Example sentences of "he [verb] to the [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , after impassioned protests from Bishop John Fisher , he agreed to the less contentious formula : ‘ especial protector and as far as the law of Christ allows even supreme head . ’ |
| 2 | He belongs to the slightly grand sector of the party , related to the Earls of Onslow and married to the daughter of a fourteenth Earl . |
| 3 | Well , in that case , sir , ’ he turned to the most senior of the senior officers , ‘ I think we might as well start . ’ |
| 4 | It was only when he turned to the more immediate problem of finding a way through the waste of mud that Zen noticed the figure lying slumped against the wall . |
| 5 | Finally , he attended to the most intimate places between her thighs by coaching her to open wide her legs , so that all her personal nooks and crannies could be saturated with the greasy oil . |
| 6 | felt that this was very encouraging , but after the matter was discussed some years ago , he wrote to the then seventy-five North American members to establish the degree of interest in forming a separate Division . |