Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] office " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , all those things had gone in the parcels , parcels that Kathleen had been obliged to carry down to the post office in five separate journeys , parcels that were heavy and had cost altogether two pounds four shillings to send . |
| 2 | I think it 'll have to go down to the post office , I 've write to Diane now |
| 3 | They spoke after the borough council 's planning committee decided last night to stand up to the Home Office by objecting to the £14 million expansion , intended to ease the prison 's long-standing and often chronic overcrowding problem . |
| 4 | I wrote up the notes , made myself some scrambled eggs , then decided to walk over to the post office to see if my brother had telephoned last night with any message . |
| 5 | If you like to look back at the cathedral office in an hour , I 'll see it 's ready for you . |
| 6 | That 's why she would sometimes sign the order over to me so that I could put it through my account — otherwise she had to queue up at the post office , as I said . ’ |
| 7 | finally , when both my parents were away somewhere , I took the opportunity to draw out of the Post Office bank all the very modest amount of money that people had given me on special occasions like my christening . |
| 8 | ‘ As I hold a season ticket I had no occasion to call in at the booking office . |
| 9 | Just a quick post-script to my last message about tickets for the Sheff Wed game — I just managed to get through to the ticket office , and they said that all postal applications were sent back yesterday with a letter telling you that it 's been postponed , and to re-apply if you still want tickets . |