Example sentences of "[adv] and [vb past] [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bronwen ap Bryn said , as she stroked her tattooed scalp thoughtfully and turned to leave the sick-bay . |
| 2 | It was strange how good and bad could run into each other , could appear as interchangeable : not the good of succouring the sick , nor the bad of shooting the helpless , but in the subtler regions of morality where things blended together and seemed to make the business of living easier . |
| 3 | And that kind of thing went on for a long time , until I could stand it no longer and decided to leave the USSR . |
| 4 | He forced himself to bow politely , and then turned away and began to descend the stairs . |
| 5 | Confronted with Donna 's exuberant wardrobe , she realized there were only two courses open to her : either she took it on the chin ( ‘ straight spine , old girl , ’ ) , or she slunk away and refused to answer the phone when Donna called to see why she had n't been met . |
| 6 | She turned her head away and refused to recognize the women who hung over her , imploring . |
| 7 | She jerked her glance away and pretended to adjust the strap of her bag . |
| 8 | But we were driving to the ice-cap anyway and needed to reach the peaks by nightfall . |
| 9 | Harker punched and kicked the girl and when she escaped he smashed a window , went outside and began to smash the windows of her brother 's car . |
| 10 | Matata slept outside and promised to keep the fire burning ; I hoped he was a light sleeper . |
| 11 | Mr Berkley turned aside and began to study the stills of Bicycle Thieves in the portico . |
| 12 | Anybody who scores more than 40 errors on that first drive is taken quietly aside and told to take the bus home . |
| 13 | Gently he pushed her aside and went to fetch the wine . |
| 14 | Finally they reached home and tried to put the kettle on for a welcome cup of tea — to discover their water had been cut off . |
| 15 | As I made my way home and tried to comprehend the logic of taking another batsman on board , I kept arriving at the same conclusion — that I 'd be better off out of it . |
| 16 | Still she lifted her chin slightly and tried to ignore the media attention , knowing that it was all really centred on Ace and that she was nothing more than a decorative addition to his charismatic presence . |
| 17 | Veronica added that she 'd put away later and went to join the others . |
| 18 | The sound was louder now and seemed to fill the box . |
| 19 | I left the hostel at about 9 am and went to find the office . |
| 20 | Come the day I arrived at Docklands TV at 5.30 pm and went to man the phones till Deborah arrived . |
| 21 | On Wednesday , the Bogota newspaper El Espectador temporarily closed its Medellin office after cartel agents killed two of the newspaper 's employees there and threatened to murder the bureau 's remaining staff of 11 . |
| 22 | The next morning we walked up the glacier and did a lengthy rock scramble , the Trifthorn ( 3,728 metres ) , partly to acclimatise , and partly because Martin had tried it a few years earlier and failed to reach the top . |
| 23 | * The Max-AM format will be 3 × 2 minute prerecorded inserts broadcast Monday to Friday inclusive at approximately 11.10 am 1.25pm and 4.30pm and tailored to suit the audience of Max-AM . |
| 24 | ‘ When the poor man was asleep , someone came upstairs and began to pull the thread attached to the slow fuse which was left lying out on the gallery . |
| 25 | Cleo sighed heavily and turned to face the window . |
| 26 | Half convinced , she shrugged philosophically and turned to leave the apartment 's square entrance hall in which they were standing , aware of Luke following her into the luxuriously appointed lounge , a long elegant room which ended in sliding glass doors opening on to a balcony with a view she had spent part of the afternoon enjoying , pretty green parkland dotted with ornamental ponds linked by a winding , deeply cut stream that was spanned by the occasional arched stone bridge . |