Example sentences of "[num ord] [vb past] to the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jerry Murphy was an outstandingly talented young footballer , who first came to the attention of Palace fans in the midfield of the successful youth side which won the FA Youth Cup in 1977 and 1978 under the managership of John Cartwright . |
| 2 | The mechanical bird first came to the attention of the Bowes at the Paris Exhibition in 1867 when it was the star attraction . |
| 3 | Peter Simpson , who must rank as one of the best centre-forwards in the history of the club , first came to the notice of Crystal Palace patrons when Palace met Kettering Town in the 1st Round of the FA Cup on 24 November 1928 . |
| 4 | BENGALI beauty Rupa Ganguli first came to the notice of the celebrated film-maker B R Chopra when she appeared in the TV serial Ganadevta. v She was sensational as a peasant girl in a blouseless sari . |
| 5 | For a time , when she first took to the seclusion of the Lodge , days had been wasted in a sort of restless grief , but it had passed , resentment fell away , and gradually he found his way back into his own strength . |