Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [adv prt] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It looked dismal enough when I saw it , as if given right over to darkness . |
| 2 | Here he was surprised and a little frightened to find that he was being carried further out to sea . |
| 3 | Suddenly she was catapulted violently back to consciousness by rough hands on her shoulder , shaking her into unwilling life . |
| 4 | The trade winds weaken , the waters off the Ecuadorian coast are not pushed relentlessly out to sea , there is no consequent need for any replenishment . |
| 5 | The incredible power was channelled harmlessly down to earth . |
| 6 | Gastric acid was collected continuously on to ice and the acid output during each 15 minute period was measured by titration to pH 7 with 0.1M NaOH . |
| 7 | The extensive rescue operation involved the tanker being towed further out to sea , the use of powerful water cannons to cool the hull and the application of anti-flame foam . |
| 8 | Although fine material may be transported far out to sea in suspension , much of the coarser debris eroded from the cliffs or brought to the coast by the rivers accumulates on the beach , where it may be subjected to the constructive action of waves . |
| 9 | Lee must have got safely up to Jubilee Wood . |
| 10 | As things turned out , it was probably just as well that I was brought gently back to earth by Beryl , who from one of the Trust 's head offices masterminds the working holidays with military precision , advised me that the only available option was a 21-plus Acorn Project at Clumber park in Nottinghamshire . |
| 11 | All wood floors suitable for d-i-y installation can be laid directly on to floor boards or concrete floors , assuming that they are level and , in the case of concrete , that there is a damp-proof course to stop any damp from reaching the floor . |
| 12 | We soon discovered the reason why — the floorboards had been laid directly on to earth . ’ |
| 13 | HIGH-FLYING Newcastle were brought briefly down to earth at Oakwell yesterday . |
| 14 | The Me109s swept away out to sea and made no attempt to turn for a further attack . |
| 15 | I had made them welcome , accepted their nonsensical stories because it did n't matter one way or the other , and then gone obligingly off to bed and left them to their meeting … |
| 16 | And red-breasted merganser headed purposefully out to sea — as our four-hour boat trip came to an end . |
| 17 | The Dictionary as a whole needs to be kept constantly up to date . |
| 18 | should allow two troops to be kept permanently up to strength for operations . |
| 19 | It is important that users of LIFESPAN packages are kept as up to date as possible with the current status of those packages . |
| 20 | It is important that users of LIFESPAN packages are kept as up to date as possible with the current status of those packages . |