Example sentences of "we [verb] [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We got up to mischief obviously like a lot more , youngsters do even today , but er there was none of this sort of vandalism , we did n't use to destroy anything . |
| 2 | Recently , we were having a debate in the Lords and we got on to nationalization and I said that one thing that we need to nationalize in this country is the Treasury , but nobody has ever succeeded . |
| 3 | Besides , he was sure we 'd quickly make up the time once we got out to sea . |
| 4 | After the usual social exchanges we got down to business explaining the range of counselling that we could give and the various reasons why we thought it was important to ‘ talk about it ’ . |
| 5 | We , when we were dredging , we were dredging now from Cliff Quay and er used to get all this er grey mud and erm and the chalk and when we used to dredge , we got down to chalk er , more or less the depth we wanted to go and anybody dredging down there today if they dredge the chalk at Cliff Quay that 's the depth of water you want and erm then we dredged erm just below erm and then we went to Freston Freston we were dredging peat . |
| 6 | We got down to number tend and they were all one liners . |
| 7 | The whole morning was a fair to average shambles , even when we got back to Battalion HQ We found the basement at Cadogan Gardens full of fainting civilians — mostly rather pretty girls . ’ |
| 8 | We got back to camp around 4pm unloaded the van , cleaned all our blackened pots , put away our food , unpacked our gear , had hot showers , washed our hair and got ready for a big lobster dinner with fresh corn and a huge green salad and gobs of ice cream or frozen yoghurt . |
| 9 | We got back to Orange as dark fell . |
| 10 | ‘ I think it 's time we got back to work , do n't you ? ’ |
| 11 | We cut away to business with Leonard . |
| 12 | It is the alternative recommendation that we put forward to housing committee last week . |
| 13 | So , with my admittedly low-status credit card tucked into my wallet , why should n't we head off to Polo Park and fulfill some of my high-grade expectations . |
| 14 | The landlord knew me , for Benjamin and I often lodged there when we came up to town . |
| 15 | When we came down to breakfast the other guests were so absorbed in some news in the morning papers that they forgot the usual ragging of newlyweds . |
| 16 | Having survived ten days in the Caribbean unbeaten and relatively unscathed , in St Kitts we came down to earth with a large thump and were soundly thrashed by the island 's powerful side , which contained several hard hitting batsmen . |
| 17 | It was a memorable flight because the wings iced over , forcing the pilot to dive , and left Lord Aldington feeling that ‘ we came close to death ’ . |
| 18 | At the hotel he told the taxi to wait , and after checking in and having a quick clean-up in our rooms , we drove out to Teotihuacan . |
| 19 | If we read on to Chapter Six of Genesis , we find God evidently reconsidering the decisions taken in Chapter One , 26–30 . |
| 20 | The 15 mile route took us only 50 yards along the main road before we turned off to cycle alongside an idyllic stream . |
| 21 | In partnership with the Staple Inn Actuarial Society , we look forward to building on the success of the first year 's issues and to the increasing use of the magazine as a means of effective two-way communications . |
| 22 | We look forward to summer under glass |
| 23 | If we look back to Chapter 1 , we can see that the constitutional authorities regarded the British constitution as properly providing for representative government of a liberal-democratic kind . |
| 24 | Can we move on to item eight . |
| 25 | Can we move then to item number seven , the financial statement of the payments ? |
| 26 | on point more adequately made by the deputy about C O two emission , are there any other comments that people want to make , or are you agreed that we refer back to council as it is ? |
| 27 | Me and Lil , at least we know how to trough up good and proper , do n't we , Lil ? ’ |
| 28 | The desert appeared abruptly , and we stepped on to sand as one would step across a threshold , in a single stride . |
| 29 | ‘ We 'll know the number for sure in a few months as we get closer to completion ’ , he says . |
| 30 | Erm , soul , as you 'll recollect , stands in this funny relation erm between body and and when we get up to intellect we 're actually transcending the soul as well . |