Example sentences of "way [adv] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another of her unattached friends who always seemed to find their way on to the invitation list whenever she was certain he would be at one of her soirees . |
| 2 | A seasoned assessor will soon spot someone who is not taking an active and full part in the activity and it will be regarded as no better than trying to force your way on to the centre stage . |
| 3 | Yes , the Mario Brothers have wormed their way on to the PC ! |
| 4 | His party made their way on to the airfield without difficulty and what followed was a foretaste of Paddy Mayne 's style . |
| 5 | At Movitex , a sign-making company based in north London , MacDonald bought his way on to the board with the help of City support . |
| 6 | Old horse brasses , damaged wagon wheels and various other items had very often found their way on to the back of his cart in the past without cost . |
| 7 | Emancipation with land had found its way on to the agenda . |
| 8 | I counted on being able to dodge my way on to the ferry and I did n't think I would need any money once I got to France . |
| 9 | ‘ Hold her steady , ’ he told Gomez and made his way on to the cabin top . |
| 10 | Although much was spread on British roads , some found its way on to the nation 's dinner tables through stores ' own label brands . |
| 11 | I began to feel better and weaved my way on to the stage after the third intro of ‘ Puppet on a String ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ They look a bit , a bit dossy , do n't they ? ’ said a skinhead , surveying the beaded middle classes fighting their way on to the site . |
| 13 | The feeling that something special was about to happen spilled over into an exhibition of appreciation then unparalleled on an English racecourse : the crowd applauded the rivals as they made their way on to the track and burst into cheering as they reached it . |
| 14 | For most of us , the turkey is as traditional as mince pies , but the story of how it found its way on to the Christmas table is an interesting one . |
| 15 | Despite the opportunities for patronage and profit which resulted from the statute , what we need to note here is the existence of an explicit legal restriction on endowments for the church , a limitation which found its way on to the statute books and into the consciousness , therefore , of lawyers and members of parliament for the rest of the Middle Ages . |
| 16 | This was attributed to four main factors : the chairperson had been promoted to another school ; the librarian/coordinator had been promoted to a complex and demanding pastoral role ; the reorganisation of secondary schools had imposed strains to which the activities of a library committee were an unwelcome addition ; and finally , the fact that the project purchases were now completed , with the books already finding their way on to the library shelves , appeared to be seen as an indication that the committee 's work had been completed . |
| 17 | Some colours and wood grain effects are beginning to find their way on to the market , although most are still white . |
| 18 | Some colours and wood grain effects are beginning to find their way on to the market , though most upvc windows are white . |
| 19 | Some aid workers estimated that as much as half of the food aid sent since January had been stolen , although some pointed out that looted food eventually found its way on to the market . |
| 20 | There are a handful of noticeably small start-ups wrestling with the key interoperability issues facing Unix as it elbows its way on to the desktop . |
| 21 | Praxsys is one of a handful of noticeably small start-ups wrestling with the key interoperability issue facing Unix as it elbows its way on to the desktop . |
| 22 | And so saying she led the way on to the terrace with its beautiful scents of honeysuckle , rose and jasmine . |
| 23 | I said to him watch this now she 'll sit all the way right to the end behind him . |
| 24 | I give way gladly to the minister . |
| 25 | Gilbert retrieved the portable equipment which Frye had been using and led the way gingerly to the corridor , asking weakly : ‘ Which door ? |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm having it , ’ said Nutty , barging his way in to the dining-room . |
| 27 | Oh about erm three feet deep I reckon they were , I mean to load up er eight hundred tonnes , which we average these hoppers out at , er er we were getting a good soil we 'd load up eight hundred tonne in an hour and a half to two hours , between hour and a half to two hours we 'd be loaded , that 's all depend on what you was dredging , you might be interested in and , and go quicker , if you were dredging greenfly that 's be alright you 'd , if you dredged peat well that hopper would be full but it would n't be half lo it 'd be half loaded you see , be half way down to the plimsoll mark . |
| 28 | He could n't have walked all the way down to the reach from his comfortless presbytery simply to talk about Martha 's name . |
| 29 | In despair , I scrambled all the way down to the gully that falls directly from the col and tried to climb it quickly before the sun got up . |
| 30 | So I went all the way down to the door slightly irritated , and what did I see ? |