Example sentences of "and [noun] [adv] to his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a while the captain , much calmer , took Selkirk and Corbett down to his cabin under the fo'castle , a small , dingy room smelling of tar and salt , and containing a simple cot bed , trunk , table and a number of stools . |
| 2 | The duel could also help a career ; if this young French Lieutenant could take Sharpe 's horse and weapons back to his battalion he would be a hero . |
| 3 | Oily major-cable snake Rob Lowe attempts to lure Wayne and Garth on to his network , all the while conspiring with a venal video-arcade owner who really wants to use their show as a Trojan horse into adolescent spending power . |
| 4 | He ran into the cottage , flinging his cap and coat on to his peg . |
| 5 | He 'll put one foot down , it stays on the surface for a second , he transfers his weight and sinks up to his body . |