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 | If I was curious it was only to see the rest of the house . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Is yours powerful enough to spend the rest of your life in a rage , looking at your watch ? |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | And now just to spend the rest of the lecture elaborating on what I just said . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | There seemed to be nothing now to hang the rest of her life on , and Alain had a very disturbing effect on her . |
| 15 | Poor old Turkey Lurkie saw it all and rushed round here to warn the rest of us . ’ |
| 16 | You tape his mouth closed , put the roll of tape in one pocket , then leave him there to search the rest of the house , pulling down the blinds in each room as you go . |
| 17 | As the delegated head of this wonderful club , I see my duties as follows : firstly to my wife and children ; secondly to other members of my family ; then to consolidate my assets in any profitable manner I choose ; and then to devote the rest of my time to the welfare of this club . |