Example sentences of "the [noun] [adv] [vb past] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | February 24 , 1977 The solicitors successfully appealed to Kerr J. and the third party notice was restored . |
| 2 | November 2 , 1978 The solicitors successfully appealed to the House of Lords and the third party notice was restored . |
| 3 | Maxim was about to explain when the lieutenant obviously came to a snap judgment on his military value and slammed out again . |
| 4 | For many years the Government offered an annual award of 10000 Belgian francs for research into sexually transmitted diseases , but even this has been discontinued , perhaps because the award always went to a foreigner . |
| 5 | Members of the board then went to the organisation headquarters to reassure the staff — there are now 35 working on the project — that the Games would go ahead . |
| 6 | The Yugo finally skidded to a halt upside down and straddling the middle lane . |
| 7 | Raymond Cusick had hoped for six Daleks from his budget but in the end the money only ran to affording four . |
| 8 | The Canadian frequently came to the net , so Petchey had to rely on his passing shots , but not enough of them found the mark . |
| 9 | Storerooms and chairs could be found anywhere but the cinematograph still had to be acquired as of course did the films themselves , which the writer did not even deign to mention . |
| 10 | The case never went to trial and was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount now known as the Wallis Foundation Fund , with which the Cezanne was purchased . |
| 11 | But the case never came to court . |
| 12 | The computer quickly came to the conclusion that , taking the IQ levels on my own planet into consideration , Einstein and Newton ‘ could n't find their bottoms with both hands and a flashlight . ’ |
| 13 | The ban also applied to three others . |
| 14 | This restriction on the buyer 's rights would apply only to breaches of the conditions in sections 13–15 and would not apply where the contract clearly specified to the contrary . |
| 15 | The chairman then went to the extent of scrapping every committee , and having three full council meetings a week , on the grounds that every member should consider every issue . |
| 16 | The Express then spoke to the doctor . |
| 17 | The gang then went to his home and shot his aged mother . |
| 18 | The favourite still seemed to be going well enough , however , and the adoring masses were not particularly worried as the leading group — Ten of Spades and Desert Orchid , with Toby Tobias and Norton 's Coin close behind — thundered down towards the third last fence . |
| 19 | Trevor how do you feel about what erm you 've heard on the phone from Norman seen in the er brochure seen the products there listened to what erm I have to say about how we qualify people . |
| 20 | The recession also led to the demand for the provision of greater economic security for the average citizen , which became embodied subsequently in the growth of the welfare state following the election of the Labour Government in 1945 . |
| 21 | The aim to clear applications within six weeks was achieved from August to December 1990 but the backlog then rose to eight weeks as applications increased . |
| 22 | The authorities also resorted to economic sanctions including tax raids and the seizure of the property of those defaulting on taxes , and the issuing of special identity cards to adults in the Gaza Strip seeking to work in Israel . |
| 23 | The older castles were patched up and redefended but the raids continued , increasing in severity ; it took almost twenty years before the authorities finally awoke to the extent of the problem . |
| 24 | The authorities then appeared to back down , accepting the students ' own nominees . |
| 25 | Early PC-based software was both expensive and fairly awful ; Studio Software , who produced the first desktop publishing program for the PC recently went to the wall as a direct result of being unable to keep up with the new leaders . |
| 26 | When in position the confection obviously had to be protected from the effects of the sea water until the frogman had positioned the mine and was ready to ‘ an ’ it . |
| 27 | The content of the films and the increasing splendour of the cinemas both testified to the film industry 's improvement . |
| 28 | The blood always belonged to God , for ‘ I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls … whosoever eateth any manner of blood , I will set my face against that soul … and will cut him off from among his people ’ ( Lev . |
| 29 | The rent still had to be paid and it was impossible to sell the lease with so much property available . |
| 30 | The Tans immediately began to prance around him , laughing and howling . |