Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] to [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The thing is , I was thinking of going to Prague myself , ’ she hung grimly on to her self-control to get started again . |
| 2 | But here it is epigraphy which has added most strikingly to our knowledge : as early as Herodotus ' day there had been Persians with names like Megabates at Halikarnassus ( ML 32 ) , and new inscriptions from fourth-century Labraunda , a sanctuary in Persian-held Karia , attest the Iranian proper names Phrathethnes and Ariarames ( Inscriptions of Labraunda 77 ; 28 ) . |
| 3 | Yet she did n't think she had imagined that , when her head had dropped wearily on to his shoulder , his arms had tightened about her . |
| 4 | She held on grimly to her temper . |
| 5 | Although it is rare to see a carpet that 's been worn right down to its backing they can often look worn . |
| 6 | Even those who slim right down to their goal weight will always find parts they wish were even slimmer ! |
| 7 | They had finally calmed down , smiled sheepishly — albeit damply — at one another , and Joanna had demanded the whole story , from Isabel 's meeting with Guy right down to their arrival at Ashby Chase . |
| 8 | ‘ He still cuts instinctively inside to his left . |
| 9 | Tension in the neck and shoulders can be eased by circling the shoulders up and around a few times backwards and forwards and by circling your head slowly down to your chest and then up so that your neck is stretched with your chin in the air . |
| 10 | I drove slowly down to my office . |
| 11 | Her smooth cream front became quite blotched with dampness because she made no effort to check her tears , just let them run down her face and drop wetly on to her bodice . |
| 12 | In the rest of this chapter we shall drop the assumption that prices are fully flexible and examine the implications of assuming that they are either fixed or at least move only slowly to their equilibrium values . |
| 13 | Claudia sank down on to her bed and tried to shut her ears to the sound of him in the next room . |
| 14 | Suddenly , she felt the younger man push her down on to her back , and lift her legs high . |
| 15 | Suddenly she heard the sound of an approaching car on the road running alongside the promenade , and as its headlights shone on them , she tried to pull away , turning her head so that his kisses fell on to the side of her face and down on to her shoulder . |
| 16 | Then she found that she had no breath , for all the breath went out of her body when he tossed her down on to her mattress . |
| 17 | In terror Ruth dropped the receiver down on to its cradle . |
| 18 | Then , scampering up behind Handlebar 's bird it grabbed its rival by the neck , gripped , and forced it down on to its side . |
| 19 | She banged the iron down on to its tin rest , took up a small bowl of water , sprinkled the sleeve . |
| 20 | I could have stayed in London of course , eating my heart out for you as I have done ever since you put your head down on to your bread and butter here in this room and burst into tears ; but the combination of Christmas , and not having seen you in months drove me to a railway station and this morgue of a house . |
| 21 | He pushed her down on to his bunk , pulling his duvet around her , then took a fresh towel and began to dry her hair . |
| 22 | In the ensuing chaos , six or seven pairs of hands grabbed Ferryman and pulled him down on to his bottom . |
| 23 | Then he felt his trousers being undone and her dark head slipped down on to his lap . |
| 24 | A few years ago he was pretty effective I 'll admit , but that was almost entirely down to his pace , which he seems to have completely lost since his lengthy ‘ injury ’ . |
| 25 | Compared with the Fontenay Trio ( Teldec ) , they are richer and more responsive to the music 's latent unease , less so to its elegance . |
| 26 | And especially not to my aunt . ’ |
| 27 | Despite the difficulties Frere was committed to his new life and regretted only that enthusiasm came less easily to his wife . |
| 28 | You must be absolutely and totally out of your tiny mind ! she told herself fiercely , ashamed that , despite the apparent sophistication of her twenty-five years , she should have succumbed so quickly to his dark , fatal attraction . |
| 29 | Ali bent down close to his ear and whispered : ‘ You in pain ? ’ |
| 30 | Increasing your bargaining power is not an end in itself but usually arises because you can not move sufficiently close to your opponent 's position to gain a settlement . |