Example sentences of "that [vb past] to the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ By 1976 , the Government decided it had to act and that led to the first TV campaign with the line ‘ Do n't take your car for a drink ’ . ’ |
| 2 | It was this that led to the first hints of how the theories of quantum mechanics and general relativity might affect each other — a glimpse of the shape of a quantum theory of gravity yet to come . |
| 3 | ‘ I saw him on the television the other night it was his run and cross down the left that led to the first goal against England . |
| 4 | This was anticipated that there would be some add-on to the report that came to the last committee . |
| 5 | In a game that went to the fifth day only because many hours were lost to the weather — the actual playing time was two and two-thirds days — one was left wondering what he might have done had he been fully fit . |
| 6 | Of the 12 games that went to the 18th hole during the course of the match overall , only one was won by an American and , as matters got tighter and tighter , the home team got worse and worse . |
| 7 | All that mattered was the next time he would see Kate ; beyond that he looked forward with an urgency that hurt to the first time they would make love . |
| 8 | They moved cautiously along a dimly-lit passage until they reached the steep narrow ladder that descended to the next level . |