Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb past] [adv] [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those few councils which sought substantially to exceed government guidelines were brought sharply into line . |
| 2 | Limited which seemed mostly to involve advertising and but I 'd written off and told them their candidate was . |
| 3 | A dear friend of mine from Middlesbrough brought me a dog which turned out to have distemper , and he died . |
| 4 | ‘ I smelled as much ! ’ declared the newcomer , a remark which served only to inflame Dauntless 's discomfort . |
| 5 | All of which served merely to raise Frankenstein 's spirits . |
| 6 | Betty was wearing a dressing-gown , a circumstance which served further to upset Lydia , who nevertheless painted her mouth bright red to facilitate her smile and set about connecting the bottled gas to the stove . |
| 7 | Consistently ignoring the many Protestant MPs who advised him to lend his support to the various coalitions which grew up to curb Louis 's pretensions , Charles remained a close ally of the French king throughout his reign . |
| 8 | It was these wars , unsurprisingly , which did most to give life to the ideal of unity . |