Example sentences of "[num] [adv] [vb past] to the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In 1822 there came to the parish as rector , the great Walter Henry , a graduate of King 's College , Cambridge , and a Fellow of the Royal Society .
2 A further 29 initially went to the Drugs Council because of some external pressure : in 15 cases the GP had stipulated counselling as a complement to medication ; five had court cases pending and thought that attendance at the Drugs Council would mean a lesser sentence ; five were pressurised by family members to seek counselling ; and four were advised to attend by their probation officer or social worker .
3 First of all , they viewed the Marischal College , and at one o'clock went to the Town House , or Town Hall , where the magistrates waited to honour their distinguished visitor .
4 The Republican administration of the 1920s also responded to the desire of business for protection against foreign competition .
5 The same impulse which led to the Great Exhibition of 1851 also led to the founding of the School of Mines , following the French , and of the Royal College of Chemistry , which was intended to bring Liebig 's methods to Britain .
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