Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] [adv] to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Start off with the highest SPF cream and only change gradually to a lower rating . |
| 2 | As the name suggests , the sole purpose of the group was to have fun , and perhaps show off to a few friends . |
| 3 | Irish rugby is notorious for peaks and troughs , so look forward to a few peaks from now onwards . |
| 4 | These remarkable flies with wasp-like markings hang motionless in the air — hence the name of hover fly — and suddenly shoot off to a different position ; their flight is a series of sudden darting movements . |
| 5 | These incidents scarcely add up to a coherent narrative , and the chronology is uncertain . |
| 6 | If we are to consider effective follow-up of the family concerned as an equally desirable function for the church to perform , then we very quickly face up to a major logistical exercise . |
| 7 | The candidate will start with one version of the law and then gradually veer round to a contradictory version — thus making sure that the right rule is there somewhere , even though he can not pick it out . |
| 8 | It says right get on to a new line . |
| 9 | Similarly , some couples assiduously hang on to a sexual problem as a defence against facing up to a much wider problem in their marriage . |
| 10 | From here climb up to a large thread belay and cave stance . |
| 11 | I sometimes head off to a certain place . |
| 12 | Using a wash-down hose , rinse out the oven and then finish off to a fine sparkle with a quick wipe around . |
| 13 | One possibility is to choose two or three at a time , as above , and then go on to a few others . |
| 14 | The thumb da , da , yes , but , if you 're in it 's a cord of G , you 'll put a two on the B , final note , and then go up to a five on a G , not a one , it 's better to do that , see if you can try . |
| 15 | Pupils are taught on a block system , which means that they concentrate on one particular activity for a certain number of weeks , then move on to a different activity . |
| 16 | One , near Cork , allowed us to feed the kids in the backpacker 's kitchen , put them to bed in our basic but spotless large room ( £20 for all of us ) , then settle down to a sumptuous gourmet meal in their separate restaurant . |