Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun prp] [adv prt] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There 's no need to look so worried , ’ he observed softly , yanking Isabel back to the present . |
| 2 | Rosemary Duncan-Smith had made her views plain when driving Meg back to Norwich station after her interview . |
| 3 | Such people are infectious however , and if they are involved in food preparation and are careless about washing their hands , they may be the modern equivalent of ‘ Typhoid Mary ’ , passing Giardia on to others . |
| 4 | Philpott had been furious that the Secretary-General had failed to consult him and after several meetings with Graham overruled the decision , accepting Graham on to the team on a probationary basis , on the understanding that he would be subjected to periodic re-evaluation . |
| 5 | Hector whined his impatience , bringing Theda back to herself with a start . |
| 6 | as if sensing she had finished , Lyddy came softly in and began to light lamps and draw the curtains , gently pulling Alexandra back to reality . |
| 7 | And that arrogant devil Christie Goldsborough who 'd caused the trouble , so far as Frizingley was concerned at any rate , by egging Ben on to cut the wages at Braithwaite 's mill . |
| 8 | ‘ The child has had a mild fit , ’ said the apothecary , turning Anna on to her stomach . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , except that while I was pulling Harry along to that far corner to give him better support , someone opened the main door above our heads , like I told you , and then went away without saying anything , and I heard a car drive off , which might have been Harry 's . ’ |
| 10 | Oliver was crouching by the tortoise box , holding Murgatroyd up to his face and murmuring , ‘ It 's my birthday , wish me a happy birthday , Murgatroyd . ’ |
| 11 | It 's always been quite hard getting Oliver up to this end of town — he jokingly claims he needs a passport and an interpreter . |
| 12 | He was all for sending Gladstone over to the ‘ bloody ’ Russians . ’ |
| 13 | A year ago at Unix Expo time we said IBM Corp was interested in moving AIX on to PC platforms other than its own to dispel its proprietary air ( UX No 359 ) : true to the promise , Blue turned up at this year 's Expo with AIX PS/2 Version 1.3 supporting non-Micro Channel boxes and running on Dell Computer Corp , AST Research Inc and Compaq Computer Corp . |
| 14 | The producer 's girlfriend kept getting John on to the dance floor , and the more John drank , the more intolerant he became of her . |
| 15 | There was some slight discussion whether the British should keep Canada or should choose the large French sugar islands like Martinique and Guadeloupe ; very few politicians close to the centre of power thought of giving Canada back to France , but the issue underlined the fact that Canada was unlikely to provide much revenue for the British treasury directly , and certainly would not provide the amount of revenue that sugar for re-export would give at a time when Britain used for consumption or for manufacture all that her West Indian islands could produce . |
| 16 | Multi-millionaire Silver , who ploughed part of his self-made fortune into hauling Leeds back to the pinnacle of the English game , is convinced manager Howard Wilkinson can spark another revival . |
| 17 | RENEWED pressure has been placed on the Government to lengthen the summer season by bringing Britain up to European standards for public holidays . |
| 18 | Will made sure she was secure , then lifted a nervously protesting Ellen on to his own horse . |
| 19 | Selkirk talked to the captain for a while in a language which he later explained was Erse , the tongue of the Isles , before taking Corbett back to the cabin . |
| 20 | Remember your mother taking David up to Birmingham way where they had erm big new |
| 21 | She was calm and sweet and later insisted on taking Phoebe out to dinner at some fancy little pseudo-Bohemian bistro . |
| 22 | I saw him taking Laura out to dinner yesterday evening . |
| 23 | Rosa came hurrying , and Michele gave the housekeeper some rapid orders before carrying Luce up to her room . |
| 24 | Yet it now looks inevitable that MPs and unions will be demanding the big spending schemes aimed at putting Britain back to work do exactly that . |
| 25 | ‘ What a shame , ’ Ashley said demurely and , lifting Thomas on to her hip , she accompanied her visitor out of the house and down the drive . |
| 26 | Spurs are in need of a creative midfielder since selling Paul Gascoigne and Paul Stewart , while Brian Clough might consider luring Webb back to Forest with his team at the bottom of the Premier League . |
| 27 | Blufton only seemed interesting as a wicked seducer , luring Nicola on to his casting couch with the bait of Jane Pargeter 's job . |
| 28 | Philips had no difficulty in luring Tyndale out to dinner . |
| 29 | Even as they spoke , Walid was probably following El-Jorr back to Eurame . |
| 30 | ‘ So , ’ Anne persisted , following Robyn through to the bathroom , ‘ you 're not going to tell me who was at this party , or whether you had a good time , or even how you got wet ? ’ |