Example sentences of "[vb past] stuck to [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether I 'd stuck to my guns or not , it had been a harrowing experience and I felt abused . |
| 2 | Silvia had stuck to her promises for the first couple of days , but then had followed a catalogue of excuses and cancelled lessons that had left Ronni feeling angry and on edge . |
| 3 | He attributed the group 's resilience to the fact that it had stuck to its specialist glossy ‘ how-to ’ books and continued to ‘ eschew the topical and the trendy ’ . |
| 4 | What if the official welcomer had stuck to his preconceptions to the point of concluding that I had not arrived ? |
| 5 | This 26-year-old married businessman was beaten up , burned and sexually assaulted by a torture gang ‘ and the six-man gang tried to tear out their victim 's toenails with pliers — then ripped off adhesive tape they had stuck to his genitals … |
| 6 | It is ironic that if Len had stuck to his nails and string — however crude that method sounds — he would have got a perfect ellipse ! |
| 7 | He had stuck to his story , that they 'd quarrelled at the dance and he had left early . |