Example sentences of "[adv prt] [coord] [verb] [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 | Please take the time to fill it in and return it to the address below by June 1 1992 . |
| 3 | Its secondary antennae have become adapted , forming claws with which it digs in and fastens itself to the delicate gill lamellae . |
| 4 | ‘ The two of you rolled it up planks on to the truck , roped it down and drove it to the site ; is that right ? ’ |
| 5 | She runs away but it bears down and casts her to the ground . |
| 6 | It 's gravity that pulls you down and presses you to the floor . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | A quota is established by dividing the total number of valid votes by the number of members to be elected plus one , and rounding up or adding one to the quotient . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Suddenly the official got up and took me to the lift . |
| 15 | When he stabbed and lightly wounded the driver , they tied him up and took him to the settlement . |
| 16 | The steak was ready and Matthew dished it up and took it to the dining table . |
| 17 | One woman derelict told her that after living with three husbands for twenty-five years she had decided to give them up and devote herself to the task of viewing the Cathedrals and Abbeys of the British Isles . |
| 18 | Then they stand it up and show it to the world . |
| 19 | He strode to her , picked her up and carried her to the bed . |
| 20 | He picked her up and carried her to the stairs . |
| 21 | He said as much when he got up and drove me to the airport . ’ |
| 22 | Amy helped him up and showed him to the door while Kath stripped off her gown and gloves . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Oh put it down here I 'll cut it up and give it to the birds . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Kath snapped instructions to everyone , and Amy wheeled Mr Thompson out and took him to the interview-room . |
| 28 | ‘ 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 ! ’ |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | With a detergent in action millions of tadpole-like components , led by their hydrophobic tails , seek out and attach themselves to the surface of dirt at any interface and congregate there in order to avoid the water . |