Example sentences of "[adv] and [verb] to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He found them quickly enough and returned to the pub . |
| 2 | Just then , a customer got up suddenly and hurried to the door . |
| 3 | Slice the kidneys thickly and add to the pan with the lemon juice . |
| 4 | A modern spacious terminal , situated alongside and integrated to the railway station just inside the main harbour entrance , provides passenger and car booking offices for P&O European Ferries and Sealink British Ferries , a travel centre for Northern Ireland Railways and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board , bookstall , buffet , currency exchange and car hire facilities . |
| 5 | When you can feel a steady breeze on your back , pull the line gently and call to the helper to release . |
| 6 | Then he shifted impatiently and gestured to the drawing-room . |
| 7 | Thus , to the primary objective : the production of a new OED for the twenty-first century ; we must add a second objective : the electronic handling and delivery of the information contained in and added to the OED , so that the latter is able to be altered in response to changes in the language . |
| 8 | But after he sat down and thought about it he came in and apologised to the lads . ’ |
| 9 | In such circumstances ( known as ‘ the last resort ’ ) the Bank of England will always step in and lend to the discount houses , or purchase bills of exchange from them before the bills have reached maturity . |
| 10 | ‘ But after he sat down and thought about it he has come in and apologised to the lads and realised he maybe should not have said it . |
| 11 | Books from Boots Library had small labels in them which , if a reader wanted to buy it when it had finished its circulation life , he could fill in and give to the librarian when he returned it . |
| 12 | He made sure they were both tucked in and went to the door . |
| 13 | We want access to the same range of opportunities to participate in and contribute to the society in which we live . |
| 14 | The report focuses on the importance of transport and mobility in enabling older people to fully participate in and contribute to the life of the community and contains recommendations aimed at addressing the mobility needs of older people . |
| 15 | As the article states , they were a pleasure to fly in and compared to the Lincolns they were indeed luxurious . |
| 16 | as long as it is a round trip commencing in and returning to the United Kingdom . |
| 17 | So I ‘ open it an inch ’ and thus I delay further , giving them time to take it all in and to adjust to the exposure to what they must ultimately cope with : the witch addressing them directly . |
| 18 | And I only found this out when I went in and talked to the station manager , and he looked very confused . |
| 19 | This produced a laugh which unfortunately brought on such a fit of coughing that Wilson was obliged to put Pilade down and attend to the invalid as though she were still her maid . |
| 20 | ‘ I sat down and said to the doctor ‘ So I have cancer ’ and he said ‘ Yes ’ . |
| 21 | She placed the receiver down and reached to the table top , picking up the silenced gun and holding it gently in both hands . |
| 22 | There was no butter around so I jumped down and went to the living room . |
| 23 | There was a car waiting , but because of the fog they abandoned the idea of driving down and went to the railway station , caught a train with minutes to spare , picked up the car that was waiting for them the other end , rang the studio from the car phone to let them know where they were , and ran into London Weekend Television . |
| 24 | A sudden sharp ring at the doorbell made Shelley 's decision for her , as they sprang apart , and she smoothed her uniform down and went to the reception desk to see who wanted her . |
| 25 | Resignedly he put his quill down and went to the bedroom . |
| 26 | But still the urge to express her feelings tormented her and at last , in defiance of that dislike she had felt on their last meeting , she sat down and wrote to the person to whom she had once been most close , to Mrs Browning . |
| 27 | He laid the pistol down and crossed to the drinks cabinet , pouring glasses of whisky for himself and for Carol . |
| 28 | ‘ He 'd be irradiated if he 'd turned the bribe down and gone to the freight car . ’ |
| 29 | As the policeman stepped down and walked to the rear of the lorry Billy turned to Freddie and shook his head slowly . |
| 30 | He crouched down and clung to the rail with his right hand and reached out with his left as if to punch a hole through the wall . |