Example sentences of "[vb past] and [verb] to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Himmler winced and said to the girl , ‘ Leave us . |
| 2 | He rose and went to the window , looking down the slope . |
| 3 | She rose and went to the window , still in the half-real state induced by daytime sleeping , and looked out at the darkening world where the yellow glow of a lamp in the yard showed Jem was milking . |
| 4 | Then Abbot Radulfus rose and went to the altar . |
| 5 | Then he rose and stalked to the door . |
| 6 | After several minutes he rose and walked to the shelf where he kept some personal books , among them the family bible , bearing the signature of his father and his grandfather and his great-grandfather . |
| 7 | She rose and hurried to the door and opening it saw not Craig but the small figure of Will Davies crouching in the street . |
| 8 | She rose and moved to the window and stared out into the silent square . |
| 9 | Miller nodded to Finch , who rose and moved to the hi-fi cabinet , where the three cassettes stood ready for use . |
| 10 | Astrid was married , kids and mortgage , but the summer had rocketed by in a riot of colours and joy , and autumn found Astrid divorced and coming to the end of being in love with Jay . |
| 11 | She stopped and looked to the side , and when she did n't continue , he said , ‘ He 's tried to commit suicide ? ’ |
| 12 | Benjamin stopped and pointed to the entrance . |
| 13 | He found the Regent dismounted and talking to the magistrate-father of the messenger . |
| 14 | In vain the poor jackal howled and shrieked to the tiger to stop , but the noise behind him only frightened the coward more . |
| 15 | We lost , but appealed and came to the Court of Appeal in March 1990 . |
| 16 | They parked and walked to the cape where there was a terrifying sheer drop to the sea . |
| 17 | If caught climbing you checked and adhered to the wall , until the bombardment resumed to cover the rasp ? f your movements again . |
| 18 | Eventually , having decided that calling out the Cave Rescue for a simple case of overeating would n't look good in the newspapers , I recovered and got to the lane by Clay Pits Plantation that leads to Victoria Cave . |
| 19 | Suddenly , Oliver fainted and fell to the floor . |
| 20 | Then I fainted and fell to the floor . |
| 21 | As you say , plain boards lettered and varnished and exposed to the elements soon lose their fresh effect . |
| 22 | Caroline straightened and walked to the mirror . |
| 23 | Minutes later , ‘ Big Mouth Strikes Again ’ filled the ex-railway station with intelligent energy and Morrissey , dressed in untrendy white , swirled and twirled to the glory of it all . |
| 24 | I did as you asked and came to the police station and Mrs Lewis 's , so that 's where it ends , as far as I 'm concerned . ’ |
| 25 | Yashkin turned and went to the door , the small stamping machine now back in a small box and in his pocket . |
| 26 | Kee turned and went to the door . |
| 27 | I was going to try the door , but I could hear him snoring before I touched the handle , so I turned and went to the bathroom . |
| 28 | He turned and yelled to the woman who was polishing a glass at the other end of the bar . |
| 29 | I 've got work to do , ’ he turned and returned to the smithy . |
| 30 | Seeing movement among the trees at the far end of the stone-flagged path , she turned and signalled to the maids to be quiet . |