Example sentences of "[adv prt] a [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Daleks and Mechonoids fight a mutual battle of annihilation , the humans escape down a rope to the jungle below , apparently losing Steven Taylor in the hasty retreat . |
| 2 | And tonight we lead the world in facing down a threat to decency and humanity . |
| 3 | They withdrew down a gulley to the beach under fire that intensified as they remained below the cliffs , a sea mist shrouding their signals to the landing craft . |
| 4 | We went down a passageway to a small panelled hall . |
| 5 | One of the counters had fallen down a snake to the bottom of the pit . |
| 6 | It 's like tumbling down a whole to your earholes from the start is n't it ? |
| 7 | Bring it down a bit to a Panasonic K X P Eleven Twenty Four |
| 8 | Is he erm bring himself down a bit to Nick 's level , cos Nick and has n't really got any position ? |
| 9 | Break it down a bit to something that 's a bit easier |
| 10 | On the left the slope broke off and fell down a cliff to the river . " |
| 11 | The French prime minister has just thrown down a gauntlet to America on agricultural trade : he wants to rewrite the deal recently struck by America and the EC on farm exports ( see page 92 ) . |
| 12 | The 16th-century ruins of Knock Castle , 2 miles away , have a murky past — all the sons of the Laird were murdered by a neighbouring Forbes of Strath girnock ; when the Laird was informed he was so overcome by grief that he fell down a staircase to his death . |
| 13 | For one mad moment he thought of climbing out of the seat and sliding down a girder to safety : ‘ No , you berk , they only do that in films ! ’ |
| 14 | You drove down a slope to a depth of 50 or more feet , and found yourself in a spacious area which was brightly lit . |
| 15 | That did not prevent her from being thrown down a mineshaft to her death in 1918 . |
| 16 | Meanwhile , as Ladbrokes shortened Nashwan 's odds for next Sunday 's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe from 2-1 to 7-4 with a run , French Glory came down a point to 7-1 amid rumours that Pat Eddery would switch to him from Khalid Abdullah 's other probable runner , Assatis . |
| 17 | One potential criticism of the pH/pCO 2 method is that investigators may be measuring dissolved CO 2 in perfusing solution that has diffused as CO 2 gas down a mucosa to lumen concentration gradient , rather than occurring due to secreted bicarbonate ions . |
| 18 | Because there is so little drag on crossing two stitches every four rows this is one time when you will not need to take down a stitch to either side of the cable . |
| 19 | In taking refuge with a submerged class , which by its toil serviced the spotlessly clean houses of Dutch society , he was laying down a challenge to his privileged friends and relatives . |
| 20 | Gavin Peacock turned down a move to Ayresome Park to stay on Tyneside and Keegan , having pipped Lawrence for Charlton winger Robert Lee , is close to landing Hignett — who has also attracted West Ham and Manchester City . |
| 21 | Fox turned down a move to Hull at the weekend but Northern had to match the Humbersiders ' £140,000 offer before clinching the deal . |
| 22 | As expected , GOSLING CELTIC 's £10,000-rated captain , STEWART TRUCKLE , has turned down a move to Third Division ATHLETICO WHADDON . |
| 23 | DARLINGTON defender Mark Sunley yesterday revealed the reason why he turned down a move to Motherwell . |
| 24 | In the case of respondents whose arguments will be simply that the judgment of the court below is correct for the reasons given , counsel for the respondent can send in a letter to that effect in lieu of a skeleton argument . |
| 25 | In the cases that followed ( ie the disposal of the whole of the matrimonial home to the wife ( Chapter 3 ) ; a conveyance of the husband 's interest in the matrimonial home to the wife ( Chapter 4 ) ; and the conveyance of the husband 's interest in the matrimonial home to a third party ( Chapter 5 ) ) , once the husband had disposed of his interest no further tax considerations applied so far as the husband was concerned ( unless there was an element of gift involved in the conveyance not at arm 's length and the husband died within seven years , thus bringing in a charge to inheritance tax ) . |
| 26 | A group representing families of the British victims marked the anniversary by handing in a petition to 10 Downing Street calling for a public inquiry . |
| 27 | Unlike some Poll Tax demonstrations , this one passed off without any violence , protestors were satisfied with handing in a petition to Mrs Thatcher 's front door . |
| 28 | Her hand slid along a wall to a light switch . |
| 29 | Ranetta Sen , 13 , was running along a corridor to her next class when she crashed into a wall and fell to the floor . |
| 30 | Formalities did not take long , and in no time they were riding upwards in the lift and then walking along a corridor to the door of Ven 's suite . |