Example sentences of "[ex0] [to-vb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At all events , the great age of Athens , on this reading , was the age of the Persian wars in the early years of the fifth century , a time of supreme political endeavour and a time when the grandest of all tragic dramatists , Aeschylus , was there to provide the spiritual leadership of the city . |
| 2 | , head of International 's European Yacht operations , was there to lead the official welcome and congratulations came by fax from Courtaulds chief executive Sipko Huismans . |
| 3 | The fisherman 's wife , however , chastised him for this simple request and returned to the shore , there to harangue the Golden Fish with her demands for jewels , wealth and status . |
| 4 | The people , however defined , were sovereign , and members of Parliament were their agents , there to execute the popular will . |
| 5 | Despite his later expressed views about the distastefulness of holding the ceremony so close to the death of the Reverend King , and his saying that ‘ movies are n't made for tuxedos ’ , Dustin , in hired white tie and tails , was there to present the best cinematography award with Katharine Ross . |