Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [to-vb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bitterly disappointed , Harrison abandoned medical reform , but his ideas lived on to provide a solid basis for future important developments , which culminated in the Medical Act of 1858 . |
| 2 | He goes on to give a splendid example of the thing he has in mind , when an old Muslim tribesman went on urging a drug-addicted English hippy to ‘ pray to Jesus the Messiah ’ , until he was converted and delivered . |
| 3 | The text pronounces that so far as the words are concerned no trust is created , but then goes on to give a moral reason for holding one to have been created ; it ends by referring to a similar decision of Marcus Aurelius . |
| 4 | She goes on to make a new life in Hampshire with Harry still remaining ignorant of her great change and her children , of which she is extremely fond , remaining unaffected . |
| 5 | The chapter examines different theories of stratification and then goes on to present a full account of the facts of class inequality according to income , wealth , and so on . |
| 6 | Starting with the creation of the German night fighter force the author makes good use of eyewitness accounts from former Luftwaffe pilots , and goes on to portray a vivid account of what life was like serving on a night fighter unit . |
| 7 | Vengsarkar was to go on to complete a successful series , scoring 320 runs in the five Tests at an average of 35.56 . |
| 8 | Those who know better will not rest contented with such a meagre peep of a lake so singularly grand , but will round the hill rather more than another mile to the west , and when the dark lake is full in view , sit down to drink a long look from that favourable point of view . |
| 9 | The goods are sent on by large waggons , and meet us at Loch Crinan ; while the ‘ Cygnet ’ or the ‘ Plover ’ puffs along right merrily , and we sit down to have a quiet look at the bonnie bits of scenery that are everywhere meeting us . |
| 10 | And now , in these last few days , he had watched its golden leaves fluttering down to form a glowing carpet at its foot , as the autumn winds tossed the great boughs this way and that . |
| 11 | Which is all very well , but nobody 's phoning in to accept a silly offer . |
| 12 | When Eric Liddell could wish his rivals good luck before grinding them into the track , and a National Hunt jockey would slow down to help a fellow rider back into the saddle . |
| 13 | I am grateful to our member Vic Smith for stepping in to fill a vacant gap in April . |
| 14 | When dry , rub down to provide a smooth surface for painting . |
| 15 | Marcus , limply , but for a perfectly decent period , took it as it was offered , and then moved on to lay a cold cheek against his mother 's . |
| 16 | He knelt down to place a small pile of change in her hands . |
| 17 | as if that were an omen , the race itself went just as badly and after nine laps Jackie had to come in to change a deflating tyre . |
| 18 | The word ‘ appears ’ is used advisedly because , although computers have been used to show that the equation does not work for values of n up to several thousand , no one has yet been able to prove for certain that there is no number n greater than 2 for which suitable values of x , y and z can not be slotted in to produce a valid equation . |
| 19 | Admittedly , one has to stoop down to smell a low shrub , but that is not such a problem for most of us as it is to struggle through to the middle of a bed . |
| 20 | She bent down to lift a domed glass lid lying on a heap of earth . |
| 21 | Nationalisation saw the basic pattern retained , although the Scottish elements of the London Midland & Scottish and the London & North Eastern Railways were hived off to form a Scottish Region , and the North East based on York also became a separate region . |
| 22 | He remained in this post until 1860 , when he was replaced by Marshal Vaillant and the Ministry of State was hived off to become a separate office . |
| 23 | Within the quantitative framework , the instances of each variant are usually simply added up to produce a gross sum . |
| 24 | The floaty , translucent , viscose jacket costs £195 ; the gathered skirt , with its lycra waistband which can be rolled up to form a strapless dress , is £169 , and the long overtop costs £105 . |
| 25 | Over billions of years it will slowly fizzle out to become a black dwarf . |
| 26 | But Colin bounced back to score a good victory in the under-16 final against Adam Bond ( Skelmersdale Park ) . |
| 27 | There were two main recommendations — a flood warning scheme should be established , but as important , an in-depth study should be carried out to create a hydraulic model for Perth and look for flood alleviation measures . |
| 28 | German companies rallied round to form a holding company just to buy Daimler shares . |
| 29 | Where possible I allowed the cutter to go through to meet a similar cut . |
| 30 | The gallery , which has been built in to become a small room , faces the gate as you enter under the arch . |