second rank of the misled and misleading who had got their economics so grossly wrong ? |
| 6 | Savognia helped Constance to the delicious buffet . |
| 7 | RUGBY UNION : David Sole , who led Scotland to the Grand Slam in 1990 , is to retire later this year . |
| 8 | He became increasingly concerned that the monarchical regime of Kaiser Wilhelm II , which committed Germany to the First World War , was over-dominated by military and bureaucratic interests at the expense of the national interest . |
| 9 | A family drama five years ago awakened Steilmann to the ecological crisis — his daughter had taken a strong dental painkiller and was close to death because of an allergic reaction . |
| 10 | First , Lord Grade sold ATV to the Australian financier Robert Holmes à Court ; second , the 49 per cent of ‘ Midlands ’ shares were bought by D C Thomson ( who thus made up for losing Southern ) , the betting company Ladbrokes and the printing and publishing interests of Robert Maxwell . |
| 11 | Miles was silent as he followed Piper to the Technical Support area . |
| 12 | Utterly daft and unsophisticated , it elevated Allen to the very head of the children 's table — and is sheer delight . |
| 13 | ‘ No need , ’ replied the DDI as he took a seat and waved Coy to the opposite side of the table . |
| 14 | Aluberht was consecrated bishop of the Old Saxons at York in 767 , and Alhred presided over the council which sent Willehad to the Frisian mission field c . |
| 15 | I took Friday to the other side of the island and showed him my big canoe . |
| 16 | But it was not an impressive performance ; indeed , recalling the swashbuckling victory in Yugoslavia that sent England to the European Championship , one questions whether any genuine progress has been made . |
| 17 | Mrs Maylie sent Oliver to the nearest town , four miles away , to post two express letters . |
| 18 | ONE of Ulster 's top promoters and the man who brought Eurovision to the tiny Cork village of Millstreet said today they would support plans to stage next year 's contest in Ulster . |
| 19 | I sent Poole to the same chemist to fetch some more chemicals . |
| 20 | Dorahy , 38 , played with Leigh and Hull Kingston Rovers and also led Halifax to the Regal Trophy final as player-coach before returning to Australia as number two at Newcastle Knights . |
| 21 | In addition , trouble threatened from the mercurial figure of Winston Churchill , who had resigned from the Shadow Cabinet in January 1931 in protest at Baldwin 's acceptance of eventual self-government for India , an issue which threatened to be an explosive one for the Conservative party , since it allied Churchill to the fourth source of discontent : the Diehard element , also strongly represented amongst the grass roots of the party . |
| 22 | The following morning Julia accompanied David to the gloomy courtroom again with a sense of relief . |
| 23 | Daniel became free of the Haberdashers ' Company in 1632 , and apprenticed Samuel to the same trade in 1634 . |
| 24 | It had been nearly a year ago , when the postman had delivered a letter postmarked Venice to the little cottage in Wales she had shared with her grandmother . |
| 25 | Wimbledon owner Sam Hammam and chief executive Dave Barnard accompanied Jones to the two-hour hearing at Lancaster Gate . |
| 26 | ‘ Major Bagshot accompanied Bonzo to the 15th green where he found a ball and a complete set of Henry Cotton ‘ St Andrew 's ’ clubs lying , abandoned . |
| 27 | Joyfully , the Marchants elected Kitty to the same category of quaint but endearing knick-knack which they had devised for her son . |
| 28 | Corbett led MacAirth to the nearest table , cleared a space and gestured to him to sit . |
| 29 | ‘ So what can I tell you ? ’ said Shorty to the umpteenth magazine interviewer who came to call , looking for the definitive analysis in the search for Jack Nicholson , once he had become a star . |
| 30 | Mrs Barrie-Brown left Fresden to the Roman Research Trust , specifying in the codicil to her will that she wanted it to be turned into an educational centre . |