Example sentences of "[adv prt] [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could almost imagine the door opening and Isabelle coming in to sit down at the dressing-table with its pretty antique tortoiseshell and silver toilet set , humming softly as she loved to do . |
| 2 | We got in to drive down to the medina . |
| 3 | For organizations and clubs first timing it in this area Kinloss Canoe Club can always provide an experienced canoeist guide ( usually an instructor ) to join your flotilla and paddle along to give up to the minute on the spot information , or if you wish , to lead on the water , all at not cost , especially on the Findhorn . |
| 4 | And in build , and in age , yes , striding along to get out of the rain the sooner , he might well be close enough to the shape Aldhelm would present , to an assassin waiting . |
| 5 | ‘ The breaks are probably where the mobile is moving from one cell to another and he is searching through to catch up with the conversation again in the next cell . |
| 6 | Trent sheeted it in and , as the sail drew , put the helm over to circle back towards the Zodiac . |
| 7 | Paul Dixon put Leeds ahead but Leigh came back well and snatched the lead when scrum-half Stuart Pugsley chipped through to touch down at the side of the posts for Tanner to improve . |
| 8 | How long does this process take from initial request through to hand over of the system ? |
| 9 | She just said my prayer-desk would be useful to climb on to look out of the window . " |
| 10 | ‘ What sort of accommodation have you got in Harwich ? ’ she asked , as we went off to sit down in the lounge . |
| 11 | He nodded towards Thomas , who had wandered off to squat down on the terrace and poke at something at the foot of the vines . |
| 12 | Jack took one gulp , said ‘ Lovely stuff , and went off to tune in to the King 's Speech on the secret wireless , which only he could operate . |
| 13 | Er with the new contracts that started in September erm basically it seems that some teachers are having to do bits of cleaning themselves to keep their their classroom up to up to scratch up to the standards they ought they ought to be . |
| 14 | ‘ To be realistic we need other teams to slip up to sneak through in the league so the cup is really our priority , ’ says 29-goal striker David McCallen who grabbed that sensational winner against his former club Linfield in the quarter-finals . |
| 15 | The girl later admitted she made the story up to get back at the teacher for punishing her boyfriend . |
| 16 | With this firmly decided , she made her way up to change out of the trousers and sweater she had been wearing all that long day . |
| 17 | The south east ridge leads down into a bowl of porridge-like peat , so I bore off eastwards , still rough enough , into the paring wind , crossing the Allt an t-Strathain Mhoir high up to drop down to the church . |
| 18 | Corbett smiled and walked back to sit down on the stool while Father John bowed to Wishart and silently left the room . |
| 19 | Surveys are however different from tests in their objective : a test is usually carried out to find out about an individual , a survey is carried out to find out about an issue which is across people . |
| 20 | And by the way , I have an appointment in the city around eleven , so I may not be back to stand in for the dinner breaks . |
| 21 | Every so often he slipped back to look out over the field and make sure that all was safe . |
| 22 | Then he went back to lie down in the corner of the cell . |
| 23 | IF you ever lost track of time you would know it was Christmas from the barrage of sickly singles pumped out to cash in on the season of goodwill . |
| 24 | The Inspector had pulled his radio out to check up on the ambulance . |
| 25 | The judges then went on to get through to the hub of the whole matter : |
| 26 | The visitors were ahead after five minutes when Lee Sharpe volleyed home a centre from Denis Irwin , and Southampton were struggling from then on to get back into the match . |
| 27 | ‘ I am not about to sit down to a meal with you , ’ she said bitingly , ‘ Nor am I — ’ |
| 28 | He was about to swivel round into the hall when he heard the sound of a car starting up outside the house . |
| 29 | ‘ I was just about to go over to the station when that arrived . ’ |
| 30 | The photographer and his wife Jane had been about to go through into the concert hall when Leeson saw Lowell standing on his own . |