Example sentences of "to the [noun sg] [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should they not be picked up , the paddlers made for a second rendezvous ( phase five ) further offshore or headed back to the beach to lie up for the following night , when the submarine would come to a different rendezvous . |
| 2 | All the judges can do is award a greater proportion of non pension assets to the wife to make up for her lack of long term security and if these other assets are small , the husband is still the winner . |
| 3 | Satisfied with Whitlock 's passport , the guard returned to the hut to telephone through to reception . |
| 4 | They were so green that they were going to the CAB to find out about unions . |
| 5 | Such good management involves proper drainage , maintenance of a neutral pH , a balance between grazing and cutting , mixed stocking , controlled grazing and resting , the avoidance of physical damage ( particularly in bad weather ) , and the return of organic matter to the soil to make up for hay or silage removed . |
| 6 | Thus , after two days in which a negotiated settlement to the original squabble seemed possible , an ultimatum to the Vietminh to clear out of Haiphong in two hours led to a bombardment which must have killed at least 1,000 people , many if not most of whom would be described as innocent civilians . |
| 7 | Leaving Googol to safeguard their equipment , he had hurried with Grimm to the station to meet up with Meh'Lindi . |
| 8 | She swung her legs over the edge of the bed and went over to the window to look down at the courtyard . |
| 9 | He became lost in one of his dour moods so I let him be and went to the window to stare out at a dairy maid carrying pitchers of milk between the barns and the kitchen . |
| 10 | The old grandma who was holding the girl 's hand looked across at him as he walked to the window to stare down into the street to watch for Eddie . |
| 11 | Laughed until the tears came , choking her , staggering to the bed to collapse on to it , crying her heart out . |
| 12 | That 's when I decided to gamble on the chance that you 'd soon be returning to the hotel to freshen up before the start of the evening . |
| 13 | You 're welcome , ’ then went to the sink in the far corner of the kitchen to wash his hands , came back to the fireside to sit down in a chair to the right of the oven , and watched his wife putting out the meal . |
| 14 | Melody still came to the farm to help out with dairy work , but these days , much to Seb 's relief , she seemed content just to be near him , making no embarrassing demands . |
| 15 | Another advantage was being near enough to the basecamp to go back for lunch ; not only did it mean we could have a hot drink but it avoided the clammy sensation , which Carole graphically described , of sitting down for lunch when you 're soaked on the outside and soaked on the inside . |
| 16 | Next day , it 's off to the supermarket to catch up with the shopping — do n't forget the newborn-size nappies ! |
| 17 | I went to the store to check up on some things , and saw that eight Kandinskys which I had bought from the widow of Kandinsky 's secretary were missing . |
| 18 | Leonora chose a brightly coloured paperback novel about the Crusades , and went over to the fireplace to curl up on the sofa . |
| 19 | She slipped her hand through the crook of his arm once they emerged into the foyer and they walked in silence to the lift to go down to the basement car park . |
| 20 | This is not the moment to go toddling back to the office to fart about over some fine print in sub-clause seventy-nine with a bunch of anal-retentives from Accounts . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Is it still light enough to work ? ’ asked Merymose , standing , and walking across to the doctor to look down at the body . |
| 22 | ‘ Yes , it jolly well does , because it 's a compliment to the bride to dress up on her special day . ’ |
| 23 | Loopy Lil began piling the tea-things on to the tray to carry back to the kitchen , and Mrs Hollidaye suggested Gloria should go and help bring in the vegetables from the shed for supper , when an insistent bell began ringing out somewhere within the house . |
| 24 | Lee turned her head to the right to look down at him . |
| 25 | The Pack hurried back to the dressing-tent to change out of their old-fashioned uniforms . |
| 26 | At daybreak , though , they passed out into the ocean proper , still heating to the north-west to get out of the miserable cold . |