Example sentences of "[n mass] [vb past] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any discrepancies that could not be resolved in the headquarters led to a revisit to the child 's home and checking of information on the relevant variables . |
| 2 | Mutual interest in statistics led to a meeting with accountant Anthony Weigall , and the foundation of the group that became The Cricket Society . |
| 3 | In particular , the Soviet statistics alluded to a whole range of research institutes and agencies whose precise functions were virtually unknown in the West . |
| 4 | For a number of reasons to do with the local labour market and domestic economies , staff clung to a twelve-hour shift system . |
| 5 | Since the US firms were usually the largest , their slower growth of sales led to a reduced concentration in the industries concerned — measured by the sales of the top three firms as a proportion of the top 20 . |
| 6 | IN APRIL 1987 , THREE HUNDRED PEOPLE CAME TO A small room in Geneva , Switzerland . |
| 7 | For pleasure and stimulation in this zone of transition many people turned to a criminal way of life . |
| 8 | Five years ago 440,000 young people went to a pub once a day ; the number is down by 150,000 . |
| 9 | Seventeen thousand people flocked to a remote field at the weekend — not to rave but to relive their youth . |
| 10 | But seriously I think some people overreacted to a few throwaway lines in the mag — you 'd see far worse in many ‘ family newspapers ’ . |
| 11 | And when the pair went to a recent wedding , Sir Charles spray-painted an old gran 's hat for Lady Jeannie to make it look new . |
| 12 | Despite their apparent fragility , there are lots of examples surviving today , and collectors were genuinely sorry when the series came to a halt after only forty-two weeks . |