Example sentences of "[adv] [coord] [verb] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He found them quickly enough and returned to the pub . |
| 2 | Just then , a customer got up suddenly and hurried to the door . |
| 3 | Slice the kidneys thickly and add to the pan with the lemon juice . |
| 4 | A modern spacious terminal , situated alongside and integrated to the railway station just inside the main harbour entrance , provides passenger and car booking offices for P&O European Ferries and Sealink British Ferries , a travel centre for Northern Ireland Railways and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board , bookstall , buffet , currency exchange and car hire facilities . |
| 5 | When you can feel a steady breeze on your back , pull the line gently and call to the helper to release . |
| 6 | Then he shifted impatiently and gestured to the drawing-room . |
| 7 | He was able to read ( in a time when many nobles were happily illiterate ) and noted for his skill at reading aloud and singing to the harp . |
| 8 | I rolled out of bed at eight o'clock and went to the bathroom where I turned on the taps for a hot bath . |
| 9 | Nobody can seriously suggest that we turn back the clock entirely and return to the world of Constable 's Haywain , where there was a good deal of misery and hunger amidst all that beauty . |
| 10 | She rose swiftly and went to the cubicle , where a nurse was straightening the bed and she asked , ‘ Where are they taking him ? ’ |
| 11 | They may be made from aluminium , fibreglass or plastic , and can be anything from a simple pair of flexible aluminium or plastic bars to a complicated collection of alloy pieces riveted together and linked to the harness . |
| 12 | Leadership which involves directing the meeting constantly and talking to the group for a majority of the time is unhelpful . |
| 13 | The system allows doors to be assembled separately and fitted to the car at a late stage , to improve access to the car as it proceeds along the line . |
| 14 | But as she seized it in her hand , before her horrified eyes the dried petals fell away and fluttered to the floor , scattering like confetti at her feet . |
| 15 | She parked on a verge some distance away and ran to the roundabout . |
| 16 | Myeloski turned away and walked to the river-wall , leant against it . |
| 17 | Vincent turned away and staggered to the wire and hung limp across it , his body trembling . |
| 18 | Madge had offered to carry her bag but she drew away and clung to the bannister rail . |
| 19 | She pulled away and returned to the dining room to find her cigarettes . |
| 20 | Jack walked downstairs and went to the kitchen . |
| 21 | Go into a tavern tonight and listen to the music played there . |
| 22 | She hurried indoors and went to the telephone . |
| 23 | She could not sleep and , remembering that Ronald Travis would be on duty , decided to wait until her parents had gone to bed , then slip outside and go to the signal box to see her lover . |
| 24 | Why did the Commission 's own publications catalogue the effects that NOx , SO&sub2 ; and ozone could have on trees , until ‘ one could scarcely but come to the conclusion that there is a strong connection between atmospheric pollution and damage , ’ yet ‘ we are still talking about not being satisfied . ’ |
| 25 | For active hunting , a heavy shell must be something of a handicap and some carnivorous molluscs have taken to a faster if riskier life by doing without it altogether and reverting to the life-style of their flatworm-like ancestors . |
| 26 | Culley reeled the tape back a little and listened to the question again . |
| 27 | The boys thanked her politely and returned to the rest of the royal party grinning and clutching their gifts . |
| 28 | To make a transfer , you simply start both machines together from off play-pause and record-pause respectively and run to the end of the recording — synchro-edit facilities make this easier to manage . |
| 29 | He turned round , then turned back , looked once more round the room , then shook his head quickly and went to the door , taking his stick from the corner by the washing machine on his way out . |
| 30 | The lessons of A Course In Miracles provide many wonderful affirmations such as — ‘ There is nothing to fear ’ , ‘ I could see peace instead of this ’ , ‘ All that I give is given to myself , ‘ All things I think I see reflect ideas ’ , ‘ Let me be still and listen to the truth ’ , ‘ Light and joy and peace abide in me ’ , ‘ Today I will judge nothing that occurs ’ , and ‘ The past is over . |