Example sentences of "[prep] a trip to [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It was only after a trip to Italy in early 1932 , to see how fascism operated there , and with the support of Lord Rothermere and the Daily Mail , that Mosley renewed his efforts to form a new party designed to instil discipline into the nation , to generate a ‘ classless brotherhood ’ and to meet the challenge of communism .
2 Then this summer his condition deteriorated after a trip to Cyprus .
3 Mr Pell issued the report after a trip to Pakistan in August and talks with Pakistani leaders and leaders of the US-Pakistan-backed provisional government .
4 For those who might be interested in such peculiarities it can be recorded that this book was written entirely on aeroplanes in the course of a trip to North America : London to New York ( British Airways flight 177 ) ; New York to Los Angeles ( American Airlines flight 3 ) ; Los Angeles to Toronto ( Air Canada flight 792 ) ; Toronto to Edmonton ( Air Canada flight 613 ) ; Edmonton to London via Toronto ( Air Canada flights 126 and 856 ) .
5 At the end of a trip to Devon , a friend offered Graeme a lift to the station .
6 Account of a trip to New Zealand , August 1925 London — Cape Town — Melbourne
7 With the arrival of Ricky , Minton lost interest in the notion of a trip to America .
8 That rapid demise merely underlined the value of Neil Fairbrother 's unbeaten 64 and last night the Lancashire captain was not only savouring thoughts of a trip to Lord 's on July 10 but also smiling about his entry into cricket history .
9 It was duly arranged that we should meet after work , and it was then that I gave him further details about my ‘ sponsored ’ trip to Paris and about my much more ambitious idea of a trip to Libya .
10 But the youngster 's eyesight problems have ruled out any immediate prospect of a trip to Hungary to continue the treatment .
11 One board is covered with photographs of a trip to Waddesdon Manor in the School Bus .
12 The weekly motoring experience of Mr Dempsey ( ‘ We 're in it together ’ , 28 October ) presumably consists of a trip to Tesco 's in a car covered with ‘ I 've been to Blackpool ’ stickers and furry dice dangling from the mirror .
13 The tour operator for a trip to New York , Delhi , or any distant land will stress the comfort and the excitement of it all , the new places , people and life-style , and the sense of romance and adventure .
14 Two friends from the paras — one an ex-member of the Irish Rangers , the other a deserter from the French Foreign Legion — were saving up for a trip to South Africa where they intended to join the South African Army .
15 She explained that they contained Lady Spencer 's clothes , and had been bought much earlier for a trip to Japan .
16 And those Games are in preparation for a trip to Spain for the Junior European Championships in July .
17 They came from all over Gloucestershire for a typical Victorian day out … a trip on a steamer to the seaside resort of Ilfracombe.Six hundred and fifty climbed aboard the Balmoral at Lydney dock … making the most of the chance of a lifetime.After all the last pleasure boat to attract the crowds down to Lydney dock for a trip to Devon was the paddle steamer Ravenswood in 1893 .
18 Well , unlike many of the promises that are made over the clinking of glasses and in the glow of a few drinks , and despite the fact that Pam and Tony lived near Thurso in the north of Scotland , Wendy was working in Bristol and I lived in Shetland , we got in touch later and laid firm plans for a trip to Lapland .
19 The day after Buxton Alan Hinkes left his daughter for a trip to Everest .
20 This Autumn two victories in smaller races at Auteuil — one over timber , the other over the larger obstacles — readied him for a trip to Newbury for the Hennessy , his first outing in handicap company in Britain .
21 You 'll have no trouble in finding details of my engagements and future movements , including the papers I 'll be needing for a trip to Bruges next month .
22 Feeling suddenly shy , she looked down , and asked huskily , ‘ And , in return for a trip to Australia , the colonel told you all about me ? ’
23 As Edward VII , he took a major step in healing any rift between the two countries when he met the Czar during a trip to Russia in 1908 in an attempt to win his support against the German Kaiser .
24 He became a Minister in the Foreign Office and during a trip to Israel in 1988 condemned the Israelis over the inhumane treatment of Arab refugees .
25 A convicted murderer is on the run tonight after escaping from his escort during a trip to Edinburgh .
26 Oxford Crown Court has jailed two men after hearing how drug squad detectives tracked them down during a trip to London .
27 The African National Congress leader was due to accept the freedom of the City of Glasgow on 25 February during a trip to Europe .
28 Gay artist Philip Core died whilst fighting in court the Customs seizure of materials he had sent to his London home during a trip to America .
29 Wallasey Labour MP Angela Eagle campaigned for Bill Clinton during a trip to America and her twin sister Maria , who failed to win Crosby for Labour in the April general election , is in Minnesota helping with the final push to bring the Democrat challenger to power .
30 The investigation found no evidence that the then Democratic candidate had been engaged in illegal activities during a trip to Moscow in 1969–70 .
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