Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [verb] [adv prt] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lorryloads of blooms rolled up to the Bel Air mansion where Liz , 60 , lay in bed , surrounded by her doctors . |
| 2 | As a matter of principle , the bank in such circumstances should not be entitled to rely on the transaction and this is the view which has been taken by a series of authorities going back to the beginning of this century . |
| 3 | The work of solicitors goes back to the 15th century and as time has gone on they have become increasingly influential . |
| 4 | Set on a hilltop , the old town is surrounded by seven rows of ramparts leading up to the bastion and cathedral at the summit . |
| 5 | Joe always made sure there were a couple of swings rigged up to the spreaded branches for the children to enjoy . |
| 6 | There were hundreds of ropes going down to the stage below — it was a long , long way down . |
| 7 | It was market day and the wide curving flight of steps leading up to the centre was lined with flimsy tables covered in kitchenware and watches and clothing and tools and toys Music blared out from a stall selling bootleg cassette tapes . |
| 8 | The Doctor looked back from the short flight of steps leading down to the entry hall , and watched the TARDIS dematerialize with a feeling of pain at seeing his ship go without him . |
| 9 | The alley ended abruptly in a couple of steps leading down to the sluggish black waters of a canal . |
| 10 | Tass news agency said hundreds of wagons rolled in to the southern Soviet republic bordering Turkey , three days after the Soviet parliament authorised the army to take over the railways . |
| 11 | The four sets of parents went in to the Panel separately , although they were to be treated as one case . |
| 12 | The Shah had made a showplace of his country with his colossal purchasing of weapons , and look what it had all come to : ‘ If you drive from Shiraz to Isfahan even today you 'll see hundreds of helicopters parked off to the right of the highway . |
| 13 | Er by effectively where we 've got the er combination of colours joining on to the southern bypass , we looked at moving that in a westerly direction to encourage that movement . |
| 14 | In reality one feeds the other ; the store of ideas filter through to the bespoke work while the insights gained by designing work for specific needs provide an overview of market needs . |
| 15 | We were able to confirm the histories of families going back to the 19th century . |
| 16 | Lisa nodded , carefully scooping up armful of bouquets to carry out to the van . |
| 17 | There will thus be an increase in the supply of pounds coming on to the foreign exchange market . |
| 18 | This will therefore lead to an increase in the supply of pounds coming on to the foreign exchange markets . |
| 19 | The volcano became active on 28 March last year with a series of eruptions building up to the major explosion on 4 April . |
| 20 | Ramblers were often trained as weeping standards , with their stems tied to a vertical pole and then fanned out over a series of hoops to cascade down to the ground . |
| 21 | At the back of the hall a flight of stairs led down to the servants ' kitchen . |
| 22 | This is a lovely sheet of water amongst trees , having as a powerful background the massive build-up of ridges leading up to the summit of Mam Sodhail , a major Munro 3862 feet high . |
| 23 | I leant against a chestnut , one of a bib of trees leading down to the Wild Garden . |
| 24 | LEEDS manager Howard Wilkinson 's galaxy of stars square up to the ‘ Milky ’ way tonight with their season threatening to disintegrate inside six days . |
| 25 | This line of islands swings round to the north , and finally back to the west through South Georgia , describing a great loop , and then heads off for the extreme south of South America . |
| 26 | It was another one of the tower rooms , with a semi-circle of windows giving on to the mountains , and for a moment they all halted on the threshold , too stunned to move by the sight of the magnificent blaze of the setting sun throwing the snow-covered peaks into relief . |
| 27 | One pair of curtains drawn back to the two outer corners of the bay will look attractive , but they will cut down the light from the side windows . |
| 28 | Of course , stories of ex-smokers drifting back to the fold are commonplace . |
| 29 | All the increases that he has just quoted — in the number of pupils staying on to the fifth and sixth years and in the number of social workers — are down to the fact that all the regional authorities in Scotland are controlled by the Labour party and they see as their spending priorities the need to create educational opportunities for young people and to provide home helps for old people . |
| 30 | These vines overlook a small north-south running valley , on the other side of which a 170-metre high spur of vines drops down to the northwestern edge of the village . |