Example sentences of "'s [noun] [vb past] [adv prt] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gabriel 's heart went out to the playmaster . |
| 2 | Theodora 's mind flashed back to the tall washed-out figure of Mrs Gray and her sudden passionate support of her husband 's good intentions . |
| 3 | The window of Ramsey 's study looked out to the west end of the cathedral . |
| 4 | Kebbel 's eyes drifted over to the window . |
| 5 | The reporter 's eyes flickered down to the floor . |
| 6 | Meredith 's eyes swept back to the island . |
| 7 | Isabel 's gaze went back to the crumbling keep . |
| 8 | The situation was made worse by the fact that the officers who had originally been blocking Simpson 's Brae moved down to the rear of the march and then , unaware that their colleagues were dispersing the head of the demonstration , were confronted by protesters running towards them . |
| 9 | ROBIN Smith 's majestic 167 not out won all the plaudits at Edgbaston yesterday but today England 's cricketers woke up to the same old problems . |
| 10 | The Ruff-stuff 's tracks swept off to the right so we kept walking to the left . |
| 11 | As she did so , Greg 's eye went back to the letter on the dressing-table . |
| 12 | The relief they felt was emphasised by the way Gustafsson 's team-mates jumped on to the court , picked him up and tossed him high in the air in celebration at the end . |
| 13 | ALLAN Lamb 's day got off to the worst possible start as flooding in London forced a quick change of travel plans . |
| 14 | THE GUINNESS GOLFING Society 's season got off to a good start when 21 members took part in the Spring meeting at Burnham Beeches . |
| 15 | Mr Scott 's removal from office was demanded by one shareholder who said that he was at the helm when the company 's finances went in to the red . |
| 16 | The prime minister 's secretary went down to the diocese to consult the leading churchmen . |
| 17 | Klift 's voice filtered back to the ship . |
| 18 | Rooney 's voice trailed off to a whisper . |
| 19 | The tray in the human 's hands crashed on to the floor in front of it . |
| 20 | Without her realising it , Fabia 's thoughts drifted back to the Gloucestershire home she shared with her parents in the village of Hawk Lacey . |
| 21 | Trent 's thoughts went back to the photograph he had found on Don Roberto 's piano . |
| 22 | Merrill 's thoughts snapped back to the present . |
| 23 | But Rose 's looks went back to an earlier time with big , wide eyes and strong yet delicate profile . |
| 24 | It transformed the way that the English dealt with the world outside Europe ; even though Charles 's son came back to the throne as Charles II in 1660 , the Republic changed the direction of English imperial policy and set a pattern followed at least until the death in 1714 of the last direct descendant of Charles I to sit on the throne . |
| 25 | The countdown to Gloucester Rugby Club 's semi-final got off to a flying start to day with the news that forward , Mike Teague , has been selected to go on the British Lions seven week tour of Australia this summer . |
| 26 | Always check whether there are any payments in addition to the hammer price before the auction begins ; it is customary to have local taxes and a buyer 's premium added on to the final bid , although these are sometimes included in the hammer price . |