Example sentences of "[det] [adj] [conj] [verb] to [art] " in BNC.

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1 The savoury rice was bone dry , half cooked and stuck to the pan .
2 I noseyed around some more and came to the kitchen full of mould filled teacups and , in the fridge , some cans of beer .
3 The greens and golds were all faded and darkened to a dull blackish colour that looked all the drabber in the presence of so many fresh flowers .
4 God is a Trinity of three distinct persons , each loving and relating to the others within the unity of God .
5 His breathing fetched a tiny , circular patch of dew to the glass , that faded and swelled to the rhythm of his sleep .
6 But Paying Your Way was not respectable , any more than Keeping To The Left .
7 The conclusion seems most sensible when applied to the displays between rivals for a mate , for food or for territory .
8 If there are doubts about the search firm 's ability to work at a senior level , say to find a chief executive , the client may well invite two or three firms in to pitch competitively and see who has the best overall track record and appears most attractive and experienced to the Board .
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