Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv] the [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Right now the others are chatting with Guy Holmes and Tamzin , discussing their love lives — in Fred and Rob 's cases matters of quite rampaging heterosexual complexity — while Richard talks down the phone to South Africa , saying ‘ success has a price … ’ |
| 2 | In an amiable parody of an interview he once heard being given by Sir Adrian Boult , Gould spelt out the attitude to recording of that older generation : roughly , ‘ I do n't mind doing the occasional recording , old boy — not everyone gets to concerts — and we 'll do our best , but I do n't want any ‘ patching ’ , we must keep the long line intact ’ . |
| 3 | As Farrah 's parents went through hell , Caren McSweeney showed off the six-month-old to customers at an Irish pub claiming she was called Chloe . |
| 4 | SUPERMARKET giant Sainsbury threw down the gauntlet to M & S , Tesco and Safeway yesterday with another set of sparkling results . |
| 5 | Finance function Quality manager Dave Storey sets out the background to C&P 's pursuit of Cost of Quality and gives some guidance on how it can best be calculated . |
| 6 | But Mr Erman Torughu handed over the cash to UEFA on Thursday as evidence of a bribe , prompting Tbilisi 's sensational dismissal from the competition . |
| 7 | Regrettably , Ken Mentle handed over the money to Smith and , as well as manager , appointed him club development officer . |
| 8 | Alastair Goodrum turns back the clock to a high speed dash across England in 1811 . |
| 9 | At the moment of death Jesus hands back the Spirit to God ( Luke 23:46 ) . |
| 10 | Nigel and Shirley handed over the cheque to matron Ann Teaney . |
| 11 | As soon as he had gone , Emmie raced down the garden to the boathouse . |
| 12 | Every day , at 10am , Grachev picks up the telephone to Yeltsin and speaks for five minutes . |
| 13 | ‘ Run , ’ roared Tom , and he and Willie tore down the pathway to the cottage . |
| 14 | English Estates area manager Peter Watson handed over the donation to museum curator Hilary Wade . |
| 15 | Waldegrave threw out the challenge to the physics community last week at the annual conference of the Institute of Physics in Brighton . |
| 16 | White-faced , her eyes wide with fright , Christine raced down the bank to the pram . |
| 17 | Mr Clarke threw down the gauntlet to a trio of Cabinet colleagues in the vanguard of demands for deeper spending cuts instead of higher taxes to tackle the projected £50 billion deficit . |
| 18 | Mr Clarke threw down the gauntlet to a trio of Cabinet colleagues in the vanguard of demands for deeper spending cuts instead of higher taxes to tackle the projected £50bn deficit . |
| 19 | Jenny dashed down the bank to the river and pulled off her shoes and socks . |
| 20 | Tim ran up the roof to the window . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's four afternoons a week , ’ Kitty Bouverie said down the telephone to Anna . |
| 22 | Annie looked down the table to where her son George sat next to his wife . |
| 23 | The traditional story is that Edison sketched out the idea to his mechanic John Kruesi , who built it and bet a box of cigars it would not work . |