Example sentences of "[adv] [adv prt] to [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 There seems little doubt that Trow Gill once brought down a stream , this entering as a waterfall at the gap now occupied by boulders , and this theory is confirmed by the dry channel coming directly down to it from the heights above .
2 She was just cursing herself for not having had the courage to go straight over to him in the first place when he appeared again , a little further down .
3 Loans frequently come straight back to us from the purchase of Western goods .
4 And when Cadfael came slowly back to her across the empty court , she stood in his way great-eyed , fronting him gravely as if she would penetrate into the most remote recesses of his mind .
5 Again Meredith Wyatt was almost on to her over the fence .
6 Past Glories suggested he is on the way back when third to Kribensis in the Fighting Fifth at Newcastle , while Floyd is not quite up to it in the highest class these days .
7 He followed their swift line as together they swung low over the water and landed , the splash of their coming rippling softly back to him on the still air .
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