Example sentences of "that [noun] had [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Geoffrey Pasvol of the John Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford said : ‘ There was so much there [ in Allison 's paper ] that Ian had said to me in the summer . ’ |
| 2 | When your first telegram arrived at about two a.m. a few nights ago requesting destination for the modified aircraft , I thought that Stirling had spoken to B.G.S. here and fixed his requirements with you . |
| 3 | As gently as she could , Ruth told her that Patrick had taken to his bed many years ago , finishing , ‘ It seems as if he 'll never get any better . |
| 4 | It was divided into two parts , her own list of household requirements , and the list that Isabel had given to her , which read : |
| 5 | Wingti announced on Oct. 29 that Arawa had fallen to government troops and that " government authority is now established in central Bougainville " . |
| 6 | It has now been decided to write to Rangers asking for their views on statements attributed to the three men since Ferguson 's club dropped him for disciplinary reasons , after which it came to light that Murray had spoken to United 's manager/chairman , Jim Mclean , about buying the Scotland internationalist . |
| 7 | A solicitor from Wellington in New Zealand was quoted as saying that Ofahengaue had agreed to terms and was 99 per cent sure the forward would sign a three-year deal worth $800,000 . |
| 8 | She was not unaware that Lorimer had warmed to her during her disclosures . |
| 9 | From this it followed that whoever was archbishop of Canterbury inherited all the powers that Gregory had given to Augustine , just as the pope inherited all the powers that Christ had given to St Peter . |
| 10 | The central figure in his story is always Pope Gregory I. Ralph insisted that the Canterbury case was based on Gregory 's actions and intentions , and on the weight that Gregory had attached to continuity of tradition . |
| 11 | Giardini of course shared his countrymen 's disdain for the German interloper J. C. Bach , who had already achieved modest successes on the London stage : in July 1763 he wrote that Bach had departed to ‘ great regrets and lamentations , but easily dried up without a great handkerchief ’ In the end London had to make do with Vento , who was largely responsible for stitching up patchwork operas from assorted numbers that Leone also helped to collect on his travels . |
| 12 | She could only pray that Dana had come to her senses and had left before they arrived at Garry 's hide-out . |
| 13 | Claudia held on to her temper with an effort ; it was bad enough that Dana had leapt to the right conclusion without her confirming it . |
| 14 | I was led to believe that Rocky had moved to Derby . |
| 15 | The mother and baby specialist retail chain had been very successful in identifying a gap in the market and had filled it very efficiently , but it lacked the flair and creative genius that Conran had brought to Habitat and was losing business as a consequence . |
| 16 | But whatever else was lost , the impetus that Winckelmann had given to Greek scholarship in Germany survived ; and if we wish to understand its subsequent history and the remarkable growth of German classical scholarship as a whole , we should not forget his formative contribution , even though much of the impending development can hardly be traced directly back to him . |
| 17 | Her eyes on where to place her feet , she failed to notice that Travis had come to a halt , and cannoned right into him . |
| 18 | Well , eventually , it was true that Zosie had fallen to him . |
| 19 | ‘ I love it here , ’ she said enthusiastically , seeing that Lucenzo had relaxed to some extent and was actually exchanging a few pleasantries with one or two people . |
| 20 | He knew that Wells had gone to the police and , in a public-spirited way , had volunteered a written statement that was taken down by the acting Sergeant , yet a statement which the police had not presented . |
| 21 | It was also reported that May had spoken to neighbours about her fear of being attacked . |
| 22 | This official was furious when it appeared that Oslear had spoken to media men about his determination to back Palmer and Hampshire , as well as Lamb , the only England cricketer who has had the courage to take on the cricket establishment . |
| 23 | A Crown lawyer said that Hall had gone to the Co Galway resort of Salthill with a group of friends where they had rented a house for a week last July . |
| 24 | Three weeks later Lavender had died of puerperal fever , but long before that Legh had come to his senses . |
| 25 | Much later , after the funeral , Billy 's mother looked for the letter that Auntie had written to the pension people . |
| 26 | I completed another tour of the mill and cottage , this time with Nigel in tow , trying to sound as objective as I could , as if I , too , saw mere possibilities , but as our tour progressed I could see that Nigel had warmed to it almost as much as I. He pointed out some ‘ interesting features ’ that I had missed , such as some of the wooden working parts of the mill machinery set high in the plastered walls , and told me what they had originally been used for . |
| 27 | On the other hand , there does seem to have been the option for the Court of Appeal to complete its unfinished business and dispose of the arguments that B had put to it in his original appeal . |
| 28 | There was a lot of laughter , not the least when someone asked the whereabouts of Alan and Joy , and I said that Alan had gone to be induced ! |
| 29 | But in doing so I 'd be telling her that I knew that it had happened and therefore that Simon had talked to me . |
| 30 | The army said at the weekend that troops had reacted to ‘ enemy provocations ’ and intervened to protect local citizens . |