Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] [adv prt] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unsure of whether she does owe him an explanation , of how much of her perspective she can get across in a conversation , and unwilling to let go of the London Kate who has broken through to the surface , she is ashamed of her suspicions of his reasons for asking her back to his place and agrees . |
| 2 | He calls Howard as soon as he arrives — but Howard has flown out to the Bahamas , for a conference with Bill Mishkin , who is stopping over on his way to Caracas . |
| 3 | President Berisha , however , has given in to the nationalists over the question of property restitution . |
| 4 | I think it 's more likely to happen on the third or fourth flight , once the bird has caught on to the idea of freedom , which is why it 's important to keep it reasonably hungry . |
| 5 | The second psychoanalytic message that has come through to the public is its preoccupation with sex . |
| 6 | ‘ Two other factors will make us a better team this season — Keith Finlay has come back to the club from North Fermanagh and that has stiffened our batting while Tony Johnson from Barbados is a superb all rounder . ’ |
| 7 | A territorial sunbird can time its visits to a particular flower such that its nectar has built up to a high level . |
| 8 | ‘ The money I get for the scrap is paid into the Finance Department , and when the fund has built up to a worthwhile sum I 'll be calling for suggestions for a local charity to whom we can donate the cash . ’ |
| 9 | When the marsh has built up to an elevation such that it is covered only by the highest tides , it is usually reclaimed for pasture by building a simple embankment around it . |
| 10 | By Stage three , marketing has moved up to a position of equality with sales . |
| 11 | Harris Corp 's Fort Lauderdale , Florida-based Computer Systems Division has moved up to the second generation 88110 version of Motorola Inc 's RISC family with the Night Hawk 5000 series — which ca n't be called Night Hawk in the UK . |
| 12 | While I admire the saddle-stitching on the suitcase , Karl has moved on to a conference about the length of Gisela 's fringe . |
| 13 | The Labour Party has moved on to the social democratic ground , it may even choose to call itself a social democratic party — in any case , it should complete the process with a constitution to suit . |
| 14 | There 's also Bob 's ‘ Songs Of Freedom ’ , a force worldwide , but out of fashion in Jamaica , a country that has moved on to the more bodily delights of raggamuffin . |
| 15 | Baton Rouge , Louisiana-based Fifth Generation Systems , a little spitfire in the MS-DOS world , has moved on to the Unix scene with its first Unix product , Fastback Plus Unix , a $345 backup and restore utility for Intel Corp 80386 and 80486 machines running UnixWare , Interactive , SCO Unix , System V.3/V.4 and Consensys V.4.2 . |
| 16 | And by now the Prime Minister has moved on to the next sterling crisis . |
| 17 | Well er he 's , she 's got two kids , little ones and has moved in to a house du n no whether it 's with her or not but he 's very touchy about the subject when anybody asks cos Johnny said oh I 'm sorry to hear about you and he g he go goes oh I suppose you know it all do you ? |
| 18 | These schemes are notorious for corruption , but something has got through to the poor . |
| 19 | ‘ This is only the second time Derry has got through to the final in 35 years , so tickets this year are like gold dust , ’ he said . |
| 20 | Many a Jewish courtship has got off to a somewhat greasy start over pickled brisket sandwiches and chips on fine evenings outside the deli . |
| 21 | What has been designated Industry Year has got off to a predictably silly start . |
| 22 | TV Quick , the German interloper in the British TV listings market , has got off to a flying start . |
| 23 | The second half has got off to a good start , with slightly higher orders for October . |
| 24 | I feel the Trust has got off to a very good start under your directorship . |
| 25 | Oxford University 's Matthew Syed has got off to a flying start in the Olympic Qualifying tournament in Italy , winning both his opening matches . |
| 26 | THE Weightman Rutherfords Liverpool Competition has got off to a tremendous start with 54 wins coming from the first 72 fixtures . |
| 27 | PETER Scudamore 's neighbour Nigel Twiston-Davies has got off to a tremendous start this season with 24 wins in the bag already . |
| 28 | The Grand National meeting at Aintree has got off to a tragic start with two horses dying in the first race . |
| 29 | NEW LIFE : A new branch of the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child has got off to an encouraging start at St Winefride 's parish in Neston , where Jim Hallis is the chairman , Margaret Unsworth is the secretary and Debbi Trotman is the treasurer . |
| 30 | Your marriage has got off to an unfortunate start but it does n't warrant the last rites just yet . |