Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [adv] [vb past] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This I subsequently discovered to be false . |
| 2 | But this one really appealed to me . |
| 3 | In 1985 they both moved to Porter 's house paints division , where Mr Horton is vice-president . |
| 4 | Perhaps Bidault , on a visit to the US , gave the best idea of French intentions when he said that Marshall Aid would make it possible for France ‘ to avoid the abandonment of French positions ’ and even where there were the generous intentions that the US had hoped for , one way or another they always seemed to be frustrated . |
| 5 | But Francie had smuggled a tiny transistor radio into the house and on this he furtively listened to Radio Eireann sometimes , when there was music . |
| 6 | This he unfavourably contrasted to recent statements by the West German Foreign Minister , Mr Hans-Dietrich Genscher , accepting the inviolability of Germany 's borders , notably the Oder-Neisse frontier with Poland . |
| 7 | This he derisively referred to as ‘ sociologism ’ and distinguished it from the true activity of sociology , the study of social action . |
| 8 | He , in the , in the early nineteen-fifties he once came to , he came to Oxford , and there was a meeting at which erm all my colleagues threw at him very sophisticated objections to his philosophical position . |
| 9 | In 1903 he finally returned to England . |
| 10 | When I saw the opportunity to strengthen my own position and lay claim to that which rightfully belonged to me , I brought you the papers , and , being the trusting fellow you are , you made no bones about signing them . |
| 11 | If Eva had any regrets it was that her mother had never been able to put in words just how much she obviously meant to her , and that there had not been more time to spend with her parents over the years . |
| 12 | Medical men were so unsubtle they usually jumped to conclusions like that . |
| 13 | I was just six then , and while Blyth knew that I had had some sort of little accident when I was much younger I certainly seemed to him to be a lot more able-bodied that he was . |
| 14 | One of these which originally led to the nonprofessional but nationally-recognized Certificate of Social Service ( CCETSW , 1975 ) , has now been incorporated into a new and alternative route to a full professional social work qualification for some of the kinds of social service personnel we have referred to as paraprofessionals ( CCETSW , 1989 ) . |
| 15 | These she generously donated to the club 's raffle , so adding more pleasure to the afternoon . |
| 16 | But it did , just my , my quick sieve every time we got these there always appeared to be a slot where it did n't seem to me to be worth being open and and operating |
| 17 | Visiting the Upper Nile state on Feb. 21 he again referred to the exclusion of the southern states from sharia law and said that citizens had shown their support for the " new political system and transference of powers to the people " . |
| 18 | These he occasionally set to music himself , and he frequently sang them in his rich bass voice for his friends ' ( and perhaps the public 's ) pleasure … |
| 19 | ‘ I never went to any formal acting school — in fact , I 've probably just been very , very lucky getting all the parts I have — though for as long as I can remember all I ever wanted to be was an actress , and to be in the Theatre . ’ |
| 20 | These courts were not subject to judicial review at all which only applied to administrative authorities and inferior courts . |
| 21 | Amid continuing tension , demonstrators ignored advice from opposition parties and went ahead with marches in Kinshasa on Dec. 18 which reportedly led to five deaths in confrontations with security forces . |
| 22 | I needed you so badly and all you ever did to me was cut me down at the knees . ’ |
| 23 | During World War II he regularly sent to pupils who were on active service a circular newsletter of a highly characteristic kind ; these were published in 1945 in a book called Letters from Cambridge . |
| 24 | The event was attended by those who generously contributed to the project , by representatives from the RAF and by local dignitaries . |
| 25 | Since the characters that helped the individual to succeed in the battle were the traditional Protestant virtues of enterprise , initiative and thrift , Spencer could project his philosophy as a new foundation for traditional morality , despite its tendency to encourage indifference to the suffering of those who still needed to be taught a lesson by a wise but harsh Nature . |
| 26 | That was how he liked life — chatting with people at work , going home to see mother ( and , of necessity , father , but he tried to avoid that when possible now ) and confining social contact to those he really wanted to be with , when he wanted to be with them . |
| 27 | Her touch was so persuasive he almost succumbed to the idea of entering her again , taking her anonymity as carte blanche and indulging in the darkness every last desire he could dredge up . |
| 28 | The exertions of the first five miles when he had thought the Dragoons might burst from behind every hedgerow or farmhouse had exhausted both the Major and his horse , so once he felt safe he sensibly slowed to a contemplative and restoring walk . |
| 29 | ( c ) Under anti-discriminatory legislation The Sex Discrimination Acts 1976 and 1986 These apply to all partnerships irrespective of the number of partners ( before 1986 they only applied to partnerships with six or more partners ) . |
| 30 | ‘ Yeah , ’ said somebody drunk who just wanted to be nasty , ‘ you tell her . |