Example sentences of "[verb] [indef pn] [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was her left arm , however , so she was able to write out the application to my dictation , and I got someone else to type it . |
| 2 | If you have to stop him doing one thing , provide something else to interest and occupy him . |
| 3 | Such futile efforts can only bring something close to contempt and suspicion among the millions of human beings who crave nothing more than a simple faith based on a credible ‘ god ’ . |
| 4 | The first time he 'd seen her — all those years ago — he 'd felt something close to panic . |
| 5 | We can again feel the wind , the warmth and the cold on our body , which is a new experience for many and does , in some strange way , draw one closer to Nature for that reason alone . |
| 6 | Guynemer came to be accorded something close to deification . |
| 7 | Indeed , the little Peugeot has achieved something close to cult status , a point highlighted by the eye-catching TV commercial for the XS . |