Example sentences of "[adv prt] [conj] [verb] [pers pn] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were no brakes , and if I had stumbled , then the bar that ran between the shafts behind me would have caught me in the back and either dragged me along or knocked me to the ground . |
| 2 | Please take the time to fill it in and return it to the address below by June 1 1992 . |
| 3 | ‘ The two of you rolled it up planks on to the truck , roped it down and drove it to the site ; is that right ? ’ |
| 4 | She runs away but it bears down and casts her to the ground . |
| 5 | It 's gravity that pulls you down and presses you to the floor . |
| 6 | Erm that again had been rolled into balls and then he 'd have erm about a dozen sticks which which held these balls and stuck them in then after he 'd he 'd erm er thatched one erm length , one row , he 'd pull the string over and attach it to the the thick s er rope that was er going over the stack . |
| 7 | He said , ‘ I 'd love to do it ’ , and the next week I brought him over and introduced him to the cast and he started . |
| 8 | For anyone that has not seen this effect , the lace carriage is set to ‘ F ’ and instead of taking one stitch off and transferring it to the next needle , the carriage ‘ hops ’ the stitch across from the one it is on and hooks it on to the next one . |
| 9 | When the claimant was a relative or friend , the first reaction after the hugs and kisses was to take hold of the label round the child 's neck , tear it off and throw it to the ground . |
| 10 | The hon. Member for Rugby and Kenilworth stood up and praised it to the heavens — they all did , calling it the flagship of their policy . |
| 11 | Now , though , she was sitting in the dressing-room , not even sure if she could persuade her legs to stand up and carry her to the stage . |
| 12 | Suddenly the official got up and took me to the lift . |
| 13 | When he stabbed and lightly wounded the driver , they tied him up and took him to the settlement . |
| 14 | The steak was ready and Matthew dished it up and took it to the dining table . |
| 15 | Then they stand it up and show it to the world . |
| 16 | He strode to her , picked her up and carried her to the bed . |
| 17 | He picked her up and carried her to the stairs . |
| 18 | He said as much when he got up and drove me to the airport . ’ |
| 19 | Amy helped him up and showed him to the door while Kath stripped off her gown and gloves . |
| 20 | Right , I think er , everyone 's had a good say from both sides , and I would like to sum up and put it to the vote . |
| 21 | Oh put it down here I 'll cut it up and give it to the birds . |
| 22 | They they fix it up with wires and they got so far and as the tide rise , cos the ship come up and they take 'em out and take 'em to the dock , take 'em out with a heavy crane . |
| 23 | Usually , the dog never stirs in the morning until I appear , fully clad , so my plan was to come downstairs , lift the ashtray , let the dog out and follow him to the hypercium . |
| 24 | Kath snapped instructions to everyone , and Amy wheeled Mr Thompson out and took him to the interview-room . |
| 25 | ‘ I 've got to lie here for the next twelve hours without moving with an ice-pack over half my face because you walked out and left me to the mercy of a predatory pit-popsy ! ’ |
| 26 | When the press of grey on either side became too much the motorway fizzled out and abandoned them to the early-evening commuter jam of the North Circular Road . |
| 27 | Fold the interlining back and lockstitch it to the wrong side of the curtains in the same way as for the lining in Lined Curtains , but stitch two vertical rows for each width of fabric at equal distances apart and along all seams . |
| 28 | For the crew it 's the end of three hard days and nights , but at least they can now sit back and leave it to the performers . |
| 29 | In five minutes we 'll come back and take you to the medical centre for more tests . ’ |
| 30 | Insofar as English law requires the directors to take into account the interests of groups other than the shareholders it adopts the position that these interests do not fundamentally conflict with those of the shareholders and that it is therefore possible to arrive at a decision that balances all the relevant interests , subsuming them under or subordinating them to the vaguely defined collective goal of the organization . |