Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [adv] to a " 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | In the 3rd division Hereford got off to a flyer against Chesterfield at Edgar Street . |
| 6 | Alexandra sank on to a stool and bowed her head . |
| 7 | On past trips to Japan and Saudi Arabia Philip Somerville created up to a dozen hats for her . |
| 8 | Northamptonshire got off to a bad start against Derbyshire in the semi-finals of the Benson and Hedges cup . |
| 9 | A minute later Payton moved on to a sloppy Jobling pass and shot into the side netting as fans jumped to their feet in anticipation of a goal . |
| 10 | Payton raced on to a well weighted pass from Wdowczyk , held off Bain , and then drilled the ball low past Mathers . |
| 11 | FOLLOWING THE FIRST day of The Subject Was Roses rehearsals , Dustin went over to a girlfriend 's apartment for dinner brimming with enthusiasm and confidence . |
| 12 | In these circumstances , M. Mitterrand looked forward to a ‘ Yes ’ vote of as much as 70 per cent . |
| 13 | Then Gary Gregory leaned over to a pal viewing the programme with him and said : ‘ Can you keep a secret ? |
| 14 | In chilly conditions , P. McReynolds came close to a personal best with a time of 1 hr. 6 mins. 31 secs . |
| 15 | Middlesbrough came close to a breakthrough in the 63rd minute . |
| 16 | Alan got off to a less than |
| 17 | And Derbyshire got off to a beautiful start . |
| 18 | There was no room with Jimmy and Sean , and Marcus and Pete moved on to a different table . |
| 19 | SOME years ago , the poets Hugh MacDiarmid and Basil Bunting dropped in to a bar in Moffat , Dumfriesshire . |
| 20 | David Swan woke painfully to a brilliant dawn and the distant sound of vacuum cleaners . |
| 21 | England raced away to a 6–0 lead in the first 15 minutes , and only good saves by goalkeeper Karen Owen throughout the match averted disaster for Wales . |
| 22 | The angle eased , and Mick smeared up to a high peg from which the guide suggested a rope move . |
| 23 | The Lincolnshire ones lost all their sons in the first World War , except one invalid one , and became rather impoverished , and the Norfolk Baileys hung on to a lot of the money . |
| 24 | Liam sprang on to a table , raised a glass and began to declaim a speech . |
| 25 | Joy walked over to a ‘ right-side table ’ and casually overheard a conversation . |
| 26 | ‘ Oh , there 's Laura in the other room ’ Maggie waved cheerily to a woman she did not know . |
| 27 | By 1627 the northern works were again in difficulties and Daniel and Joseph Höchstetter petitioned successfully to a sympathetic Charles 1st. for release from the moeity of the one fifteenth part , or measure , of the copper raised . |
| 28 | In August 1746 Leapor looked forward to a career as a writer and perhaps she felt she now had less cause to protest . |
| 29 | From a corner , Shearer reacted brilliantly to a Colin Hendrie head down , lashing a superb volley into the roof of the net for his 20th goal of the season . |
| 30 | With Alan Leonard leading for him in the pairs semi-final , Graham got off to a 6-0 lead after five ends but Talbot and Nutt came storming back to open a 12-8 lead after 15 ends and after that never really looked like losing . |