Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [coord] [verb] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Spurred on again by a stream of oaths , it staggered a few paces further and sank to the ground , defeated . |
| 2 | ‘ Enter , ’ said a bored voice and the two men marched in , took four paces forward and came to a halt in front of Captain Trentham . |
| 3 | Then it would be possible to set matters right and return to the correct position of Clause 9 . |
| 4 | Well , I applied and was accepted , rigged out with clothes , shoes etc and sent to a large country house near Burton on Trent for training . |
| 5 | There should have been a large timber column but this had been removed for some reason many years ago and led to the roof sagging some 4 ’ . |
| 6 | My correspondent 's earliest and most vivid recollection of a haunted railway line dates from childhood memories of some sixty years ago and refers to the short length of line between Goldmire Junction and Millwood Junction on the old Furness Railway in the area of Dalton-in-Furness . |
| 7 | Her mother married housing manager John Moluf four years ago and moved to a big house in neighbouring Malta . |
| 8 | He checked his bearings again and pointed to the sand-spit . |
| 9 | The Board is very conscious of the need to be able to service its activities efficiently and to respond to the demands of its customers and markets . |
| 10 | Now , I understand Chairman that the Lib Dems have changed their minds now and succumbed to the demands of the Labour group |
| 11 | Coffin laid the papers aside and went to the window to look out . |
| 12 | Sometimes he had to leave important meetings hurriedly and rush to the lavatory , which he found extremely embarrassing . |
| 13 | Slice the kidneys thickly and add to the pan with the lemon juice . |