Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun prp] [adv prt] to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Victoria was asleep and the detective paused a few yards away to swing Richard down to the ground . |
| 2 | An imperious wave of the hand summoned a serf to take fitzAlan 's horse , and with another apologetic smile de Villiers began to guide Isabel over to the castle forebuilding . |
| 3 | The crowd had parted to let Harriet through to the centre of the square . |
| 4 | Someone , after all , has to be around to keep Microsoft up to the mark . |
| 5 | I wanted to invite Virginia back to the unit to show her what these rationalisations will really mean at the sharp end . |
| 6 | She was not looking in their direction , her head was turned to say something to whomever she was with , her short hair blown straight up by the wind as they went into the little newsagent 's , leaving McLeish a clear run to get Catherine back to the Yard . |
| 7 | It took them half the time to get Kevin out to the Murphy cart than it took to get Liam sobered up again and it was Nellie who finally drove the cart away with its very full load . |
| 8 | The new chairman told members of the Triangle , which is the oldest supporters club in Lurgan , that team work and commitment would be required to take Glenavon back to the top . |
| 9 | Patrick did not want to take Chris back to the Barbican . |
| 10 | I do n't forget how often you have threatened to throw Ben on to the streets ; knowing full well that if he went , I would go with him . |
| 11 | It had taken £50,000 to bring Bobby back to the Palace from Leicester , but it was money well spent , for his presence was regarded by many as one of the major factors in Palace 's 1972 survival — and we recouped f 12,000 of it when Bobby bustled off to join Pompey just after Christmas . |
| 12 | When their journey began , a crucial ingredient consisted in Boswell being able to show Johnson off to the people of Scotland who met him . |
| 13 | She was just trying to think what she could say to bring John back to the subject of the library and its workings when Shirley came in with two cups of tea . |