Example sentences of "to the [noun] [conj] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would also leave Lewis as possibly a minor player in the world heavyweight scene which could be returning to the chaos that surrounded it before Mike Tyson brutally united sports richest prize . |
| 2 | The woman darted to the blackboard and told her : ‘ Your uncle made that . ’ |
| 3 | He lurched up to the blackboard and knocked it flying . |
| 4 | Men and women carried their own children on their shoulders to the church and threw them into a common pit . |
| 5 | Behind him ! the dark and diminutive Miranda rolled her dark eyes to the ceiling and shook her head . |
| 6 | I ran through the fields , laid low for about two hours , then I made my way to the motorway and hitched it to Birmingham . |
| 7 | This approach need not replace traditional literary criticism : rather , it should be viewed as a step that may lead naturally , where appropriate , into the development of objective analytical skills as pupils learn to reflect on their own writing — and on the creative process itself — in relation to the text that inspired it . |
| 8 | Andrew Chubb , prosecuting , claimed Blissett elbowed Uzzell after the defender beat him to the ball and headed it away . |
| 9 | Next he led the spinnaker sheets aft to the cockpit and made them fast to the stern cleats with plenty of slack . |
| 10 | They went straight to the toilets and repaired their makeup and hair . |
| 11 | I turned to the gang and waved them on with my hand . |
| 12 | When Dyson was hidden beneath the bonnet again Bob tiptoed round to the boot and eased it open . |
| 13 | Fernando asked , a frown puckering his brow as he rounded the Mercedes to the boot and opened it wide . |
| 14 | That night they simply marched on to the airfield and set their bombs on a plentiful supply of aircraft . |
| 15 | The memory of Nancy brings me back to the question that occupied me so much , what was it about the Centre that could transform misery , bitterness and hatred into love and hope , and possibly even happiness , all in the space of fourteen days ? |
| 16 | I returned it to the centre and exchanged it for another kit which also gave me a zero reading . |
| 17 | How many t I mean er how many times has have you have you had have you had have you had problems with people you know when you told me about w that incident when someone came to the door and took your r took your rent off you ? |
| 18 | She stumbled across the floor to the door and kicked something . |
| 19 | He went back to the door and kicked it shut , then prowled towards her . |
| 20 | With a last withering glance , he walked across to the door and swung it wide , then gave a snort of disgust . |
| 21 | The loss of this old lady 's vote was cancelled out a few streets further on , by a young chap who came to the door and told me he was a soldier . |
| 22 | They fell over each other to get to the door and tangled themselves into a knot of struggling limbs trying to get out of it . |
| 23 | But as he jumped , a girl came to the door and shot him . |
| 24 | She lit a candle from a bedside match , went to the door and unlocked it . |
| 25 | Thomas moved to the door and slammed his arms into it . |
| 26 | He stepped out of her way and she took a deep breath as she ran to the door and slammed it shut behind her . |
| 27 | She crept back to the door and pressed her ear against it , trying to figure out what was going on outside . |
| 28 | Marcus walked majestically to the door and flung it wide open , saying to Huw Pritchard : ‘ You will leave this room at once . |
| 29 | Flicking back her head with a haughty toss of bright auburn curls , she walked to the door and flung it open . |
| 30 | She turned to the door and flung it open with one contemptuous move . |