Example sentences of "[adv] to the main " in BNC.
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| 1 | The discussion is relevant not only to the main topic of this first Part , but to many other issues taken up by later articles in the collection . |
| 2 | We walk together to the main entrance like drunk soldiers in from war . |
| 3 | She had come to look forward to the intervals between tenants , for at such times she would sit at the bedroom window that overlooked the street , which sloped swiftly to the main thoroughfare ; and guided by the landmarks of St Dominic 's church and , beyond that , St Ann 's , she could look over the chimney pots and catch a glimpse of the river gleaming between the busy traffic on it . |
| 4 | Fighting centred on the main barracks , the Balboa port section of Panama City , close to the main bridge leading over the canal , and in the old part of the capital , which is a maze of slums and anti-military feeling . |
| 5 | Yet when it was proposed to erect a massive ‘ brick man ’ , designed by sculptor Anthony Gormley and funded by a band of enthusiasts , on a derelict site close to the main railway line into Leeds , the local authority took fright and vetoed the idea . |
| 6 | It now forms part of a farm , close to the main Gloucester-Ross road . |
| 7 | The headquarters of the Department of Adult and Continuing Education are located in a modern , well-equipped centre close to the main building at Jordanstown . |
| 8 | The detachment forms up close to the main unit where it can offer support , either by using long range weapons such as bows or hand guns , or by employing hand-to-hand weapons to threaten an advancing enemy 's exposed flanks . |
| 9 | A charming modern three star hotel situated close to the main museums , the Rijksmuseum , Van Gogh and Stedelijk , and the Concert Hall . |
| 10 | All holidays include accommodation in The Hague area , just a 15 minute coach journey from Floriade and a superb centre close to the main Bulbfield areas . |
| 11 | The site of the Unfair is an old industrial building close to the main train station in Ehrenfeld , a section of Cologne slightly outside the centre , but still close to the main gallery district , the Belgischen Viertel . |
| 12 | The site of the Unfair is an old industrial building close to the main train station in Ehrenfeld , a section of Cologne slightly outside the centre , but still close to the main gallery district , the Belgischen Viertel . |
| 13 | Perched on the mountain close to the main square of Ravello , guests here can look out over the highly productive vineyards and dazzling blue sea . |
| 14 | The other sniper was crouched behind a rusted workbench close to the main doorway . |
| 15 | The Amba is a friendly middle-class hotel in a handy central location , close to the main railway station and airport bus terminal . |
| 16 | She found a parking space close to the main entrance . |
| 17 | Anywhere that was obviously occupied he drove on past , as he did with any place that was exposed or too close to the main road , but deserted-looking buildings on village outskirts and elevated rows that were set back from the road generally rated at least a circling-around and a second look . |
| 18 | He drew support from Serbs like Dragan Krpovic , a foreman in a power station close to the main Kosovo town of Pristina . |
| 19 | A group of East German trade unionists complained yesterday to the main trade union federation that the official media dismissed or ignored ‘ fundamental political problems that are upsetting the workers ’ . |
| 20 | Drains to carry the dirty water underground to the main sewer , septic tank or cesspool . |
| 21 | But whether they were related directly to the main body of the puzzle was not yet clear . |
| 22 | It passed the back entrance of the Rectory , skirted the churchyard and divided in two , one leg going to the Broad , the other turning left to the main road . |
| 23 | I turn now to the main features of the text . |
| 24 | It 's not quite as far to the main school , cos the main school goes first and the prep school far , no there 's no up that road , it does n't go anywhere only to the school . |
| 25 | We stood eyeing each other for a few minutes and then to my amazement a jeep came up ; the farmer saw my problem and not only gave me a lift past the bull but took me right to the main road where the bike was . |
| 26 | Branches should report regularly to the main charity ( we do receive their minutes and annual reports at Head Office ) and their accounts should form part of the main charity 's accounts . |
| 27 | Then he dragged them out into the cockpit , making one corner fast to the main sheet winch on the cabin roof and one to the starboard jib winch . |
| 28 | ‘ He 's been moved across to the main camp . ’ |
| 29 | The wood opposite was smoking with dusk again and I was looking forward to seeing the orderly , when my door was opened and I was told that I would be moved across to the main camp at once . |
| 30 | The two women hurried across to the main doors of the bank . |