Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] to a [noun sg] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Were you hoping to find that I am one of those fools who holds tightly to a title with no meaning ? |
| 2 | Writing of many types may assist a reader who looks forward to an encounter with a work of art . |
| 3 | Richard was a nice man , and ordinarily she would have quite looked forward to an evening with him . |
| 4 | Set three days aside in your diary ( within the next three months ) to go away to a hotel with your team and tackle the issue . |
| 5 | He was looking forward to a reunion with Theo in Etten on Easter Sunday . |
| 6 | The Treaty went on to state : ‘ This Treaty marks a new stage in the process leading gradually to a union with a federal goal ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ He was moving close to an exchange with this man Zack . |
| 8 | Yes erm it was obvious because if he 's already told the man he 's going to move forward , to handcuff him erm he will not move forward to a person with his gun er in his hand . |
| 9 | Groups of people who feel under threat are unlikely to respond enthusiastically to a researcher with a questionnaire . |
| 10 | I clung hard to a sapling with my eyes closed , waiting for things to get better , telling myself that if I fell down again it would be much much much worse . |
| 11 | CHELSEA Football Club is edging close to a deal with Cabra Estates , its heavily indebted landlord , which could settle their drawn-out tussle over the football club 's Stamford Bridge ground . |
| 12 | Cooked almost to a purée with plenty of garlic they make a truly delicious accompaniment to sausages and red meats . |