Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [to-vb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Movietone cameraman zoomed in to get a close-up of the notice being fixed in place , a glimpse for the screens of a thousand Odeons and Regals from Aberdeen to Penzance . |
| 2 | He kissed the top of her head , and moved on to get a saucepan out of the oven . |
| 3 | It was a hot , sunny day and he knelt down to take a drink . |
| 4 | Maggie braced herself as he reached for the top of the blanket , which he then drew down to reveal a corpse 's face . |
| 5 | Through casual meetings at cafés , the artists drew together to form a movement in protest against the waste of war , against nationalism and against everything pompous , conventional or boring in the art of the Western world . |
| 6 | With SARFU unification accomplished in South Africa , French moved swiftly to secure a Wallaby tour to South Africa for this year . |
| 7 | She was attacked as she played in a children 's playground as she bent down to stroke a dog tied to a post it attacked her . |
| 8 | ‘ I bent down to smell a brose in my garden , ’ replied the woman . |
| 9 | Poppy seemed so much happier — the staff at the home had obviously helped to build her trust in people , although she still cowered if someone bent down to make a fuss of her . |
| 10 | Twenty five officers were injured when police moved in to disperse a crowd of 200–300 youths , mainly Asian , outside the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel . |
| 11 | When this operation was completed our shore unit moved in to seize a total of 196 kilos of cannabis which in those days was worth well over £300,000 , while Alert intercepted Cornish Lady before she was able to escape . |
| 12 | ‘ As the sexy songbird marvelled at the underwater wildlife , the huge maneater moved in to make a meal of the talented star , ’ reported the Sport . |
| 13 | He set up a beehive barricade as bulldozers moved in to dig a pipeline near his land . |
| 14 | He called for constructive co-operation between all parties in the transition to a market economy , and proposed not to implement a state of emergency . |
| 15 | I faithfully promised not to breathe a word to ‘ my friend ’ , went back to the room and sought Brian 's opinion . |
| 16 | In 1153 Frederick I , by the pact of Constance , promised not to make a truce with the two other groups that threatened the papacy — the Romans and the ruler , Roger of Sicily . |
| 17 | He stopped momentarily to watch a juggler . |
| 18 | Dougal bent over to examine a scrap of paper . |
| 19 | In a busy Art room , Basil bent over to admire a painting by a second-year girl . |
| 20 | ‘ I tried not to make a noise , in case you were asleep . ’ |
| 21 | She tried not to make a sound , because she did n't want to disturb her husband . |
| 22 | Miranda tried not to make a face . |
| 23 | Then I stopped off to do a bit of shopping , cash in Betty Y 's prescription et cetera . |
| 24 | Galarrwuy Yunupingu , chairman of the aboriginal Northern Lands Council , welcomed the decision and predicted that the federal government would face a " barrage of litigation " unless it moved quickly to negotiate a treaty with the aborigines . |
| 25 | To his embarrassment he realised he had an erection and moved quickly to place a copy of the Teheran Times on his lap before the stewardess reached his row . |
| 26 | In 1848 Prussian peasants rose up to put an end to serfdom and to pledges of service to their landlords . |
| 27 | The Tajik regime did not last for long : it was opposed by Pathans , and the latter rose up to install a regime that lasted , with some changes at the top , till the communist seizure of power in 1978 . |
| 28 | Limousines drew up to disgorge a wedding party ; women in elegant outfits topped with splendid hats were a fanfare for a bride who stepped out of an old white Daimler , tanned beneath her white silk . |
| 29 | One absent-minded hand moved up to scratch a breast . |
| 30 | Only once did Norwich break their stranglehold , midway through the first-half , when John Polston moved up to rattle a post . |