Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv] to [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ben got away to a lightning start and won in a blazing 10.06 seconds ; Chidi ( not going to Scotland ) was second , and I was some way back in third place with 10.32 seconds . |
| 2 | This in turn encouraged Samsonov to drive farther to the west than originally intended , before turning northward , in the hope of encircling even greater numbers of Germans . |
| 3 | Minnis decided to do something for others who might similarly be afflicted which resulted in the Kenilworth Club and the PGL contributing annually to a fund . |
| 4 | The practice of appeal from ducal courts of first instance in the duchy to the Paris Parlement led ultimately to the formulation of the theory of independent Plantagenet sovereignty over Gascony . |
| 5 | The fire finally doused with water , a young doctor across the hall was called and he advised Dustin to go immediately to the hospital . |
| 6 | Immediately after the war , the United States moved politically to the right and Europe moved dramatically to the left — the prewar establishments had been discredited by appeasement and collaboration . |
| 7 | Donna moved closer to the painting . |
| 8 | Hitch moved closer to the prow . |
| 9 | The next day Edward came late to the library in an untypically gloomy mood . |
| 10 | Marie turned enquiringly to the groom who gently halted the ponies . |
| 11 | Nessie went to sit by her son and Nellie turned again to the window . |
| 12 | Ablaze with fiery emotions , Meredith walked self-consciously to the bathroom under Lucenzo 's critical eyes . |
| 13 | Sit at the bar or relax by the pool on the stunning roof-top terrace of the Villa Franca and below the village of Positano stretches downwards to the shoreline — the most marvellous sight . |
| 14 | The curtains billowed madly as the wind caught them and Donna dashed across to the light switch and slapped it hard , plunging the room into darkness . |
| 15 | Stok went across to the window and looked through the side of the curtain like they do in gangster films . |
| 16 | The member for Berwickshire went immediately to the head of the Administration and ‘ desired the D[uke] of Newcastle to refresh his Lordship 's memory ’ , but Lord Anson was a master of diplomatic procrastination , never refusing an important supporter of Government , yet delaying performance of his undertakings . |
| 17 | McColgan went straight to the front in a bid to break the field — but in the end , she was the one forced to pay a devastating price . |
| 18 | Meredith leaned forwards to the chart she 'd made and ticked those items off . |
| 19 | Edward reacted cautiously to the conspiracy of the disinherited . |
| 20 | Scott complained bitterly to the gentleman who had recommended Robinson that |
| 21 | Fairfax listens patiently to the laibon . |
| 22 | Kylie wrote regularly to the Riddifords and also her great aunt , Dilys Evans , a sprightly 80-year-old who still worked as a waitress in the town of Maesteg . |
| 23 | In this construction , gleaned from a close reading over a range of texts , Modleski comes close to the guidelines offered by Mills and Boon themselves : |
| 24 | Arsenal 's Norwegian international full-back , Lydersen , played a long ball behind the Norwich defence , Wright 's sheer pace tempted Norwich defender Ullathorne into a rash challenge and referee Phil Wright pointed emphatically to the spot . |
| 25 | Doyle drove straight to the Isle of Wight , arriving in time for the eleven-thirty ferry . |
| 26 | Some though , and among them my dear lady Elizabeth ( always in her thoughts did Alianor refer thus to the queen-dowager ) think differently . |
| 27 | Middlesbrough came close to a breakthrough in the 63rd minute . |
| 28 | President : Hosni Mubarak succeeded both to the presidency and to the premiership in October 1981 following the assassination of President Anwar Sadat . |
| 29 | Every evening now , Selina turns straight to the palimony page , and goes all quiet . |
| 30 | Then Jane goes away to a school called Lowood . |