Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Daphne said this there flashed into Cecilia 's mind that conversation with Tina , that terrible thing Tina had said , and another thought , one that seemed to swim up out of the deep waters of her unconscious , the idea that she , Cecilia Darne , yes , she , had once long ago met the right girl , and here was that right girl talking to her now of something , oh , so akin to what Tina meant … |
| 2 | But there was nothing , and with a quick twist of her body she hoisted herself over the wooden rail to slither down on to the deserted deck . |
| 3 | Andrew Cunningham , who had been fortunate in having been one of the men brought up to the surface to erect a fence round the subsidence , volunteered to go back down into the unknown to search for his missing colleagues . |
| 4 | Even when the police car was able to surge up on to the elevated section of the motorway at Chiswick , the stream of traffic moved no faster and the Jaguar continued to glow in Dexter 's headlamps . |
| 5 | He did n't have to be told why he should hurry — the sea was already beginning to trickle over on to the upper deck . |
| 6 | Eastwood admitted : ‘ I was upset at missing out in the World Cup final and really do want to get back on to the international scene as quickly as possible . |
| 7 | Besides , Adam had said it was a long detour to get back on to the main road , if this lane was cut off . |
| 8 | In about 20 seconds , to thunderous applause , I am to step out on to the huge sweeping stairs , each one lit with a different colour for my famous Georges Guetary pastiche from An American In Paris , Stairway to Paradise . |