Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] to the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A spokesman said : ‘ The problem with heavy rainfall and flash floods is that a lot of it runs away before it can soak through to the underground aquifers . ’ |
| 2 | If the dieter feels she needs extra guidance or added structure to meal planning , she can always refer back to the suggested meals for good nutrition that we gave at the end of Chapter 4 . |
| 3 | All he would say was that the paper would be completely new , but would hark back to the great days of the Mirror . |
| 4 | I will put that on the side and just with the rest as you 're going Now I 'll move on to the financial statements . |
| 5 | Now can we move on to the reduced quantities of role equipment . |
| 6 | Okay we 'll move on to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit . |
| 7 | There is now more traffic than ever on the route and any hold-ups will spill on to the surrounding routes . |
| 8 | Where does yours fit in to the various classifications — or do you have a baby who 's a mixture of several ? |
| 9 | Feminist psychology tries to get round women 's occasional lower scores on such traits by suggesting how , with the right experience and environment , they could measure up to the male-oriented norms . |
| 10 | A new building could also face up to the logistical problems presented by so much contemporary art : vast canvases , dispersed installations , massive weights ( the Serra sculptures currently on show required the floor to be shored up ) , and ultra-sensitive materials . |
| 11 | If a horse is frightened , particularly a foal , it will rush back to the other horses or its dam for the psychological comfort of contact . |
| 12 | Can we think back to the original complaints about company car allocation ? ’ |
| 13 | For , although Clare would never reveal the details of their relationship , and although Mrs Mallory would never tell anyone about their conversation of that afternoon , some hint of his disgrace would inevitably filter through to the other members of the family whom he loved : Mr Mallory , the twins , Patrick , Patricia … |
| 14 | His conclusion , probably acceptable to most parliamentarians , is that Ukraine should ratify START 1 now , but should hold on to the 46 missiles which that treaty does not cover ( though the Lisbon protocol does ) , and delay accession to the NPT . |
| 15 | Some of the sites are enormously rich , however , and the history of palaeontology is punctuated by quite unscientific feuds between experts trying to find and hold on to the best sites for the most spectacular vertebrates . |
| 16 | He emerged with the trophies for Scottish Lorry Driver of the Year and will go on to the national finals at Telford in Shropshire . |
| 17 | He emerged with the trophies for Scottish Lorry Driver of the Year and will now go on to the national finals at Telford in Shropshire . |
| 18 | ‘ I will go on to the senior slopes , but not because I have anything to prove — to you or anyone else . |
| 19 | ‘ Perhaps we should pass on to the home-made cakes , ’ said Mervyn . |
| 20 | I even went , I was dying to go to the toilet so I thought oh I 'll go down to the big er and I had no toilet paper so I 'll go down to the big toilets and shower rooms . |
| 21 | said of driving all the way back round to collect them , he said I could walk down to the Jolly Farmers |
| 22 | Although the driver ant colony is an " animal " weighing in excess of 20 kg and possessing on the order of 20 million mouths and stings and is surely the most formidable creation of the insect world , it still does not match up to the lurid stories told about it . |
| 23 | Halsey , Heath and Ridge have argued persuasively that the post-war education system 's achievements never did match up to the meritocratic ideals of its creators . |
| 24 | But if licenses for legal events are refused there are fears that raves will simply go back to the disused warehouses where the craze began . |
| 25 | I could go back to the Happy Isles and see what little Moby was up to . |
| 26 | Andrew would go back to the bright lights of the capital and she , Benedicta , would ensure that Topaz was kept too busy to think about things which could break her heart . |
| 27 | ‘ Not all , ’ said Memet , ‘ but we would n't go back to the olive trees — not for ever , not unless we could take our money with us . ’ |
| 28 | Do not go back to the old gods . ’ |
| 29 | I wondered if people would ever go back to the old ways . |
| 30 | Erm so we we asked and asked and asked could we change back to the old nutrients which we did do in the early part of December , and lo and behold , suddenly there was n't a problem . |