Example sentences of "[adv prt] to where the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not immediately dry his face but knelt over the stream , looking down to where the sun was glinting on the pebbles , turning them momentarily into stars . |
| 2 | She rested on the boulder and from it looked down to where the river ran shallow and offered a breeding ground to a lively population of insects . |
| 3 | On the fell edge near Brackensgill we looked down to where the river Dee meanders through the valley like a slow-worm . |
| 4 | We are spending now , if this budget is accepted , a mere eleven percent of the standard spending assessment levels which means that in time we are going to get down to where the government is going to demand that we . |
| 5 | He reached the top of the wall and , lying flat on the thatch , pulled himself quickly upwards until his body lay slanting just under the spine and , by raising himself a fraction , he could look over the roof-tree and down to where the beach lay . |
| 6 | She looked elegant , yet slightly intimidating , her long legs in over-the-knee black suede boots as she followed Ace down to where the helicopter was waiting to fly them away from all their guests and the ubiquitous Press . |
| 7 | Satisfied , he knelt and cleansed his hands in a pool of salt water and walked back down to where the ferryman was patiently waiting for him . |
| 8 | But the outflow is perennially full , white water pouring down to where the moor cleaves open and lets it fall to sea . |
| 9 | She crossed to the window and looked down to where the pool sparkled in the early sunshine . |
| 10 | It is a long lonely walk down to where the Wheelbarrow now sits , forlornly peering at the fencepost . |
| 11 | Erm , in fact further down there you 've got the leet on the ground going down to where the waterwheel is . |
| 12 | As dusk fell they all piled back into the ‘ Blitz Buggy ’ and , with the track rod end still giving forth its loud protesting wail , drove down to where the torpedo boats were moored . |
| 13 | She said to tell you to bring it along to where the passengers are . |
| 14 | So the fisherman rowed along to where the mermaids were playing round the mill-wheel . |
| 15 | The Trog said , leading the way over to where the mortar team were sitting with their backs to the wall , having something to eat . |
| 16 | Grimma wandered over to where the human lay . |
| 17 | Do n't go too near the water ! ’ she called out before leaping to her feet and running over to where the twins were feeding some ducks at the edge of the Serpentine . |
| 18 | Athelstan took advantage of the delay to walk over to where the bear , squatting in its own filth , was busy plundering a mound of refuse piled high before him . |
| 19 | Then he pulled himself out from under the rugs , feeling ashamed , and walked over to where the bank was free of weeds . |
| 20 | ‘ But the soldiers will do the dangerous part , ’ he reassured himself , and looked anxiously over to where the Dragoons were concealed . |
| 21 | Only up to where the water if you put your back on it it was freezing . |
| 22 | The horizon had jumped up to where the sky used to be . |
| 23 | She could then either wait for the ferry , which was sporadic , or go back up to the head of the estuary and up to where the river was narrow enough for a bridge . |
| 24 | Creggan began to say , ‘ What 's happened … ? ’ but he stopped in awe as he looked about him and up to where the branch had fallen and saw something strange and suddenly frightening . |
| 25 | She told herself that the best thing she could do would be to go out of the house and climb up to where the buzzards and the ravens nested on the clifftop , but she did n't pay herself much attention . |
| 26 | At about 4.55 they came quietly and nervously from each community — right up to where the inspector and I stood . |
| 27 | Stephen liked to make a ceremony of his visits to the Foinmen , walking slowly the length of the avenue up to where the Giant stood , but there was none of this now . |
| 28 | Still holding on to it , he nodded and went out to where the Audi was parked . |
| 29 | I put on my coat and we went out to where the wind welcomed us with savage glee . |
| 30 | Alina looked out to where the wagon was already disappearing from sight ; and she nodded , barely perceptibly . |