Example sentences of "and [vb -s] [adv prt] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beachcombing soaks up the hours , punctuated with crisp swims during which my scarf unknots itself from my breasts and drifts out to sea like a directionless jelly fish . |
| 2 | A major work in the field remains A Dictionary of British Surnames by P.H. Reaney , in which the relevant entry reads , ‘ Fursey , Fussey , Fuzzey , Forsey ’ , and goes on to instance John Forshay 1431 ( Dorset ) and Roger Fursey 1583 ( Surrey ) . |
| 3 | Slightly irritated he thinks that there is something wrong with the lock and goes down to reception for assistance . |
| 4 | When the Greeks begin to use it , it is also part of their interest in mastering the appearance of nature , and leads on to perspective and chiaroscuro , to European painting . |
| 5 | I felt I could whizz it round the country lanes on school runs and trips up to town . |
| 6 | In the south west of Alaska , the volcanic chain picks up again strongly , and swings out to sea to form the long arcs of the Aleutian and Kurile Islands . |
| 7 | And I say if she sits watching Neighbours and pops in to town to book a holiday for Brittany and well I sha n't , I sha n't say |
| 8 | The Way then leads to Langstrothdale over to Oughtershaw and carries on to cross a section of the Pennine Way , giving fine views of the Three Peaks en route . |
| 9 | Stops the music-hall turn , and comes down to earth . |