Example sentences of "[vb past] the [noun] [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When I heard the Cup competition had no sponsor , I approached Executive Support Manager Allan Paterson who passed the request on to Production Director Peter Robinson . ’ |
| 2 | When he went in the Dolphinarium I got the bus up to Devil 's Dyke and had my sandwiches up there . |
| 3 | The historic decision came after Attorney-General Sir Nicholas Lyell referred the case back to Court of Appeal on the grounds that the sentence was ‘ unduly lenient ’ . |
| 4 | Mainstream criticism of Distant Voices , Still Lives constantly referred the film both to art in general and to particular works of art . |
| 5 | In a hectic 64th minute spell Collins headed the ball back to midfielder Martin Murray who completely fluffed a header and Gardiner raced in only to blast the ball over . |
| 6 | A few minutes later Wayne McDowell , he played the ball out to brother Gary again , whose hard low cross was scrambled clear by the Almondsbury defence to back to Wayne McDowell whose lob shot ended up resting in the top of the netting . |
| 7 | Bromley claimed that he then handed the books over to Alderman ( later |
| 8 | Picking up the remote control , he turned the TV on to video . |
| 9 | He switched the machine on to receiver mode . |
| 10 | I pulled the rubber almost to maximum and sent the ball-bearing and photograph hissing and spinning way out to sea . |
| 11 | Rebecca ecstatically relayed the news back to base camp through her Japanese-built VHF radio , shouting : ‘ I 'm on top of the world ’ . |
| 12 | A few minutes later he sent the signal back to fleet of the now famous ‘ Tora ! |
| 13 | I brought the conversation back to business after a while . |
| 14 | Literaturnaya Gazeta yesterday brought the story up to date with an emotionally devastating report . |
| 15 | The presidential election of 1952 brought the Republicans back to power for the first time in 20 years . |
| 16 | I am pleased to say that we are right on target , ’ said Brendan as he brought the pensioners up to date with Park Royal developments . |
| 17 | He is a most welcome supporter of the Bill It would be helpful if I brought the House up to date on what has happened during the past year , so that hon. Members can take recent developments into account when making up their minds if and when they vote later . |
| 18 | He brought the doctor back to earth in Doctor Dolittle 's Return ( 1933 ) , and there was to be one last book , Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake , built round the story of the Flood with Dr Dolittle as a latter-day Noah . |
| 19 | Education chairman Gideon Ben-Tovim said Option 3 took the council back to square one in its search for a long-term policy for special schools . |
| 20 | The man dried his hands and took the phone through to Boy , then walked back into the kitchen . |
| 21 | I took the lift up to Reception and Purvis delighted in telling me that Patterson was still at lunch . |
| 22 | He admired the beast rapturously ; he took the owner out to dinner , assured him he would make a fortune , and advised him to write to King Louis Philippe on the matter . |
| 23 | My master went back to his friends and we took the boat out to sea . |
| 24 | She fried the chicken in some butter , put the vegetables on to boil , remembering the salt at the last minute , and was debating how to make a cheese sauce that bore some resemblance to those she had eaten in the past , when he walked in . |
| 25 | She put the porridge on to cook and started to sweep the room . |
| 26 | He put the television on to watch a news programme , but before it had started , the telephone at his elbow rang . |
| 27 | The SLF has been pushing Government to ensure the interests of landlords are taken care of in the regulations but in the meantime , Mr Barlow said the advice not to relet was the only choice even although it would have a serious effect on entrants wanting to get into let holdings . |
| 28 | Grace quickly rowed the boat out to sea again . |
| 29 | Then I lay over a great slab of rock which warmed the water almost to bath-heat . |