Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ For , ’ she put down , ‘ I want to go there as humble McAllister who keeps the house clean , dressed the doll and made and embroidered the baby clothes , not as the American Princess doing the gracious , ladling our Papa 's money , not one penny of which I have earned , smiling and patronising those not so fortunate as myself , and then leaving them to go home to the embassy — to forget them ! ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Bumface came here to tell me that he was going to fight the War Office and that he was not having the WO Instruction for me to report forthwith to the Ski Battalion at Bordon . |
| 3 | The citizens charter sets out a comprehensive programme to improve the quality of public services and make them answer better to the wishes of their users , where that can be done , by providing choice for the citizen . |
| 4 | He says the two main benefits for shareholders are that the perks are a ‘ bit of fun ’ that it ‘ enables them to relate more to the company . ’ |
| 5 | The reason is that erm the question of membership seems to me to relate essentially to the ministry of the whole people of God . |
| 6 | I gazed across to the rising ground beyond the farm buildings . |
| 7 | He twisted the throttle , 20 knots or more , skimming across the waves , while I clung tightly to the gunwhale , and Graham sheltered his daughter , Abigail , from the spray . |
| 8 | As I got closer to the raised platform at the far end of the church , it was as if the sound was pushing me forward . |
| 9 | In early June , I got close to the top , and to the cirque , before having to stop the car at a snow-drift ; but if that happens you can simply enough walk the rest of the way or , indeed , walk directly into the cirque along the valley to the left out of He as . |
| 10 | I got quickly to the parapet . |
| 11 | I moved closer to the entrance to the trench , pushed aside one of the heavy pieces of wood , and looked up at the sky . |
| 12 | As I moved closer to the edge of the site , I felt a sense of optimism welling up inside me . |
| 13 | I sleep close to the stove . ’ |
| 14 | However , I say again to the House — and especially to Government Members that they should ask questions relating to the Prime Minister 's responsibility — |
| 15 | I was now at a bit of a loss as to what to do next , so I wandered upstairs to the room that housed the books covering my subject , just to check up on a few things . |
| 16 | A little unsteadily I wandered away to the library , but I found it difficult to concentrate on the uses of the Russian Imperfective . |
| 17 | I was certain I would catch something in Rock Pool , and my hopes mounted as I waded silently to the perfect casting position . |
| 18 | Once only was I able to talk to Hayward de vive voix , and that was at the Institute of Contemporary Arts , when I referred again to the housekeeper problem ; but in the end , for reasons that I do not know , our Greek candidate , who might have been an admirable choice , was not summoned for interview . |
| 19 | I referred earlier to the excellence of the Home Office research and statistics department when I explained that we do not keep crime figures for the past 12 centuries . |
| 20 | I referred earlier to the effort that we made during 1992 to make ourselves both more efficient and more profitable . |
| 21 | So I head downstairs to the Pleasure Dome , a wood-panelled room that shows Dutch movies with spurious plots . |
| 22 | I staggered across to the washbasins . |
| 23 | I squelch upstairs to the flat after my half-hour walk , and Kenneth answers the door with his specs on the end of his nose and the now permanent book in his hand . |
| 24 | ‘ He veered to the right , I veered strongly to the left and we had many a set to . ’ |
| 25 | She said that if I came here to the island and said I was sorry you 'd welcome me with open arms . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ No , I came straight to the Met from school at eighteen . ’ |
| 27 | That 's why I object strongly to the Office 's plugging me in as an Automatic Nurse for one night ! ’ |
| 28 | I object strongly to the photograph of Ahmadi Muslims that was published in the NI in the context of the articles on fundamentalism £P/ |
| 29 | I walk closer to the river where there are some huts . |
| 30 | The undercut cave is dark and mysterious but the lightness of the sandy bottom becomes apparent as I look across the bend , the water becoming shallower as I scan across to the inside of the bend . |