Example sentences of "[adv prt] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 He did not explain what he meant , but went on rather quickly to tell me about the appointment , and for a while we talked about Cambridge , and places and people that we both knew well .
2 Twin Oaks , one of the backmarkers on the first circuit , ran on remarkably well to finish fifth without ever looking likely to take a hand in the finish .
3 They moved to a flat in Kensington that Ken financed for them — to the point that he made Carry On Regardless solely to recoup some of his losses .
4 It took a while before anyone issued a Shabba album , perhaps because he was so popular in reggae 's ‘ get a money ’ freelance business that no producer could pin him down long enough to cut enough sides .
5 In fact mounting excitement sweeps him along impetuously enough to make you even wish for a little more restraint .
6 Afterwards 4000 Sunday School children of all denominations sat down together ecumenically to consume a ton and a half of cake ; and each was presented with a copy of Pilgrim 's Progress .
7 Roll the window down just enough to make yourself heard and tell them help is on the way .
8 We bought our tickets and went through into the grounds , sitting down just inside to admire .
9 Do make sure that you get the ball down quickly enough to run it ; avoid jumping bounces that get caught by the slope .
10 ‘ But you 're not to fly down low again to try to read the signposts .
11 We were far too good sailors to risk the wash of a dreadnought , but we steamed in near enough to see the sailors on the deck of one of the accompanying destroyers .
12 If IBM 's domestic operations have finally been pared down far enough to permit the company once again to grow and prosper , it should be able to export its success , ameliorating its problems in key foreign markets .
13 Yesterday , once again , she never looked in danger of making a mistake and her rider was able to push her along fast enough to win by more than three seconds .
14 But I was , I just bought you down here just to have a look .
15 Everyone came along there simply to enjoy it .
16 He actually suggested he and I go down there together to look it over .
17 He went down there only to make tea or hide something in the fridge .
18 Certainly he would have gone down there alone to spy out the land and check on his property .
19 He knew the place , you see — he 'd been over quite recently to do a valuation for insurance .
20 The explosion had been filmed by a BBC TV cameraman , Bernard Hesketh , but was over too quickly to have any impact .
21 Er he went over s there was a plane laid on for him and he was ve went over very often to advise them on fortifications on all their concrete fortifications in France .
22 In fact we 'll move on quickly now to have a look at , we 've looked at why it 's so important .
23 ‘ Yes , I know , ’ conceded Lydia , ‘ but then I dash off somewhere else to see something different . ’
24 As a physical presence , Lanegan is oddly compelling for a man who clings solemnly to the mic stand throughout , breaking off only occasionally to reach for a glass or perform his quaint little bop routine at the outset of ‘ Nearly Lost You ’ , another gast-flabbering newie .
25 Travers soon discovers that he has been deceived again , and sets off once more to retrieve his property .
26 I then tell them a story which they act out : one day the children all set off home only to find that a great big hole has opened up in the playground .
27 A track runs east from the car park , alongside the magnificent Water of Nevis , starting off benignly enough to lure bored coiffured teenagers in high heels along it until they come a cropper as it climbs through the woods and becomes rocky .
28 that was cut off there anyway to cut a long story short when we got down there I says to him what 's the damage ?
29 I drifted off again only to open my eyes almost immediately to the sight of a head level with mine and arms reaching up .
30 Good , okay well let's take some details from you and what I 'll do is I 'll register your details onto our mailing list so that erm , anything that 's coming onto the market you 'll get a phone call on straight away to let you know but also I 'll then check and see what we 've got that might suit your requirements at the moment .
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