Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] to [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Michael Banks clutched at his chest and slowly tottered to his knees . |
| 2 | She slowly got to her feet , her eyes wide with fear . |
| 3 | Then I slowly got to my feet and they all started laughing happily as if I was n't dead after all . |
| 4 | He remained there for a few seconds then slowly got to his feet and moved to the door leading into the hallway . |
| 5 | Peter glowered back at his brother , then slowly got to his feet . |
| 6 | His success in winning the confidence of the people in one of Bristol 's poorest areas paradoxically led to his dismissal . |
| 7 | The Witcombe reservoirs ( where the Horsebere originates ) opened around 1860 and were responsible for depleting the water supply to the mill , which eventually led to its downfall . |
| 8 | Her husband Reggie was not a strong believer , and it was only at his persistent insistence that Joyce sought medical advice on the eye cancer which eventually led to her death . |
| 9 | In the team 's acclimatisation tour of Latin America , he kicked his way into the public 's imagination and sowed the seeds of notoriety which eventually led to his life ban . |
| 10 | Accusations of corruption made against Alfonso Guerra which eventually led to his resignation as Deputy Prime Minister in January 1991 [ see pp. 37263 ; 37968 ] . |
| 11 | Finally , and seeing he was getting nowhere , overcome by an incipient lethargy induced by the excesses of the previous night and exacerbated by the heat , the priest slowly rose to his feet and picked up his hat . |
| 12 | The group instinctively rose to their feet , but John said in a firm voice , ‘ You are not taking my wife up the stairs . |
| 13 | Jamie suddenly got to his feet , went to the railing , thrust his hands into the pockets of his white trousers , looked out across the city . |
| 14 | She suddenly rose to her feet , pushing her chair back and reaching for her bag . |
| 15 | Behind the boy the stiff figure of the man suddenly rose to its feet . |
| 16 | I believe I was collecting my thoughts for a renewed effort when the young gentleman suddenly rose to his feet , and clutching his attaché case to his person , said : ‘ Well , I think I 'll go and take a little fresh air . |
| 17 | The eyebrow quirked further , but fitzAlan merely rose to his feet and reached for the pack on the floor beside the bed . |
| 18 | But Ven , she discovered , was not prepared to let her off the hook , and , ‘ Why … ’ he began to challenge , ‘ … when you 're honest , I know it , yet have begun on a path of deception to one particular end — why , when it 's so important to your sister whom — you love … ’ an alert look suddenly came to his eyes , and he broke off for a brief moment before continuing , his serious dark eyes holding hers ‘ … a sister whom you 'd do anything for , as you proved when you left England and came here — why are you ready to leave now , without another thought ? ’ |
| 19 | There was no way they could avoid touching , and it only added to her torment of mind and spirit . |
| 20 | When Kitty said ‘ Oh , she wo n't really do that , ’ in an exasperated voice , it only added to his mystification . |
| 21 | I was referred to R.S.C. , Ord. 55 , r. 3 which refers to the appeal being by way of rehearing , but that of course is the same phrase as is used in R.S.C. , Ord. 59 which states that appeals to the Court of Appeal are by way of rehearing and , to put it shortly , without quoting from the note to that rule , it is plain that all that means is that the Court of Appeal has a wide ranging power to consider and deal with the way in which the court below came to its decision but it is not empowered to hear evidence , except in certain exceptional circumstances : see , too , Rayden and Jackson on Divorce and Family Matters , 16th ed. ( 1991 ) , p. 1388 , para. 49.2 . |
| 22 | Farrell looked puzzled but merely nodded to his companion . |
| 23 | ‘ I know what you mean , doctor , and no ; no , he has n't , but- ’ She suddenly sprang to her feet and was standing rigid . |
| 24 | She cleared her throat , then to her dismay tears suddenly sprang to her eyes . |
| 25 | He suddenly sprang to his feet . |
| 26 | ‘ It obviously belonged to your family , and I 'd like to return it . ’ |
| 27 | Sirhan was immediately arrested , and apparently confessed to his interrogators that he had been acting on his own to avenge the Haram al-Sharif massacre . |
| 28 | Anna only went to her meetings if she was accompanied , and never after dark because she trusted no-one else to guard the children . |
| 29 | He was rarely home , even Pat only went to his flat three or four times . |
| 30 | And as she spoke , Mrs Denham , in the garden below , suddenly leaped to her feet , and started gathering up her things ; they could not catch what she was saying , but she seemed faintly agitated , and Martin too got to his feet , though not with any movement that could be described as a leap , and appeared to offer , though ineffectively , to help with his baby . |