Example sentences of "they [adv] [verb] [noun] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was lucky , bought the books , took the treasure home and found they only covered A to M. Nevertheless I found them interesting and still thought they were a bargain . |
| 2 | They also had access to equipment and resources not available at college . |
| 3 | These provisions gave rise to uncertainty largely because the courts showed a marked reluctance to interpret them according to the ordinary meaning of such words as ‘ void , and they also gave rise to injustice because under the Common Law an infant could still sue an adult upon a contract unenforceable against himself and incapable of ratification by him . |
| 4 | Others tremble as they limply carry spoon to mouth . |
| 5 | Again , when civilized states extended their frontiers they frequently took occasion to prospect for and exploit sources of precious substances and most notably of gold . |
| 6 | Morgan 's work is divided into four parts : [ 1 ] The growth of intelligence through inventions and discoveries , which deals in great part with agricultural technology ; [ 2 ] the growth of the idea of government , which is mainly a discussion of descent groups and how they ultimately give way to state organization , particularly the Roman state ; [ 3 ] the growth of the idea of the family , largely a discussion of types of marriage and types of kinship terminology ; and finally [ 4 ] the growth of the idea of property . |
| 7 | He let the veteran British know exactly how he felt when they recently came face to face at a film festival . |
| 8 | If they had done this to her possessions , what would they do if they actually came face to face with her ? |
| 9 | Are they actually helping people to maturity in Christ ? |
| 10 | As Bailey said , the two of them never saw eye to eye . |