Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [adv] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they were close enough they threw the ropes up to the men at the front of the crowd , and all of them pushed from behind . |
| 2 | He followed the signs out to the airport to the north . |
| 3 | ‘ We have got to do a great deal more about restrictions on motor vehicles and give the cities back to the people . |
| 4 | But Kendall 's patience with his struggling stars ran out after the dismal defeat at Sheffield United edged the Merseysiders closer to the relegation zone . |
| 5 | The Team Time Trial around Libourne takes the riders close to the classic vineyards of St-Émilion , Lussac and Pomerol , where the most sought after clarets in the world are grown . |
| 6 | He took his purse and emptied the coins on to the table . |
| 7 | Zen held the X-rays up to the light . |
| 8 | Leaders of the Muslim ‘ parliament ’ disclosed the plans exclusively to The People after it was learned that unscrupulous British dealers have been selling ordinary meat as Halal |
| 9 | The black van was parked under a palm tree waiting to take the prisoners back to the Murate . |
| 10 | If there is a tunnel , then I reckon it 'll come out in the woods somewhere to the north of the fence an' close to it . |
| 11 | The days spent in the woods close to the village of Bavent are passing slowly . |
| 12 | It was a long distance down the great side of the hill , through the woods down to the estuary . |
| 13 | But because of the special circumstances of York we 've got to first define and refine the area of search to a specific corridor and then the other locational criteria are just a guidance , first we take the proposals forward to the local plan stage . |
| 14 | Secure the red numbers on to the side panels with royal icing , and then fix the lifebelts on to the boat in the same way , three on each side and two on the deck . |
| 15 | Within the poem 's satiric vein , Leapor uses the mythological apparatus of an idealized landscape to criticize the improvements both to the hall and the grounds : |
| 16 | They do n't mind helping you out getting the diverts in the right position , because the last thing they want is to put the calls through to the wrong person . |
| 17 | You can then press a few sprays from the top of the stem or , alternatively , press the entire empty stem , encouraging it to bend in a pleasing curve , and then re-assemble the bells on to the stem when you come to use it in a design . |
| 18 | I trained my binoculars on the reeds closest to the hide ; an up-and-down bobbing movement had caught my eye . |
| 19 | Sometimes , during the ritual prayer , now he had got over the early stages of wondering when to get on the floor , when to rise , and exactly how to get the fingers up to the earlobes , he found himself begging to be excused any significance in his actions . |
| 20 | Normally , the operators closest to the plant will have the most detailed information and this gets condensed or reduced as one moves up the hierarchy . |
| 21 | The electronic cameras captured the action , and powerful transmitters beamed the signals directly to the few homes in Britain equipped with television receivers . |
| 22 | In general those operating from grass strips ( mostly those below the best fit line ) seem to be passing at least some of the savings on to the customer . |
| 23 | On the steps up to the plane a group of irate Peruvians waved tickets as the embattled stewardess tried to explain that there were no seats . |
| 24 | Indeed , they said the small congregation was in favour of demolition as many members were old and infirm and could not climb the steps up to the church . |
| 25 | There were cracks in the walls and the steps up to the entrance had been reduced to an uneven and rocky slope . |
| 26 | I gave it a couple of minutes , then made for the broch and the steps up to the landing where the girls had gone yesterday . |
| 27 | Three old mill stones serve as the steps up to the door of the mill , an aesthetically appealing alternative use for them now that they are no longer required for the purpose for which they were designed . |
| 28 | But it was I who got away to the steps up to the morning room , Francis 's sorry steps . |
| 29 | Again , the dual imagery of the victorious general and the holy saviour appeared : virtually everyone wore full military or party uniform , and the steps up to the basilica of Saint Barbara were lined with people carrying the palms they had bought for Palm Sunday , six weeks earlier . |
| 30 | Then he vaulted over the breakwater , ran up the steps on to the prom and was lost to view . |