Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] to [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On one memorable occasion , Mac came to one of the dances and spent a lot of time with me , even escorting me back to the Waaf site afterwards , making intelligent conversation about his home in Canada and shaking hands gravely as he said goodnight — so different from the smash and grab tactics I was usually treated to when trying to bring an evening to a satisfactory close . |
| 2 | STAMFORD is usually referred to as having fourteen churches in the medieval period , but at one time there was a fifteenth , dedicated to St. Thomas . |
| 3 | It was suggested that the auction should be held in the open-air to enable more people to take part but William Dunlop objected , insisting that the venue be strictly adhered to as arranged . |
| 4 | Evidently , as pointed out in section 4.5 , approaches via damped oscillations which are often referred to as ringing . |
| 5 | They are commonly referred to as belonging to different ‘ races ’ , and the relations between Asian and West Indian communities and the white British population are referred to as ‘ race relations ’ ( cf the Race Relations Act ) . |