Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | East Grinstead got off to a great start with an 11th minute goal , but in spite of their pressure — they won ten penalty corners to Holywood 's none — they seldom troubled goalkeeper Kyle Thompson . |
| 2 | Ben got away to a really fast start and there was no heading him . |
| 3 | Ben got away to a lightning start and won in a blazing 10.06 seconds ; Chidi ( not going to Scotland ) was second , and I was some way back in third place with 10.32 seconds . |
| 4 | The lady Alianor refers always to the new king thus , thought Joan . |
| 5 | When Sarah got back to the attic bedroom in Newcastle Place the first thing she did was open the window , letting in damp , wintry air . |
| 6 | Because Xtradrive requires a device driver , which means that it is a system level device , bypassing DOS and the BIOS to go straight to the hard disk would result in the swap file not benefiting from compression . |
| 7 | Blair crept down to the bank whilst I rehearsed various reasons to explain why he had not caught the trout : lack of experience , bad casting technique . |
| 8 | Cecilia got on to the platform . |
| 9 | Kolchinsky was waiting in the foyer when Whitlock got back to the hotel . |
| 10 | In the 100 metres Allan got away to a fine start , I came through fast at the end , there was a photo-finish between us and he got the verdict . |
| 11 | Allan got away to the best start and led for the opening thirty metres ( the commentators were going berserk ! ) . |
| 12 | Hun Sen sold out to the Vietnamese , and is now selling out to Thai businessmen as well , it says . |
| 13 | Tony Rickardsson cruised through to the Nordic Final stage of the World Championship when he finished third in the three-leg Swedish heats last week . |
| 14 | This in turn encouraged Samsonov to drive farther to the west than originally intended , before turning northward , in the hope of encircling even greater numbers of Germans . |
| 15 | ‘ Go for the girl , ’ ordered Randy Sherwood , as South Sussex rode on to the field . |
| 16 | In the 3rd division Hereford got off to a flyer against Chesterfield at Edgar Street . |
| 17 | After a moment or two Hosanna moved back to the step again . |
| 18 | Trent swam back to the catamaran dragging the fish behind him . |
| 19 | The village of Arrington in Cambridgeshire moved sideways to the improved Old North Road ( A14 ) in the eighteenth century . |
| 20 | Ben moved across to the other side s ) f the window , trying to keep them in sight , but he lost them in a moment . |
| 21 | Minnis decided to do something for others who might similarly be afflicted which resulted in the Kenilworth Club and the PGL contributing annually to a fund . |
| 22 | Er I liked to ask you erm about if you , if you think that Harlow lives up to the ideal of the New Town ? |
| 23 | Alexandra sank on to a stool and bowed her head . |
| 24 | When they 'd finished their simple meal , obeying Michele 's instructions , Luce moved back to the couch while he cleared away the dishes and brought in coffee , glasses , and a crystal decanter . |
| 25 | Herr Nordern sank on to the sofa and , astonishingly , found himself holding his wife 's hand , and feeling hers firmly gripping his . |
| 26 | Having handed over her letter and waved goodbye , Perdita wandered down to the stables . |
| 27 | Isabel sank back to the grass , beginning to shake . |
| 28 | Combine all that with a superb sunshine record , oodles of local bonhomie by both day and night , and we think you 'll agree Seefeld adds up to an Eagle of a holiday ! |
| 29 | In December 1932 Nizan referred unequivocally to the " new life " and " new culture " to be instigated by the proletariat in post-revolutionary society , and to the " heroic social project being undertaken in the USSR " . |
| 30 | The Caribbean lapped on to the deserted palm-fringed beach just beyond . |