Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [adv] to the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He reminded her of the ancient tradition of Christianity in that part of Ireland , one that dated back to the first century after the crucifixion , before Rome was supreme . |
| 2 | They began as small , elitist institutions that owed much to the 19th century concept of the German university . |
| 3 | He began to recite a litany of his own successes to himself as he passed down the quiet , thickly carpeted corridors to the executive lift that went up to the eighteenth floor : a new apartment in the smart suburb of Beauséjour ; a smaller apartment in Montparnasse , with a most accommodating young mistress ; two cars , one the largest and latest registration Citroën Familiale ; a generous expense account , which was not queried too closely — he hoped was not queried too closely . |
| 4 | It is possible for teachers to keep a personal notebook which does not form part of the record and is not open to subject access , but if information is intended to be used officially and passed on to the next teacher it should be treated in the same way as the formal record . |
| 5 | On a nod from Richie , Patrick left them to it and moved over to the first tee . |
| 6 | No movement , no luck With a silent curse he extricated himself from the first trap and moved on to the next |
| 7 | The young hijacker laughed again and moved on to the next seat . |
| 8 | If the guess was correct the subject was told so and moved on to the next letter . |
| 9 | Er , most officers would have accepted it and moved on to the next subject . |
| 10 | ‘ No idea , ’ replied the young lieutenant , and moved on to the next bed . |
| 11 | I bought myself some fruit and wandered over to the first tee where Brian Harley was about to drive off . |
| 12 | Lesley turned smartly left as the lights changed , and wound her way by back-streets to the parking-ground on the edge of the shopping centre , a multi-storey monstrosity of raw concrete , at which she gazed with resigned distaste as she crept slowly up to the barrier and drove in to the second tier . |
| 13 | She was not squeamish about using her considerable social influence in support of her son Winston ; she pressed his writing on publishers , sought for favourable reviewers , and appealed directly to the third Marquess of Salisbury , then prime minister , to permit him to join the expedition to the Sudan under Sir H. Herbert Kitchener ( later first Earl Kitchener of Khartoum , q.v . ) . |
| 14 | Creggan did not like this and flew back to the first tree . |
| 15 | if money for investment is made payable to the firm , it should be returned to the client to be made payable to the correct third party or , if this is not possible due to extreme circumstances , the cheque should be endorsed and forwarded immediately to the third party |
| 16 | Everyone enjoyed themselves and looked forward to the next battle of the brains . |
| 17 | He muttered something , turned his back on me , and strode on to the tenth tee . |
| 18 | Buck got down in two for a par and strode off to the 18th tee two strokes in the lead . |
| 19 | But her host 's calm demeanour as he scribbled a few notes and went on to the next call calmed her fears . |
| 20 | Patrick took his tea and went up to the first floor , to the long landing window which looked over the village green . |
| 21 | They walked to the lift and went up to the fourth floor . |
| 22 | Then I saw an advert for a new consciousness-raising group in Spare Rib , and went along to the first meeting . |
| 23 | He put the letter in his Out tray and moved on to another piece of paper , and then he stopped and went back to the first letter . |
| 24 | In her second play , untitled and completed only to the third act , Leapor finds scope within the historical events surrounding the short reign of the Saxon King Edwy or Eadwig ( 955–959 ) again to study the problems of marriage and sexual violence . |
| 25 | Disconsolately , we got back into the rickshaws and set off to the next address . |
| 26 | I smiled understanding and held on to the last wedge of the broken window , catching glimpses of the brown Yucay River snaking its way between the terraced hills . |