Example sentences of "[vb past] to a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Hatch moved to a small drinks trolley , well stocked with spirits , Cowley took a last , lingering look at the photograph of Patrick Weaver , father of the dead bride . |
| 2 | He found a fossilised head which belonged to a 10 feet long scorpion . |
| 3 | For a small minority , success led to A level courses the following year , but for the great majority the goal was employment either during or at the end of the year . |
| 4 | I must confess to a profound sense of foreboding upon making this observation which de-generated into abject horror upon hearing the said track and realising that Oldfield 's contribution amounted to a few bars sampled from ‘ Tubular Bells ’ ! |
| 5 | Lurgan cruised to a five wickets victory over CYM at Terenure . |
| 6 | EUROPEAN lightweight champion Jean-Baptiste Mendy of France cruised to a comfortable points win after a disappointing display by Britain 's Paul Burke in Paris last night . |
| 7 | I went to a special sports school — not Leipzig , ’ she added hastily , to a nod from Erika who knew very well what Leipzig meant in the athletic world of the G.D.R. , the absolute , superlative top — ‘ but I was a second rater there . |
| 8 | Have got today ( Monday 17th ) off ( yippee ! ) but have n't done much — slightly hungover from last night , I went to see Tex Mex with Ruth & Euan & some of their friends , the food was great , & so today had a long lie in then went to a few shops … which were n't open because it 's an Edinburgh holiday … |
| 9 | ‘ I went to a few shops , including Iceland , and to the George pub on Bondgate . |
| 10 | They were met at the front door by a delirious spaniel , who clearly had no idea of funeral decorum , and they proceeded into the front room , where Bill Clough switched on a bulging orangey imitation-coal electric fire , and then went to a horrible drinks cabinet — all plastic and flashing lights . |
| 11 | One of the men in the room got to his feet and crossed to a well-stocked drinks cabinet , refilling his glass , offering the same service to his colleagues . |
| 12 | Schoolgirl Claire romped to a straight sets win in her fourth round tie with Anglesey 's Bonnie Williams and without conceding a game . |