Example sentences of "had [verb] to the south " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had written to the South African Cricket Union asking for his address and , some weeks later and to my great delight , a letter arrived from Geoff Griffin himself ! |
| 2 | The imperial frontier had moved to the south , but pockets of unconquered territory remained in the rear . |
| 3 | One woman , describing herself as a ‘ member of an endangered species — the miner 's wife ’ , movingly portrayed the material and spiritual desolation that pit closures had brought to the South Wales valleys . |
| 4 | Before the opening of this new marina , yachts had to detour to the south to the Canaries . |
| 5 | Saddam had returned to the south , to keep an eye on developments , as soon as an offensive was regarded as likely . |