Example sentences of "and [vb past] [pers pn] to [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | It was one of the magnetic forces that drew them overseas , and led them to disappointment quite as often as to wealth . |
2 | The pair had been trapped in an upstairs ' room until firefighters smashed their way in through a window and led them to safety down a ladder . |
3 | It was even more surprised that night when two hundred grim-faced nomes tracked it to its earth , lit a fire in the entrance , and speared it to death when it ran out , eyes streaming . |
4 | William Waldorf Astor made the collection in Italy and brought it to Hever where it forms a magnificent sight among the glorious display of shrubs and climbing and herbaceous plants . |
5 | Then he walked over to the assemblage of components he had constructed earlier and tore it to pieces systematically . |