Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] to an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | RIGHT The check chain fits on to an ordinary leash , by a circle as shown here . |
| 2 | A beautifully open and controlled solo from Andrew Coy ( clarinet ) led on to an expansive string sound and a rollicking dance . |
| 3 | He passed on to an empty table . |
| 4 | For high earners , the £75,000 cap is probably the strongest argument for hanging on to an existing Section 226 policy , since such policies are not affected by the earnings limit . |
| 5 | Every Sunday the family get up early for an enormous American breakfast — pancakes , ham , waffles with maple syrup , and then later on in the afternoon they all sit down to an English roast . |
| 6 | We got in to an unreserved seating area for 13 quid . |
| 7 | I listened with interest to my hon. Friend the Member for Stamford and Spalding ( Mr. Davies ) , who almost conveyed the impression that he had been parachuted in to an Amazonian jungle in which democratic accountability plays no role , and that we needed the benefit of a judgment on arbitrage and merger policy from New York city . |
| 8 | Beyond this , four short steps led down to an oval door let into a solid steel bulkhead . |
| 9 | So we 're going to keep we 're going to try and keep our costs on this obviously stripped down to an absolute minimum . |
| 10 | For the sake of a quiet life he had given in to an unreasonable request and only now did he fully realize what it meant . |
| 11 | If she went out into the rue du Bateau her suspicions might latch on to an innocent person coming from one of the other flats . |
| 12 | The King 's surprise changed slowly to an amused smile , then suddenly he began to laugh loudly . |
| 13 | This would seem appropriate to the early stages of learning a foreign language , but is too restrictive if carried on to an advanced level . |
| 14 | Pillars ran around the circular enclosure , and the myriad corridors all seemed to disappear off to an elaborate pattern . |
| 15 | So , whilst this definition obviously includes jetting off to an exotic resort with a fortnight 's stay in a hotel , the definition also catches the hotel which offers an inclusive theatre weekend — one price covering the stay in the hotel and tickets for a show . |
| 16 | ‘ I think it all adds up to an impressive document . ’ |
| 17 | It all adds up to an awesome task , but , come what may , the ‘ Buns ’ are determined to enjoy themselves and , in the words of secretary Allen Morris , ‘ savour the moment . ’ |
| 18 | That may be half of what Darren paid for it , but in absolute terms it 's incredibly low depreciation over 40,000 and adds up to an excellent value motoring package . |
| 19 | It all adds up to an exotic holiday of pure Turkish Delight . |
| 20 | Some devices for keeping costs low are employed and these can , where required , provide up to an extra 20% of expenditure : a popular ploy is to purchase stationery in advance and then resell it cheaply to the candidate as second-hand stock . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's called feminism , ’ said Henry , ‘ and I hope you never get it , because it is absolutely awful and it makes you swell up to an enormous size and when you have it really badly you go round bonking men on the head and blaming them for everything . |
| 22 | The Faculty also calls for group losses surrendered ( within a ‘ 75% group ’ ) , which can not be relieved in the same accounting period , to be allowed to be carried back to an earlier accounting period . |
| 23 | I think to come back to an earlier question of what should you teach them , and what is normal , is that ideally a child wants to grow up in an environment where his or her parents enjoy here , where the relationship is enjoyable on both sides and not shot through with anxiety about how well this child is developing , providing the development is within the normal range . |
| 24 | I think to come back to an earlier question of what should you teach them , and what is normal , is that ideally a child wants to grow up in an environment where his or her parents enjoy here , where the relationship is enjoyable on both sides and not shot through with anxiety about how well this child is developing , providing the development is within the normal range . |
| 25 | The CaCl 2 /DNA mis was added dropwise to an equal volume of 0.2µm-filtered 2 HEPES-buffered saline ( 280mM NaCl , 10mM KCl , 1.5mM Na 2 HPO 4 .2H2O , 12mM dextrose , 50mM HEPES , pH adjusted to 7.05 with 0.5N NaOH ) and left to stand for 20 minutes at RT . |
| 26 | ( He has come closest to an antipathetic character as the ex-con in Straight Time , and as a crook in Family Business , two of his biggest commercial failures . ) |
| 27 | I groped for Toby in the dark and found his hands , and they held on to me , and I shouted again to an unknown listener as I had wanted to in the street : " I do n't want this ! |
| 28 | Move over Wilf NOT a lot of people might know this , but a Newcastle United player has come closer to an Olympic medal than poor old wobbling Wilf O'Reilly . |
| 29 | THE hard luck story to emerge from this year 's Martell Grand National surely can not come from David Stoddart , the man who sold Party Politics 48 hours before the big race and now looks forward to an agreed bonus of £15,000 on top of the original £80,000 price tag . |
| 30 | MOTORCYCLING : Harold Crooks looks forward to an action-packed weekend FANS SPOILT FOR CHOICE |