Example sentences of "move [adv] to a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her hips moved slowly to a beat in the music only she seemed to hear . |
| 2 | Even when it was declared to be worth twenty-one shillings in 1717 it was undervalued ; silver coins were exported to India where their value was still high , or to Amsterdam where they could be melted down and exchanged for gold , and Britain moved inadvertently to a gold standard . |
| 3 | His driving was a delight , and he moved smoothly to a century in four hours without offering a chance . |
| 4 | The death of the AHA was not the last word of its members , since the caucus moved across to a position within the new Victoria District Authority , which took over responsibility for the management of the AHA 's asylums . |
| 5 | The remainder either stayed at home or moved voluntarily to a relative , neighbour , or friend . |
| 6 | Since so much capital has external sources , the bourgeoisie have not come through the same phase of saving and investment , as did their European counterparts , but have moved straight to a consumption stage . |
| 7 | At the end of this time the rotor has moved forward to a position where the motor is producing negative torque . |
| 8 | The Green Paper from the Department of Education and Science and the Welsh Office demonstrates its relationship to the Ruskin speech and to the issues raised in the Great Debate before moving swiftly to a statement on the partnership between schools , local education authorities and ministers . |
| 9 | Yes erm it was obvious because if he 's already told the man he 's going to move forward , to handcuff him erm he will not move forward to a person with his gun er in his hand . |
| 10 | Move right to a corner and climb this steeply to a ledge — belay here . |
| 11 | To move successfully to a market society the Soviet Union will need to draw on latent entrepreneurial values among its citizens . |
| 12 | They had been much on Rose Hilaire 's mind because the buyer from one store , Morgan 's of Leeds , had shown signs of wanting to move away to a manufacturer offering lower costs . |
| 13 | Once the land had been expropriated , it was to be turned into cooperatives but , because the government felt it would be difficult for peasants , who had had no previous experience of administering a large farm , to move straight to a cooperative , there was an intermediary stage . |