Example sentences of "[vb past] to [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 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 .
2 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 .
3 When it came to setting up the Friends , I found the words ‘ realistic ’ or ‘ moderation ’ did n't have much meaning for me .
4 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 .
5 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 .
  Next page