Example sentences of "she [verb] [adv prt] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 2.30am , Liz was feeling increasingly uncomfortable , though , so she got up to go to the loo and by ten to three , she was finding it impossible to get back to sleep . |
| 2 | ‘ For the good it did me , ’ Ruth murmured as she got up to go to the shower-room . |
| 3 | As usual , she strolled over to drink in the view — mistress of all she surveyed . |
| 4 | Still looking doubtful , she went off to fill the order , and when Ellie had eaten it all , down to the very last scrap , and had two cups of coffee , she came back to stand at the table , full of admiration and amazement . |
| 5 | She dawdled along to look into the garden of 45 . |
| 6 | She squatted down to peer through the glass and saw a headscarf printed with Scottie dogs and a hand clutching a potted plant with its leaves torn off . |
| 7 | A thought struck her , and she leapt up to peer into the mirror over the mantelpiece . |
| 8 | She reached over to look at the bacon before saying , ‘ No ; thank you . |
| 9 | Almost without thinking she reached down to turn off the gas and water taps , then climbed the narrow stairs and pushed open the door to her right , smiling at the riot of roses that covered the walls . |
| 10 | In a lull , she drifted up to see to the babies , but misjudged mounting the stair ; Bridhe , desperate for more hands , was coming down and grabbed her . |
| 11 | Then she went on to elaborate with the facts she 'd learned from Leo . |
| 12 | She went on to talk about the shop , giving Myra no time to say anything else about Roman . |
| 13 | She went on to work for the Friends ' Committee in France , Austria , Poland , and Greece . |
| 14 | And she went down to check in the winter time and she said your van was really dry . |
| 15 | I think if she went in to live in the back woods , you know , way beyond |
| 16 | Then she lay down to rest in the lounge , surrounded by other women who even here never stopped talking . |
| 17 | Very slowly she leaned over to reach under the table . |
| 18 | She ran up to listen at the bedroom door again . |
| 19 | Furious , she sat down to wait for the next vehicle . |
| 20 | She did see the yachtsman as she trekked back to start on the long walk home , and she went towards him . |
| 21 | As they walked up towards the main road , he was surprised to see her turn round to wave at the policemen as if they were old friends . |