Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Pebbles had not come this far to capitulate now , and at the wire she was a long-looking neck to the good .
2 It was , therefore , a proud Rainer Zobel — the Kaiserslautern coach — who said : ‘ My players have done very well to come here and succeed .
3 Do n't , Debbie usually come in er , Sunday morning , but er what , they 've got somewhere else to go today
4 The book was , apparently , the kind of tale for which all young people had been waiting and its heavy sales in the United States had amazed him ; the first hardcover edition had sold fast enough to surprise even his capable publisher .
5 Perhaps Jeremy Bates , who with his partner , Neil Broad , were ranked sufficiently highly to go straight into the main draw for the doubles , might have considered the position of his partner a little more sympathetically .
6 I must say you 've taken long enough to do so . ’
7 None of Mao 's or Mr Deng 's heirs has survived long enough to assume fully their designated role as successor .
8 It will be very important for you to study the leaflet mentioned above carefully to discover exactly what your parent 's position will be , and if you are in any doubt , ask for an interview with the Medical Social Worker at the hospital or see the Enquiry Clerk at the local Social Security Office .
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