Example sentences of "and [vb base] [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | LONGER THAN the longest dusty trail , The Mekons ' history stretches back to punk rock primitivism and back up to date with C&W-flavoured pop that has gained them a pant-moistening popularity with the critics Stateside and a curiosity corner popularity in Britain . |
| 2 | LONGER THAN the longest dusty trail , The Mekons ' history stretches back to punk rock primitivism and back up to date with C&W-flavoured pop that has gained them a pant-moistening popularity with the critics Stateside and a curiosity corner popularity in Britain . |
| 3 | It is a typical Karajan project because in one respect it is enormously sophisticated — the technology is elaborate , expensive , and bang up to date — and in another it is very simple , inasmuch as its ultimate aim is nothing more or less than the lucid presentation of the music . |
| 4 | Light fittings : Remove covers , tubes or bulbs and bring down to ground level unless an access platform is used . |
| 5 | The couple were ordered by station bosses to cut short their holiday and hurry back to work . |
| 6 | sorting out and then I 've got to go down to that conference and fly up to Stone Haven |
| 7 | At the last minute the parent would abandon its charade and fly off to safety . |
| 8 | Brush with water and press on to bottom of cake . |
| 9 | In my long experience of this species , I have noticed that as long as you have only a few juveniles over 1″ , these seem to stop growing at around 1.25″ , until an adult dies , whereupon a young fish will fill the gap and grow on to adult size at a remarkable rate . |
| 10 | The best known in the West is probably shakudo , which is a copper alloy with a deep black patina , but other copper alloys were patinated to produce colours ranging from shades of grey and brown through to green . |
| 11 | From here follow a very soggy but level path to Angle Tarn ( 1.5 miles ) in an impressive glacial corrie , and walk up to Ore Gap ( southwards 0.5 miles ) — the high passway between Bowfell and Esk Pike . |
| 12 | And said , oh , let's go and find a cup of coffee but , have a bit of a walk and walk down to conference but we 'll not walk down the prom |
| 13 | On the Grand Canal with bream and rudd mainly to pole and maggot . |
| 14 | It should be noted before going any further that for a sample survey to be of any value at all the sampling procedure must be open to scrutiny and stand up to criticism . |
| 15 | I mean , this lot did come in , only six months ago , announcing that everyone would have to stand on their own feet and not be rescued , and face up to competition , and all that . |
| 16 | Forcing children to acknowledge sexuality at an early age and face up to adult problems is not going to raise a generation of responsible adults — it is far more likely to breed a generation of confused and unhappy children . |
| 17 | Trotting confidently out of his burrow into a jungly , prehistoric world , he is rescued by bats from slimy , groping creatures , only to fall into cavernous waters and swim out to sea , from where he is plucked by a vulture-like bird whose hungry chicks he has ‘ fun ’ avoiding before tumbling safely home . |
| 18 | She was able to roam further afield now , for Kit Everard felt he could gamble on her honour ( he hoped she was becoming attached to him too ) , and allowed her to walk on the beach by herself , and swim out to sea , even though he realised it meant she could slip out of the compound , for the sections of the stockade that he had left till last would enclose the shore . |
| 19 | Five mile ramble led by John Merrill starting at Meden Trail car park , Pleasley. 2–5.30pm then tea and bus back to car park . . |
| 20 | Rather than travel out from Highgate , it seemed more sensible to move out of London and travel in to town . |
| 21 | Get off your arse and get over to H.Q The Brigadier wants to see you straight away ! ’ |
| 22 | Venturing out with a small baby is actually easier than with toddlers , who want to crawl , explore and get up to mischief . |
| 23 | He does n't want to get up or get dressed and get off to school . |
| 24 | When are the teachers going to stop being political animals and get down to teaching rather than try to score points off the Government ? |
| 25 | It was only once she was sure that Emily was asleep that she would pull out her plastic bag and get down to work . |
| 26 | You get ‘ funny ’ results for the first couple of weeks … lets hope that we learn lessons , and get down to work . |
| 27 | Initially girls would waste a lot of time being polite to one another rather than getting things done : too polite to choose a chief and get down to work . |
| 28 | I suggest we make ourselves comfortable and get down to business . ’ |
| 29 | Save energy and get back to work |
| 30 | ‘ I 'll ignore that last bit , Myra ; all I want to do is get this apology for a holiday over and get back to work . ’ |