Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus we 've never considered it right to hand out cheques on a mere whim , deciding to sponsor a project , or support a charity because it happened to be the flavour of the month , or because a director had some some particular keen interest in it . |
| 2 | Her joking tone matched his almost to perfection . |
| 3 | The first time he 'd seen her — all those years ago — he 'd felt something close to panic . |
| 4 | Why else had he come up to Tucker 's for fags when he could have got them closer to home ? |
| 5 | I 've brought out a pack of cards , but when you know you 've got them only to while away the hours , they are as exciting as a stack of washing up . |
| 6 | Southampton , who sent West Ham to the bottom of the division six weeks ago with a similar scoreline at The Dell , have hauled themselves close to safety with a run of one defeat in 13 matches . |
| 7 | Whatever the impulse of the moment , she had n't given herself lightly to Roman . |
| 8 | Musk oxen were formerly widespread across the low tundra , but hunting by man has now restricted them mainly to north Greenland and the Canadian far north . |
| 9 | The revelations of evil that I had experienced had brought me only to confusion and powerlessness . |
| 10 | Frustration had brought her almost to screaming-point . |
| 11 | This page and Outlook , page 27 Ferranti action : Ferranti International is planning legal action against some intermediaries in the ‘ phantom ’ arms contracts which have brought it close to collapse . |
| 12 | Guynemer came to be accorded something close to deification . |
| 13 | In the 14 previous games under his management , Coventry had drawn eight , five of them goalless , and another point would have edged them closer to safety . |
| 14 | Indeed , the little Peugeot has achieved something close to cult status , a point highlighted by the eye-catching TV commercial for the XS . |
| 15 | Well , both of them should have been wearing their life jackets before they were over water , and X should not have stowed the dinghy in the locker area when he could have kept it closer to hand on one of the spare rear seats . |
| 16 | Easy one for Ormanroyd but he 's headed it straight to Forest Black , Pearce continues his run into the box and a headed came in from Crosby . |