Example sentences of "and [adv] [v-ing] [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beforehand they were tense and quiet , and no doubt very frightened if the truth were known , but on their return , if we saw them at all , they would be relaxed and only looking forward to bacon and eggs in the Mess — and then bed . |
| 2 | ( a ) Facing Eyemouth sea-front , turn left along esplanade , joining beach at Dolphin Hotel ( which is to left ) ; leave beach by prominent path up on to cliff-top , and then keep along top of cliffs ignoring left forks , with caravan site on left and soon diverting out to headland ( with cannons ) ( b ) . |
| 3 | Er and then going on to article twelve under the principle |
| 4 | It remained at this value for a further 20 minutes before rising again to 3.5 ( 0.5 ) by 30 minutes and then falling back to baseline by 2.5 hours . |
| 5 | The foolishness in ‘ Futility ’ being the foolishness of men going out killing each other and then coming back to nature and hoping that nature can sort out the mess they have made . |