Example sentences of "and [vb infin] [adv prt] to [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sons would volunteer and rush off to the village to bring back a ‘ set of couches ’ , proudly waiting for the praise which she would generously give , though they might not be quite what she expected . |
| 2 | Beads of sweat continued to form and drip on to the table . |
| 3 | I really expect to get back in three or four days and I will try and hang on to the holiday . |
| 4 | They saw him start and jump back to the shelter of the bank . |
| 5 | No sooner was I home and motherly than it was time to dress up and head back to the theatre . |
| 6 | ‘ Another job well done , Ralph , let's pack up and head back to the station . ’ |
| 7 | When Chola was kneading the dough for ro is , tired after a day 's work in the fields , exasperated by the twins ' hungry grizzling , the chickens flapping around the bowl and the dogs ' beady eyes , she 'd lash out , screaming , and the red bitch would yelp exaggeratedly and skulk off to a corner . |
| 8 | It was a relief when they could get up and move back to the sitting-room . |
| 9 | Children and adults come to learn and face up to the facts of caring and sharing on the principal that we can not survive alone on Earth — we must share it with all the other animals and plants . |
| 10 | At break I was on duty in the corridor telling people to get out and go around to the canteen not through the school . |
| 11 | There again , that 's the best of both worlds ; I have a chance to go out and play stadiums and arenas and then I get to go home and go back to the way I was , although with a lot more experience under my belt . |
| 12 | Then we 'd dress and go back to the bar , order |
| 13 | It was also far too early to simply turn round and go back to the city even if Alain had been willing . |
| 14 | He grasped her arm and nodded towards the Land Rover , but Maggie was not about to meekly capitulate and go back to the hacienda like an escaped convict recaptured . |
| 15 | It is quite all right for you to get up and go along to the bathroom , but you should put on your stockings and your knickers . |
| 16 | Now tell our pest control officer here to turn round and drive back to the hacienda . ’ |
| 17 | Listen , have you got to stay on at the track , or is it possible for you to leave and come back to the hotel ? ’ |