Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [vb past] to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beyond , a slightly steeper slope of pasture rose to a low skyline with a toupeé of trees . |
| 2 | On the nights when the tide of sewing ebbed to a low water-mark , Aunt Margaret crept up to Francie 's room and played her flute with him . |
| 3 | The increased official recognition of the hazards of asbestos led to a veritable torrent of health-related regulations in the US . |
| 4 | The addition of cisapride led to a significant increase of median contraction amplitude and duration , but only in the mid and distal oesophagus . |
| 5 | A trail of blood led to a two-foot high by 18-inch timber box 20 yards away , perched just off the ground on tiny stilts and carefully camouflaged with twigs and branches . |
| 6 | A series of scathing and ultimately unfounded articles published in the Sunday People , accusing him of bribery led to a High Court appearance and an early end to his playing career . |
| 7 | The prospect of amalgamation led to a bitter battle amongst the aircraft contractors over the TSR 2 , in which only the fittest and most ruthless firms survived . |
| 8 | Naturally enough , the introduction of machinery led to a new plan in some contemporary barns . |
| 9 | The law of government amounted to a written constitution , decreeing that Saudi Arabia was an hereditary monarchy and that " citizens are to pay allegiance to the King in accordance with the Holy Quran and the Prophet 's tradition " . |
| 10 | There may be some who find it relaxing to make some test-tubes or cut out some filter-papers ; and apparatus to investigate previously unsuspected effects must be made from scratch , or assembled opportunistically from things designed for old purposes ; but ready availability of apparatus is an enormous bonus to the scientist , and the growth of science led to a flourishing trade . |
| 11 | Cope 's insistence on pressing all formats in a specific shade of blue led to a nationwide hunt for an appropriate plant . |
| 12 | The size of the state in the early days of the administration of justice led to a remarkable form of attempted committal to prison . |
| 13 | The superiority of the capitalist mode of production led to a rapid transformation of the structure of society . |