Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the middle of the 18th century writers and then artists had visited the ‘ Lakes ’ in a steadily increasing stream and jointly they slowly helped to transform public opinion from one of ‘ Salvatorian ’ horror , described by the earlier visitors , to a passionate romantic appreciation . |
| 2 | Large slabs are conveniently etched ( and stained , if required ) in plastic photographic developing trays ; the cut face preferably being uppermost in the solution unless the sample is too large , in which case the face is held downwards and gently swirled to remove bubble trains . |
| 3 | In the barracks she apparently agreed to have sex with one man but then was surrounded by paratroopers chanting : ‘ Get them down , you Zulu warrior . |
| 4 | ‘ Mr James only got to know Anna well in Italy . |
| 5 | ‘ I only tried to get Lina a job . ’ |
| 6 | Like the others he failed from the Centurion corner , so tried to gain entry from the right . |
| 7 | Mrs Mandela apparently tried to attack Mrs Falati for ‘ spreading false rumours ’ about the Stompie case , and the alleged misuse of one million rand ( £200,000 ) donated by Col Gaddafi of Libya for legal costs of the appeal . |
| 8 | Charles offered himself as a donor and sat with his arm ready bared to give blood , but the unfortunate patient had died by the time the messenger returned . |
| 9 | In 1528 , when he perhaps helped to garrison Guisnes , offices in Salisbury eluded him because Thomas Wolsey [ q.v. ] had already disposed of them ; by 1530 it was Wolsey who needed Baynton 's goodwill . |
| 10 | What perhaps helped to keep things relatively orderly and even solemn was the custom of offering prayers at the beginning of the meeting . |
| 11 | There was an open war going on between the child and the nun , and the class was aware of it and daily seemed to await events . |
| 12 | She only came to fetch wood for Mum or bring us our cocoa . |
| 13 | Some lots were damaged or dulled by their long immersion , but this only seemed to stimulate buyers . |
| 14 | Knowing how the crowd was on Tony 's side and treating him as the hero only seemed to make Lee more determined . |
| 15 | ‘ Brothers ! ’ cried Bobby , but that only seemed to make matters worse . |
| 16 | Masturbation only seemed to make things worse . |
| 17 | He realized the delicacy of the balance , and so hated to make team changes . |
| 18 | Three years ago she suddenly began to produce gold leaf . |
| 19 | ‘ She shot up the field and then paused , stood her ground although we were still quite close and suddenly began to eat grass . ’ |
| 20 | As in all such complicated and protracted events , both had right on their side at times which only served to perpetuate feelings of grievance . |
| 21 | He spelled out the dangers without being too alarmist , but it only served to make Matthew more determined to become a sailor . |
| 22 | The origin of these substances did not suggest that they would have magical or mystical properties , and so began to dispel ideas that psychotropic drugs had any metaphysical significance . |
| 23 | He was unconcerned about this , or indeed anything , and once having finally crossed the said Euston Road , sunnily began to take requests . |
| 24 | For erm G , A he only started to write Grumpy , mum look what I 've started to write , Grumpy |
| 25 | I merely called to settle Elise 's account . |
| 26 | Instead , they sensibly decided to avoid disputes and differences by jointly employing one average adjuster to advise them on how the loss should be apportioned and agreed to accept and act on his advice . |
| 27 | Perhaps he only meant to see Constanza , at any rate the lawyers messed it up . |
| 28 | The program comes with the HyperDisk disk cacher ; Borland apparently had to balance cache speed against compatibility and stability . |
| 29 | Stress-induced mental problems can be abrupt and dramatic ; they include suicide attempts , irrational or violent behaviour , and the full-blown ‘ nervous breakdown ’ in which a person 's thoughts and behaviour become sufficiently deranged to merit admission to a psychiatric hospital . |
| 30 | When Sarazen saw him , he decided he gently had to tell Dan that he did not think he was going to be able to carry his bag . |