Example sentences of "[adv prt] [conj] [vb past] [pron] 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 | ‘ The two of you rolled it up planks on to the truck , roped it down and drove it to the site ; is that right ? ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Suddenly the official got up and took me to the lift . |
| 6 | When he stabbed and lightly wounded the driver , they tied him up and took him to the settlement . |
| 7 | The steak was ready and Matthew dished it up and took it to the dining table . |
| 8 | He strode to her , picked her up and carried her to the bed . |
| 9 | He picked her up and carried her to the stairs . |
| 10 | He said as much when he got up and drove me to the airport . ’ |
| 11 | Amy helped him up and showed him to the door while Kath stripped off her gown and gloves . |
| 12 | Kath snapped instructions to everyone , and Amy wheeled Mr Thompson out and took him to the interview-room . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 ! ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |