Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she 'd been staying on the boat for any length of time it would have been necessary to find somewhere to go for a shower or a bath , but it did n't look as if that particular problem would arise . |
| 2 | We are looking forward to a visit from prominent physiotherapist Vivian Grisogono , who , with her vast and expert knowledge of treating sports injuries , has much to impart about the way we enthusiastically drive our bodies on to perform at a pace that often proves harmful . |
| 3 | They believed that it was necessary to combine the best in local community action and larger social concerns ; to bring the fragments of social and community action together , e.g. community groups , trade unions , women 's groups , etc. to work towards a vision of a new society based on a radical analysis of existing structures and the lessons and aspirations of the men and women attempting to create new structures at local level ; to stress objectives and content in education as well as methods and process . |
| 4 | She joined Jean 's class in 1962 and went on to train as a teacher . |
| 5 | He went on to work as a designer and translator for an Austrian publisher , where the manager , Otto Preminger ( later a celebrated film director ) introduced him to Max Reinhardt . |
| 6 | Successful candidates then go on to work on an MSc dissertation , or are recommended for registration for a PhD or MPhil . |
| 7 | He went on to work in a hospital ship in the Mediterranean — a year which he later described as being one of the most enjoyable of his life . |
| 8 | You go on to pass through a nature reserve at Redgrave and Lopham Fen , and on through Royden Fen , also managed as a nature reserve . |
| 9 | She had encouraged him rather to work as a translator , this seemed to be a safer activity . |
| 10 | In America they would keep them in a home until they were old enough to go into a jail |
| 11 | Although it takes many years for a child to master the process of reading , once acquired , the skills are comprehensive and flexible enough to cope with a diversity of written material in a variety of fonts and formats ( including previously unknown ones such as unfamiliar handwriting ) . |
| 12 | However , once mastered , these skills are comprehensive and flexible enough to cope with a diversity of written material , in a variety of fonts and formats ( including previously unknown ones such as unfamiliar handwriting ) . |
| 13 | While most reggae DJs rapidly rise in popularity only to sink within a year , Shabba 's following has swelled over the past four years to a point where the reggae market is too small to contain him — witness the shooting and tear gas panic last year at the Brixton Academy , or January 's trashing of Tower Records , London , during a personal appearance . |
| 14 | He had only to go for a spin with Freddie Reynalde or spend half an hour too long in the pub for her shoulders to slump and her eyes to fill . |
| 15 | We had only to go for a walk through the empty streets and someone would appear in a doorway to invite us for dinner . |
| 16 | Do you feel well enough to sit in a chair ? ’ |
| 17 | Did he ever come not merely to see as a possibility but actually to possess a conviction of what can be called the benign indifference of the universe ? |
| 18 | Eventually the little bus was summoned again , and we jumped in thankfully and set off towards the plane , only to grind to a halt at Operations again . |
| 19 | The minister 's entourage and assembled media swept into the narrow office building only to grind to a halt on the stairs while he and Mr Fallon shut themselves off for a brief chat . |
| 20 | Quinn had watched him from across the street , tending his exterior fruit-display or disappearing inside to attend to a customer . |
| 21 | You feel light enough to float on a cloud … |
| 22 | While fitting the rear offside wheel back on to Miss Clinton 's car , Jenny 's daddy had been called away suddenly to see to a tractor that had broken down on Farmer Pullen 's farm . |
| 23 | He thought of sitting down to wait for a break in the storm but that could have been all night so he struggled on downhill , angling a little to the left , until he met the treeline at the bottom of the meadow . |
| 24 | She settled down to wait with a book on caving she found in his bookcase , but after a while she had to acknowledge he 'd been gone longer than she 'd expected . |
| 25 | For I have only to hear an opera discussed , I have only to sit in a theatre , hear the orchestra tuning their instruments — oh , I am quite beside myself at once . |
| 26 | I have n't been brave enough to write to a publication of any sort before , but it is one of my favourite pieces of music , and this is the greatest performance I 've ever heard ( and I mean of anything ) , so thanks for the opportunity . |
| 27 | He made an Open pass at the young man only to meet with a rebuff . |
| 28 | You may be fortunate enough to benefit from an inheritance , or make a profit from the sale of a house or some other valuable asset . |
| 29 | I crouched down to hide behind a pillar , and watched . |
| 30 | Cars had been seen dodging through the lay-by to avoid red lights , it was said , and the pedestrian refuge between the road and lay-by was not wide enough to stand with a pram . |