Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also meant he only had to walk across the Paddock when he went on night duty . ’ |
| 2 | The party also resolved to refer to the Beijing regime by its own chosen name , the People 's Republic of China , instead of as " Communist China " . |
| 3 | Not content with just the interminable Benson and Hedges World Series Cup , the players also had to fit in the Benson and Hedges Challenge between the fourth and fifth Tests , a jamboree dreamed up to latch on to the sporting frenzy which the TV and marketing people had decreed would seize the nation when the America 's Cup yacht races were staged off Fremantle . |
| 4 | He also refused to play in the England versus Scotland match on the ground that it immediately preceded the Open Championship and to make the abrupt switch from matchplay to strokeplay would impair his chances . |
| 5 | In 1987 fast food services really started to spread throughout the UK . |
| 6 | We laughed and flirted and often went to swim in the Torrente Taro . |
| 7 | Helicopters were used to provide an airborne relay station but if they were shot down or ran out of fuel , soldiers on the ground often had to resort to the GPO telephone system . |
| 8 | In the communiqué the UN said that the unblocking of international aid to the south of Sudan was a matter of urgency but could only take place if all parties to the conflict there agreed to co-operate with the UN and other humanitarian organizations . |
| 9 | The committee then adjourned to meet at the Blenheim coffee house , New Bond Street , on 1 2 January 1 79 1 . |
| 10 | We called at Penndon museum which was closed , but looks good , and then went to look at the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway which has plenty of rolling stock . |
| 11 | ‘ Nah ! ’ exploded the Old Stager , who never failed to rise to the Van Boy 's bait . |