Example sentences of "[adv prt] [to-vb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are looking forward to a visit from prominent physiotherapist Vivian Grisogono , who , with her vast and expert knowledge of treating sports injuries , has much to impart about the way we enthusiastically drive our bodies on to perform at a pace that often proves harmful . |
| 2 | She joined Jean 's class in 1962 and went on to train as a teacher . |
| 3 | She then went on to appear before a packed lecture theatre at the Physicians Hall to receive her award and the Edinburgh Medal from the Lord Provost and to deliver the traditional Edinburgh Medal Address . |
| 4 | He went on to work as a designer and translator for an Austrian publisher , where the manager , Otto Preminger ( later a celebrated film director ) introduced him to Max Reinhardt . |
| 5 | He then entered the University College , London , to study zoology and stayed on to work with a very distinguished man , J B S Halldane on the genetics and behaviour of the fruit fly . |
| 6 | Successful candidates then go on to work on an MSc dissertation , or are recommended for registration for a PhD or MPhil . |
| 7 | He went on to work in a hospital ship in the Mediterranean — a year which he later described as being one of the most enjoyable of his life . |
| 8 | You go on to pass through a nature reserve at Redgrave and Lopham Fen , and on through Royden Fen , also managed as a nature reserve . |
| 9 | We obeyed and went in to sit in a sombre half-circle round the fire . |
| 10 | He thought of sitting down to wait for a break in the storm but that could have been all night so he struggled on downhill , angling a little to the left , until he met the treeline at the bottom of the meadow . |
| 11 | She settled down to wait with a book on caving she found in his bookcase , but after a while she had to acknowledge he 'd been gone longer than she 'd expected . |
| 12 | A police helicopter has been called in to search for an armed robber who 's raided five petrol stations in three weeks . |
| 13 | I crouched down to hide behind a pillar , and watched . |
| 14 | you ca n't settle down to work on a project even though it interests you |
| 15 | With no casualties to deal with , but with new staff and better equipment our doctors settled down to work with a will for the children from ‘ Peabody buildings ’ at the back of the hospital who had either come back from evacuation , or who would not go anyway . |
| 16 | Ray Shepherd looked up at them as coolly as if he had just driven in to work on a routine day . |
| 17 | I got some quiet music and sat down to listen for a minute . |
| 18 | And Mum and Dad are going off on holiday on Saturday , so they wo n't be popping in to visit for a couple of weeks . ’ |
| 19 | They 're invited in to talk about a particular thing that 's coming in , about noise or about rats in the basement or about how to , and the interviewer has a very vague idea it 's a topic he 's heard it , he 's thought about it , he thinks it 's a local thing , and he 's actually trying to get something out of it in a sense . |
| 20 | This meant that Jocasta was unlikely to come bouncing out and invite her in to listen to a Mahler symphony on her record player . |
| 21 | The student will not feel a sense of guilt if she sits down to talk to an anxious patient . |
| 22 | I mean I suppose there is in all social work in a sense , that if you go in to look at a family and , and you 're trying to assess you know whether the children should be taken into care , well you 're exercising a a sort of statutory erm er sort of responsibility , and as far as the clients are concerned , er if you , like that can sort of get in the way of er er a more human sort of relationship if you see what I mean , because |
| 23 | If the carer moves in to look after a couple ( eg elderly parents ) on the death of one spouse the tenancy goes to the surviving spouse . |
| 24 | The arrival of bailiffs often results in fear and confusion … just a fortnight ago police reinforcements were called in to help with an eviction from a house in Brockworth . |
| 25 | Now I 'm not I 'm asking is whether its shareholders could write in to apply for a concessionary ticket to Alton Towers and get a reduced price if they so wish . |
| 26 | I thought that if I took him down to paddle for a while , it would cool him down and distract him , so he would be able to sleep . |
| 27 | The original bouquet for this picture was exceptionally large , so I have not been able to reproduce a life-sized replica but instead have scaled it down to fit into a picture frame . |
| 28 | Nick stayed at Muirfield for a morning press conference next day and then flew down to play in a charity pro-am . |
| 29 | We carried our own humble bags across the road , and lay down to sleep on a gravel slope in the lee of a hut . |
| 30 | Colourful adverts for the Farley 's drink in magazines show a child snuggling down to sleep with a cup slipping from his hand , and the slogan : ‘ Five minutes ago he was demolishing the house . ’ |