Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [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 | 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 . " |
15 | Music was very important to Norman and occasionally he would come over and invite me to concerts and films . |
16 | In five minutes we 'll come back and take you to the medical centre for more tests . ’ |
17 | 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 . |
18 | In the face of thumb joints with developing arthritis , I decided to lash out and treat myself to a Silver Reed punching machine , PM10 . |
19 | 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 . |
20 | But at the end of the day , I mean , he 's sure gon na turn round and do it to us . |