Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [vb past] to [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Such misunderstandings between the colonizers and the colonized naturally led to problems .
2 However , as Celtic gradually got to grips in midfield the service to Kiwomya dried up .
3 Liberal theorists such as T. H. Green argued in the 1880s and 90s that poor social conditions hindered the desirable growth of moral and communal responsibility among the poor , but Green also looked to improvement from increased voluntary exercise of responsibility and regarded state intervention only as a last resort .
4 Although originally based on the Greek ideal of Philosopher Kings , the mixture of academics , priests and the military actually led to decision making designed only to protect sectional interests .
5 The men from Big Blue originally came to Microsoft 's founder , Bill Gates , to license the programming languages that he had written for the early personal-computer enthusiasts , most of whom had built their own machines .
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