Example sentences of "[v-ing] over to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He shrugged his shoulders , before walking over to the small refrigerator set in a corner of the living-room . |
| 2 | Walking over to the nearest window , she peered out and found herself looking across what was unmistakably the Grand Canal . |
| 3 | ‘ I would n't have thought so , ’ Aldridge said , walking over to the next one . |
| 4 | There is bound to be considerable upheaval among the blue-chip client list which Deloitte UK is bringing over to the new firm . |
| 5 | The show opens in 18th century rural Britain , when stage coaches and canals were the main form of transport , passing over to the industrial revolution , when Britain became the workshop of the world , to the decline of heavy industry and the steam locomotive and the accompanying dereliction through to today 's modern rail system and the survival of many steam locomotives , not only in this country , but worldwide . |
| 6 | Rushing over to the open suitcase standing on a side table , she snatched from it the long paper-cutter she had brought back for Harold from New York . |
| 7 | Pulling over to the right lane to turn right down the Royston Bypass |
| 8 | Intimation had been received during the previous year that they were considering paying over to the Official Trustee of Charitable Funds the sum of £12,000 , the interest on which would be sufficient to maintain their endowment of £300 . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm trying to get a little privacy , ’ she murmured , going over to the far side of the boat where she would be hidden from view . |
| 10 | Pravda had commented late in 1931 : In England , as elsewhere , the task of the " Lefts " consists in hindering the workers who are becoming revolutionised from abandoning the Labour Party and going over to the revolutionary fight , to Communism . |
| 11 | Going over to the little cupboard above an old porcelain sink , she promptly emptied it of glasses , filled each one with water and pulled a tray out from underneath the sink . |
| 12 | Twelve one deals with the recommendation for economic developments and tourism sub-committee , er the er projects , and twelve two with the er , capital budget report from the director of financial services , which is in the budget book , I refer to the recommendation on these items from the budget review sub-committee , which is in their minutes , at agenda item twenty-two one , at the bottom of the third page and going over to the fourth , erm , a number of paragraphs . |
| 13 | There are many interesting facets of this complex diagnostic process and three are worthy of re-emphasis : firstly most of his information comes not from positive signals , stimuli or cues but from their absence , secondly he is relying on a hybrid model — a mixture of rules , mental pictures and symbolism , thirdly it all happens without very much conscious guidance — one mental or physical event leads to another and each event in the chain plays its part before handing over to the next one . |
| 14 | ‘ Very good ! and oh ! up jumps the bee and goes buzzing over to the other side — to — to Max 's book , and he says to Max , bzz , bzz Mr Max , have you got any flowers for me to eat ? and Max says — ssh , can you hear him … ? ’ |
| 15 | She knew quite well why she would be trotting over to the new extension when summoned . |
| 16 | Changing over to the full rate ? |
| 17 | As a general rule , the younger you are , the more likely you are to benefit from changing over to the full rate . |
| 18 | With toes pointed , raise the extended leg 6ins ( 1 5cm ) , leaning over to the opposite side for balance and holding on to the ankle in front . |
| 19 | As I crouched against the wall which offered some protection against the rain , the mortar team Corporal got up from the grass where he had been sitting and , crossing over to the small pile of H.E . |