Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [vb base] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Curse this arm , ’ he said , ‘ I ca n't hold you properly or make love to you . |
| 2 | Between Dec. 31 and Jan. 2 several thousand Azerbaijani rioters pulled down or set fire to fences and other installations along a 137-km stretch of the border between the Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic ( an Azerbaijani exclave separated from Azerbaijan proper by a strip of Armenian territory ) and Iran . |
| 3 | 1 ( a ) From Moot Hall cross to Mill Inn opposite and take road to left of it , signposted A12 . |
| 4 | I am — look , why do n't we meet for a drink soon and talk face to face ? |
| 5 | The vandals broke into the house , piled the cooker with linen then switched it on and set light to it . |
| 6 | Turn right and continue east to the wall corner and then south-east to cross the stile at the edge of the woods . |
| 7 | PUTNEY buried one of its favourite sons yesterday and bore testament to a passing era . |
| 8 | The lightning blew the roof off and set fire to its timber frame . |
| 9 | And thousands of Ulster fans of Bono , the Edge , Larry and Adam flocked in droves to Dublin and Cork to see their heros in the flesh once more and pay homage to their idols . |
| 10 | Stand up straight and show respect to your superiors — or you will feel the irons of An Dap about your ankles again ! " |
| 11 | We 'll climb on up and get help to you . |
| 12 | Near the draw dock some longshoremen had heaped it up and set light to it , to clear the area . |
| 13 | Would we leave a thing like that when any kiddy could knock the chocks out or set light to it ? |
| 14 | One of Guinness Brewing Worldwide 's key strengths is the careful selection of such companies , those with excellent potential , which will take us into new markets or geographical areas , or consolidate our presence , and which can be integrated smoothly and add value to existing operations . |
| 15 | There was a whiffling noise and a beam of red light shot out and set fire to a patch of scrub several hundred yards away . |
| 16 | Dress well and wear make-up to the salon . |
| 17 | Anne Ballard often raids the larder to find food to bake rock hard and add texture to her dried flower arrangements . |
| 18 | The Telecommunications watchdog , Oftel , has ordered BT to cut its prices and installation charges considerably or face referral to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission . |