Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] the rest " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mathematics competitions in the UK have traditionally been elitist affairs designed to single out a few extraordinary individuals and effectively to exclude the rest . |
| 2 | She laughed and , telling him her thoughts were private , settled down to enjoy the rest of the journey . |
| 3 | She deposited the tray on the desk , then took her own tea and a small piece of cake back to her former post , slotted a new tape into the machine for the next instalment of the story and settled down to enjoy the rest of the afternoon in peace . |
| 4 | If I was curious it was only to see the rest of the house . |
| 5 | ‘ That must be why we have to stop the ceremony — to make sure he ca n't tap the mental energy of the congregation and use it to supplement the Old One 's autonomic functions enough to pull the rest of it out of the Vortex , ’ Ace finished , and sat back with a cheery grin . |
| 6 | Early publishers often sent out books simply sewn , with no proper covers at all , or in a temporary binding , in the expectation that many of their customers would wish to have volumes bound in their individual preferred styles , perhaps to match the rest of their libraries . |
| 7 | Erm be because out of that debate this morning I sense you have much to offer the rest of us and I hope that that conversation will not be a conversation confined your Synod or to the to the assembly of URC but that we 'll find ways of sharing that perception of ministry with those of us in other churches cos you do n't need me to tell me , tell you that that key question in the whole ecumenical debate , not just in these nations but worldwide and I think that from within this reform tradition in which I share I will hope that we will find ways of offering that perception of ministry , in all its forms as erm , a symbol and a sign of the ministry of the whole people of God we have that to offer the churches in Wales and worldwide and I hope that we can find ways of doing that . |
| 8 | Just then brother Jack came strolling in to collect the rest of his clothes . |
| 9 | The merchant unwittingly parodies Christ 's resurrection in his withdrawal to his counting-house to review his affairs : He descends only to join the rest of the household in a superficial scanting of Christian ritual between the call of the business world and the lure of socializing : Note the distraction and reluctance implied by the " " But … " " at the beginning of line 251 in comparison with the consecutive " " And … " 's that introduce more pleasing activities . |
| 10 | Is yours powerful enough to spend the rest of your life in a rage , looking at your watch ? |
| 11 | In a sane world , I thought , we would have discussed the state of my feelings , debated whether I loved Syl sufficiently to commit the rest of my life to him , questioned my views on the institution of marriage , examined my mother 's motives in striving to introduce me into this state , have said something of some interest . |
| 12 | Very few deaf men and women of ability came through to lead the rest : the clergy retained a powerful grip on the affairs of deaf people , and the age of paternalism was at a high . |
| 13 | Her mother had taken her downstairs so as not to disturb the rest of the family . |
| 14 | It must have been a worrying time for Titfords and Hasteds alike , not to mention the rest of the inhabitants of the densely-populated riverside parishes ; the victims of the killer — or rather the remains — were laid to rest in a corner of St George 's churchyard , while the murderer himself , who eventually committed suicide , was buried with a stake through him at the top of Cannon Street where the newly-built Commercial Road crossed . |
| 15 | And now just to spend the rest of the lecture elaborating on what I just said . |
| 16 | The master was sent away to bring the rest of the money , but did n't return until a messenger was sent to fetch him back . |
| 17 | It is said that Alexander himself paced out the plan for his Egyptian city before hurrying off to conquer the rest of the world . |
| 18 | Then it was on to my bike and off to spend the rest of my day banged up with a bunch of sullen , spoilt brats in order to make Clive Phillips even richer than he already was . |
| 19 | I think they have gone off to tell the rest of their family what happened . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ The same as you I expect , Paula — getting my strength up to face the rest of the day . |
| 21 | On four Thursday evenings during the winter she could be seen , dressed in spotty black and glittering with rhinestones , sawing happily away on her violin through four public concerts , under the baton of Mr Dixon , the elderly English master from Tollemarche public school , who tried gamely to keep the rest of the orchestra in time with her , since he had long ago given up trying to keep her in time with the orchestra . |
| 22 | This is a narrative poem which , like ‘ Futility ’ , firstly dealing with a particular person but then expands out to include the rest of the world . |
| 23 | Accounting errors were to blame for eight kg , but the plant was shut down and part of it cleaned out to find the rest . |
| 24 | He caught his breath , pulled her closer , reaching behind to unfasten the rest of the dress , letting it slip to the floor in a heap at her feet . |
| 25 | Either Germany should revalue upwards to give the rest of us some breathing room or Britain , France and Italy should combine in a joint downward realignment . |
| 26 | Whatever kind of music we are writing , we must move forward with the most essential factor ( usually melody ) for at least an adequate distance before turning back to consider the rest . |
| 27 | There seemed to be nothing now to hang the rest of her life on , and Alain had a very disturbing effect on her . |
| 28 | Rachel followed a squealing Belinda down the steps while David walked up to the deep end , dived in and swam back to join the rest of the group . |
| 29 | Owen was swinging back to order the rest of the party to dismount in their turn when he heard a voice raised suddenly at a little distance in a long , challenging hail . |
| 30 | Penry 's eyes softened as he went on to describe the rest of his family ; Katharine , married to a merchant banker and mother of two teenage sons , and Clemency , Charity 's twin , married to a writer and broadcaster and mother of twin girls and a son . |