Example sentences of "[conj] [adv prt] to the [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The feeling is that no amount of legislative safeguards can entirely eliminate the risk of a chemical spill , wreaking havoc in this watery landscape where a network of mountain streams fed by high rainfall could quickly wash the damage into the drinking water , or down to the mussel farm and salmon fishery at the mouth of Killary harbour . |
| 2 | You know rather than down to the line planning for every single moment of the day . |
| 3 | Throughout the post-1868 years the rural — urban balance was shifting away from the countryside in the wake of rapid population increase and industrialization , although up to the Pacific War at least half the population continued to reside in small towns and villages , and there was little absolute fall in the rural population until the late 1930s . |
| 4 | Steve Hinton , flying the T-33 Red Baron pace aircraft , led the racers down the ‘ chute ’ and on to the race course at about 400mph . |
| 5 | Bella was very old now and would probably be glad of a rest , George considered , so he drew the pony to a halt and walked her off the road and on to the quarry floor . |
| 6 | We headed back to the dockyards and on to the approach road for the Blackwall tunnel . |
| 7 | At six , after their beds had been made and inspected , they all trudged out into the dark cold air and on to the parade ground , its surface covered in a thin film of snow . |
| 8 | A better working position results from arranging the seating with light from the window coming from behind the pupils and on to the work surface . |
| 9 | Did Pauline break a speed record for getting a pattern off the page and on to the ski slope ? |
| 10 | As the racers flew down the ‘ chute ’ and on to the course Tiger Destefani and Strega jumped to the front of the pack as the pace lap began . |
| 11 | On leaving the gallery , turn right through the passage and on to the Powder Bridge from where there is a wonderful view of the 15C fortifications built by the architect Benedikt Ried of Piesting and of the towering cathedral . |
| 12 | Central Wales & Staffordshire Junction Railway ( from Catchen 's Corner ) Junction with the Stour Valley Railway , south of Wolverhampton and the Oxford , Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway , south of Dudley to the Severn Valley Railway at Bridgnorth and on to the Knighton Railway beyond Craven Arms ; with branches to Swindon from the line from Dudley south of Trysull , a branch to Burton and Wenlock Edge ; another to Bromfield making a south-facing junction with Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway and a north-facing junction to the proposed Bishop 's Castle Railway via a spur at Craven Arms . |
| 13 | Enter through the Porta San Giusto , one of the two gates into the town , head towards the ‘ Cassero ’ , the old fortress , past the ‘ Collegiata ’ , the town 's main church and on to the town hall and you will find the Hotel Da Toto . |
| 14 | Up three floors in the elevator , and away down the long corridor that was chaos because the electricians were rewiring the floor , and on to the security gate into Bureau territory . |
| 15 | Mr Harper , from Richmond , North Yorkshire , says his letter has been sent from ‘ pillar to post ’ from Downing Street to the Department of Environment and on to the Health Department without a word from Mr Major . |
| 16 | Mr Harper wanted Mr Major to stop the closures but says his letter has been sent from ‘ pillar to post ’ from Downing Street to the Department of Environment and on to the Health Department without a word from Mr Major . |
| 17 | As he led me through the back door and on to the waste ground he used as an unofficial parking lot , he said : ‘ Good runner , only thirty thousand on the clock . ’ |
| 18 | It was only when she found herself being abruptly swept off his lap , and on to the leather seat beside him , that she managed to start pulling herself together . |
| 19 | She swam away and down to the ocean bed with him , laughing . |
| 20 | They moved along passages and down to the cabin deck . |
| 21 | I climbed into my paper nightie and was helped on to a narrow trolley by a second Farrah Fawcett blow-up doll ( but punctured ) , then gazed adoringly up the nose of a Greek god as he wheeled me into an open lift and down to the basement operating theatre to a waiting : ‘ Hi , I 'm Andy , your anaesthesiologist . ’ |
| 22 | I did a combined cycle and hiking day ; rode over the hill to Wainuiomata and down to the Rimutaka Forest Park , then tramped through the bush and up a long ridge to the top of Mount McKerrow . |
| 23 | I said nothing , but turned away and walked as quickly as I could towards the stairs and down to the student canteen in the basement . |
| 24 | Ten minutes to shovel in a plateful of hot stew or fish and chips , and then out again into the back streets and down to the Iron Green . |
| 25 | He ran across the wet road and over to the hospital entrance before any of them could answer him . |
| 26 | So it came about that there was a vacancy for a rigger in No 70 Squadron , Hinaidi , and off to the Canal Zone , Egypt , I sped to learn to fly . |
| 27 | Bradford District Council provided much of the labour for the reconstruction of the ‘ settled ’ yards whilst the KWVR relaid sidings into the VCT Museum and up to the Bahamas Locomotive site . |
| 28 | Since acquisition by the Atlantic Group , the Miaco operation has been streamlined and refined and up to the FlyPast visit had overhauled 25 Pratt & Whitney engines . |
| 29 | Impartial advice and support , and up to the minute information , can dramatically increase the value of your software , enabling you to achieve more and really reap the benefits of the investment you have made . |
| 30 | After that , it was straight on and up to the hill pass . |