Example sentences of "[vb past] to [verb] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Southsea was the main attraction but Latimer Road contributed to drawing away the London skaters . |
| 2 | A discipline devoted to finding out the causes of crime in order that it may be stopped was , they pointed out , uncritically taking up an ideologically committed , conservative stance . |
| 3 | Up to 50 images can be stored at once and if that is not enough , you can always transfer the images to an Apple Powerbook to make more space — a bit of a culture shock for anyone used to filling up a camera bag with film and dashing off to the nearest photo lab . |
| 4 | When it came to setting up the Friends , I found the words ‘ realistic ’ or ‘ moderation ’ did n't have much meaning for me . |
| 5 | There is no doubt that the Baron 's wife , who has transferred her main residence to Spain , was of great influence when it came to deciding where the collection should alight . |
| 6 | However , in what the Guardian of July 9 called " a scintillating display of his personality and skill at manipulation " , Gorbachev castigated and cajoled the congress into reversing this decision ; on this and several subsequent occasions it was proved that the combative talk by the majority conservatives was strikingly at odds with their docility when it came to challenging outright the will of the party leader . |
| 7 | She broke down in tears and confessed to making up the story of how she was abducted and held by two men for 36 hours . |
| 8 | Perhaps other bands could be persuaded to up their releasing to one single a month ; this would slow Gedge down , until , presumably , he resorted to bringing out a single every week and , indeed , every day . |
| 9 | Well we were all union members , and everybody wanted to be together , if you are if you are in the union well we had to stuck together an the the more we stayed together the stronger we are , to keep out if we can stay out . |