Example sentences of "[to-vb] to [art] sea " in BNC.

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1 I wanted specifically to address myself to one rumour which seems to be a circulating dilemma , a great deal of enthusiasm and I heard that at er Chichester Railway Station today erm the staff at Chichester Railway Station seem to be under the impression that the erm the emergency planning authorities er have imminent proposals to breach the railway line south of to allow the flood water to escape to the sea , with the result so I was quite earnestly and er without any doubt that the railway will be closed for six months erm the , the Chairman of the County Council just raised this issue with the Emergency Planning , I understand that this is er an unsubstantiated rumour and er that there be a an immediate er destruction of the railways is not imminent but er I think perhaps it shows that erm probably due to the the great media interest and all sorts of stories are er doing a round but it goes without saying of course that the railway was n't closed for six months to the railway , but I do n't think there is any er any prospect to that , but I think the Chairman Council feels that .
2 She tried to imagine what it would be like to sink to the sea bed and stay there , calmly , with only a steel hull between a man and the enormous , pressing waters .
3 It was noticeable that Celia no longer asked to go to the sea although , by that time , the weather had changed .
4 In the spring she said she wanted to go to the sea , to a warmer place .
5 Well they do n't want to go to the sea , erm
6 He ordered those of his crew still in a fit state to swim to take to the sea .
7 The Luikens sold Claythorpe mill ( which remains as a restaurant ) in 1988 , to return to the sea which they both love .
8 The urge to return to the sea is now so great that they will wriggle out of a pond and cross dew-drenched meadows if that is necessary to reach a stream that will lead them to salt water .
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