Example sentences of "[adv prt] [to-vb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With only ninepence in their pockets , they founded an old boys ' association that went on to include a thriving club ( albeit minus clubhouse ) , a sports field and four football teams competing in the Zingari and Old Boys Associations ' leagues . |
| 2 | Only around 30 per cent of those who have been vaccinated go on to contract a mild dose of flu , and even then the risk of secondary infections is considerably reduced . |
| 3 | ‘ Hopeless , I know , ’ said Karelius , going on to relate a fictitious story of the difficulties encountered by one of his farmer patients in obtaining payment for fodder . |
| 4 | By the end of 1908 Picasso owned at least five tribal objects and he went on to amass a large collection , much of it of very doubtful quality , although after the war when his own work was commanding large prices he occasionally exchanged a painting for a choice piece . |
| 5 | Occasionally , this may be foreseen even at the start of your employment : for example , if your position is subject to funding from an outside source or if you are taken on to supervise a particular contract , as may happen in the engineering and construction fields amongst others . |
| 6 | But brave dad Brendan has vowed not to give up hope and a Europe-wide search is still on to find a suitable donor for Caolan . |
| 7 | He then went on to provide a long list , not of items that we could accept , but of items that we could not accept . |
| 8 | Bitterly disappointed , Harrison abandoned medical reform , but his ideas lived on to provide a solid basis for future important developments , which culminated in the Medical Act of 1858 . |
| 9 | The letters dated 25th May and 6th June were fully endorsed by the most recent meeting of the Forum which went on to pass a detailed resolution which is referred to in the press release . |
| 10 | Leaving his personal belongings in the room he walks down to enjoy a good breakfast before continuing his journey . |
| 11 | The point is , darling , that in order to make sure Huerter has a future , we would have to put a lot of money in to restore a bombed-out balance sheet . |
| 12 | As we shall discuss later , David Norman , head of Russell Reynolds in 1980 , was responsible — helped by international teamwork — for finding Sir Ian McGregor for British Steel , the first time in Britain that headhunters had been called in to find a new boss for a nationalised industry . |
| 13 | Admittedly , one has to stoop down to smell a low shrub , but that is not such a problem for most of us as it is to struggle through to the middle of a bed . |
| 14 | Spread and ram well down to provide a firm base |
| 15 | When dry , rub down to provide a smooth surface for painting . |
| 16 | Which is all very well , but nobody 's phoning in to accept a silly offer . |
| 17 | The dogs follow the trail , so there is no problem , but it does mean that I miss seeing the sudden three metre drop that we go down to reach a frozen river . |
| 18 | Well I did selling side of it but er what resorts tend to do is they get a marketing company in to sell a particular resort and |
| 19 | Those who know better will not rest contented with such a meagre peep of a lake so singularly grand , but will round the hill rather more than another mile to the west , and when the dark lake is full in view , sit down to drink a long look from that favourable point of view . |
| 20 | She laid down her rake and ran in to administer a good belt of a stick to whoever might be making little of her darling . |
| 21 | When Eric Liddell could wish his rivals good luck before grinding them into the track , and a National Hunt jockey would slow down to help a fellow rider back into the saddle . |
| 22 | She felt all alone ‘ Was there one who would come down to help a young girl , desperate with fear , ready to be set upon by a mob ? |
| 23 | This may do the trick , but if you are unable to find a fitting of the correct size , you would be best advised to get a plumber in to fit a new stopcock which will involve turning off the water at the water company 's stopcock outside your house . |
| 24 | Louisa had been skidding unsteadily about the ice for the best part of an hour when a carriage came round the rear drive of the Hall and , after a moment 's debate , Edwin Frere sprang down to give a helping hand to his well-muffled wife . |
| 25 | I am grateful to our member Vic Smith for stepping in to fill a vacant gap in April . |
| 26 | A further 15 reactors of the same type — RBMK 1000 — were still in operation , despite appeals by Soviet scientists for them to be shut down to avert a similar disaster . |
| 27 | A further 15 RBMK 1000 reactors continue to operate in the Soviet Union , despite appeals by Soviet scientists for them to be shut down to avert a similar disaster . |
| 28 | Hood : the hood is big but closes down well when the drawcord is pulled in to give a comfortable fit around the head . |
| 29 | He contributed information on the voyage to A True Report by Sir George Peckham [ q.v. ] before the end of the year , and sat down to record a detailed narrative of the voyage and some description of Newfoundland . |
| 30 | Tip in the rubble or ballast and tamp down to form a firm base , leaving sufficient depth for mortar and slabs |