Example sentences of "were draw to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most godly men , who were known as ‘ Puritans ’ were drawn to support parliament , whilst the more profane were drawn to the King 's side . |
| 2 | You 've said before that you were put off trumpet , and that you were drawn to the guitar because it was the instrument that your parents most feared . |
| 3 | We entered the room and Mum began to look round , but my eyes were drawn to the bed . |
| 4 | In some cases that were drawn to the attention of the Juridical and Human Rights Commission of the main Protestant organization ( CEPAD ) , people had been held for as long as three months without being interrogated . |
| 5 | This is mirrored in the huge crowds that were drawn to the special exhibition of books staged by the Educational Publishers Council in London this autumn . |
| 6 | ‘ Reverting to the decision at first instance in the Leighton case , the report of the argument shows that the provisions of section 82(1) and ( 2 ) of the Act of 1925 were drawn to the attention of Luxmoore J. We feel no doubt that he would have appreciated that , even in the absence of a successful plea of forgery or non est factum , the section would in terms have conferred a discretion on the court to rectify the charges register , even as against the innocent chargees . |
| 7 | The circumstances of the breach ( which followed a previous less significant breach ) were drawn to the plaintiffs ' attention by the defendants ' solicitors by letter dated 30 April 1991 as follows : |
| 8 | Her triumph would have been short-lived if she had seen the smile slip from his face and a look of regret shape his expression ; his quiet eyes were drawn to the window , to the skyline beyond . |
| 9 | Jimmy 's eyes were drawn to the garish reflection of neon on the pavement outside a working-men 's club . |
| 10 | Despite a flaring anger at this impertinence her eyes were drawn to the strong column of his throat as he swallowed . |
| 11 | I saw white wool carpets on the gleaming floor and also glimpsed clothing of the costliest taffeta , lace and cambric , but my eyes were drawn to the great silk-draped four-poster bed . |