Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv prt] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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1 | The document begins : ‘ Be it now proclaimed by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Beaver under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ’ and goes on to support the work done to try and preserve the line as a ‘ national monument of historical importance ’ . |
2 | Ulysses opens with the horrifying story of the blinding of the one-eyed Cyclops , told with gusto , and goes on to recount the many other dangers Ulysses faced during his 10-year voyage on the ‘ wine-dark sea ’ , trying to get home after the siege of Troy . |
3 | The study then describes the underlying technologies of multimedia and goes on to evaluate the implications for such fields of use as education and training , business and professional applications and leisure and entertainment in the home . |
4 | Hans Kohn ( 1967 ) , emphasizing this last feature , observes that ‘ nationalism is inconceivable without the ideas of popular sovereignty preceding without a complete revision of the position of rulers and ruled , of classes and castes ’ , and goes on to note the importance of the rise of a new class , the third estate : |
5 | If Edberg wins and goes on to win the final , the London-based Swede will regain the top spot Courier has held for all but six weeks of this year . |
6 | The southern equatorial current is diverted south , past the Solomon Islands , and goes on to bathe the Great Barrier Reef — and , indeed , much of the Australian coastline down past Sydney — in the tropical water of the east Australian current . |
7 | The catalogue recalls that in 1938 Brame and Lorenceau held an exhibition of Rousseau 's work which contributed to the revival of interest in that artist 's work , and goes on to express the hope that eventually a museum devoted to Barbizon painting may be set up . |
8 | It begins : ‘ I hate the Stones and I hate blues … ’ and goes on to show the finger to the Hook and Chuck and Otis and Marvin and ‘ Reetha and Dylan and just about everything yer rock fan holds sacred . |
9 | He decides he must do something about it and goes off to find the works engineer . |
10 | This legendary descent begins from the Grands Montets and goes down to join the lower part of the Vallee Blanche . |
11 | Then apply the brush again on the brow bone over the eyebrow to hairline and bring around to join the blusher on cheeks . |
12 | She tried not to even consider the soft swell of his expressive mouth , and gabbled on to break the tense atmosphere . |
13 | I said I felt ill , and got up to open the door . |
14 | He moved again , and gladly she leaned over and pressed the bell on the wall beside the cot and got up to get the breast tray . |
15 | He pulled up at the farm and got out to open the door for her before she could move . |
16 | But we overpowered our captors and got out to find the battle in full cry and the north-west quarter of the Rorim in flames . |
17 | Fig 74 F releases and crosses over to grasp the end of the boom . |
18 | On reading such statements , would Ptolemy have seen the error of his ways , instantly recanted and toddled off to join the Copernican revolution ? |
19 | Rachel followed a squealing Belinda down the steps while David walked up to the deep end , dived in and swam back to join the rest of the group . |
20 | In time , however , she rose and moved off to sample the hedgerow , stretching her long , white neck to nibble delicately at the tips of the hawthorn . |
21 | Watch your pockets , ’ we both said in unison and moved back to give the man space . |
22 | Instead of ignoring the Alamo and its small garrison , and pressing on to fight the main Texan army , Santa Anna decided to take the Alamo by storm . |
23 | But as she waited an obstinately persistent sound filled her head , drove itself from ear to ear , settled over her eyes and seeped through to fill the whole arena of her cranium . |
24 | She dabs a little powder on top , and stands back to admire the effect . |
25 | A year later , when autumn came again to the Moor , Topaz Chilcott climbed her favourite slope and sank down to enjoy the copper and bronze glory of the dying year . |
26 | A new wave of black British talent is now threatening to do the same — breaking out of a burgeoning club circuit and gearing up to colonise the nation 's TV sets |
27 | ‘ I do n't know , ’ Santerre mumbled and trudged off to join the others . |
28 | He suddenly remembered Father Reynard 's corpse and stooped down to examine the leather-heeled boots of the assassins . |
29 | The curators and restorers in Weimar were immediately informed and drove over to inspect the damage and collect the paintings , which are now undergoing restoration at Weimar Castle . |
30 | On the other hand , practices whose procedures are well organised and geared up to meet the new deadline will surely benefit from the new regime . |