Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [conj] [vb infin] [pron] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I started to get people to come in and ask me to specifically teach them stuff that was on my records . |
| 2 | ‘ Sometimes , ’ says Freddie , ‘ one 's tempted to just plunge in and put everything to rights . ’ |
| 3 | Right , I think er , everyone 's had a good say from both sides , and I would like to sum up and put it to the vote . |
| 4 | Now , though , she was sitting in the dressing-room , not even sure if she could persuade her legs to stand up and carry her to the stage . |
| 5 | But it 's a dangerous thing to come out and commit yourself to publicly . |
| 6 | Then she 'd jump out and scare them to death ! |
| 7 | I was just wondering , having reached my seat , whether I could whip back and tell him to belt it out a bit , when it stopped altogether . |
| 8 | She wanted to reach out and hold him to her , to draw him close and comfort him , but it was too late now . |
| 9 | She turned away impatiently , determined to swim off and leave him to it , but he slid into the water beside her and grasped her wet arm . |
| 10 | I hope I can encourage the uninitiated to go out and treat themselves to several for their Christmas stocking as well as see the value of videos as a valid support technique during the long winter evenings ahead . |
| 11 | Telling me the strangest things sometimes , evil things — till I want to shout out or smash them to pieces . |
| 12 | After so many years of being on my own I really do n't want to settle down and commit myself to a relationship . |
| 13 | Often I felt so full after eating that I had to lie down or drag myself to lectures , feeling as though I 'd just eaten three Christmas dinners . |
| 14 | ‘ If I pose for a photograph will you all go away and leave me to some peace and quiet ? ’ |
| 15 | Why do n't you go away and leave me to it ? ’ |
| 16 | Good , he thought , if I really work on her she 'll go away and leave me to it . |
| 17 | I 'll go away and leave you to your fevered dalliances . |
| 18 | Why did n't Marc go away and leave it to her as he 'd suggested , if that was what he wanted ? |
| 19 | He is not convinced that having read them aspiring managers can go away and teach themselves to be good leaders . |
| 20 | So I asked him what he was up to and he said he was going to and fro in the earth and walking up and down in it , and then he pushed th " trolley in , and I went in after , and the mother began her howling and shrieking , and Will said , " Well , I 'll walk off and leave you to it . " |
| 21 | Music was very important to Norman and occasionally he would come over and invite me to concerts and films . |
| 22 | In five minutes we 'll come back and take you to the medical centre for more tests . ’ |
| 23 | I had suggested in the note that , as it was then three-fifteen , rather than their breaking camp , one of them should drive back and take me to where they were for the night and back to the village next morning . |
| 24 | In the face of thumb joints with developing arthritis , I decided to lash out and treat myself to a Silver Reed punching machine , PM10 . |
| 25 | For the crew it 's the end of three hard days and nights , but at least they can now sit back and leave it to the performers . |
| 26 | [ She ] … will not interpret my sharing of my pain as an assault , she will not turn away or urge me to be strong , or murmur some expression of sympathy or swallow hard because there is , finally , nothing to say to someone who is beyond comfort though not beyond caring . |
| 27 | But at the end of the day , I mean , he 's sure gon na turn round and do it to us . |