Example sentences of "of [adv] [n mass] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately for Froggy the outsider romped in , the unexpected bonus of nearly £100 led to ‘ just one drink ’ to celebrate , and by throwing out time that night all the money had gone and Froggy was legless . |
| 2 | JASON DONOVAN offered yesterday to waive 70 per cent of nearly £300,000 awarded to him in High Court libel damages and costs against The Face magazine . |
| 3 | After what could only be described as a very spirited fight a small but brilliantly coloured koi of about 7lb came to the net and I remember looking at it with disbelief that such a small fish could have pulled so hard . |
| 4 | Darwin 's investigation of biogeography on the voyage of the Beagle led him to adopt an evolutionary view of how species adapt to changes in their environment ( chapter 7 ) . |
| 5 | Your question of how people come to be members of these bodies seems to be shrouded in mystery . |
| 6 | It is understood that the figure of almost £300,000 owed to the club 's short term creditors when the club last published its accounts in July last year is still at the same level . |