Example sentences of "their [noun sg] [adv prt] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cantona , the one-time enfante terrible of French football , initially went on loan to Elland Road , where his inventive attacking play — mostly as substitute — gave Leeds a powerful bonus on their run in to the title . |
| 2 | This is the reason why in recent years theorists have turned their attention back to the question of the historicity of historical understanding , to its status as interpretation , representation or narrative , and , more radically , to the problem of temporality as such . |
| 3 | The urgent blare of his car horn drew their attention back to the sheriff 's tall figure . |
| 4 | Khomeini was born at the turn of the century , to a family of mullahs who like to trace their ancestry back to the prophet Muhammad . |
| 5 | Pipe dots around the hubs of the wheels , the words SCHOOL BUS on to the front and back , and the name of the child and/or their age on to the front and back bumpers . |
| 6 | Pritchard and one corporal then nipped back across the open roadway to drop a 10lb charge between two tugs moored in the basin , and their dash back to the hut , a mere 60 yards or less from the approaching enemy , was achieved without mishap . |
| 7 | The Working Women 's Charter , endorsed by the Women 's TUC in 1975 , put issues such as childcare , nurseries , abortion , maternity and paternity leave , women 's educational opportunity and their health on to the union agenda . |
| 8 | Armed with light Indian swords and shields of hippopotamus hide , they fought their way through to the King , forcing him to withdraw , wounded in the thigh . |
| 9 | They say they go out of their way to avoid trouble , having left a bar in Haymarket earlier in the evening because there was a group that seemed intent on a fight , swearing and pushing their way through to the bar . |
| 10 | Some forced their way through to the landing side of the fence , but without their jockeys . |
| 11 | What we did at that point , was to get together a task force of people to examine the idea and where it was going : the people doing the work and the people who were likely to understand the most likely market — put them together in one room to reason their way through to the fact that we really ought to drop the project . |
| 12 | HERE they are , folks — the super grandmas ( plus one grandad ) who have won their way through to the final of The People/Cadbury 's Roses Grandparent of the Year Competition . |
| 13 | On their way over to the restaurant , several people greeted him and , once inside the low-ceilinged room , more stopped him to chat . |
| 14 | Cries could be heard from the stairs as the policemen tried to make their way up to the landing , the remaining boys making it as difficult as possible for them in the hope that their brother would get away . |
| 15 | We watched as the new Derby Lightweight DMUs with cats whiskers markings on the front gave tourists an unrivalled view of the Conwy and Lledr Valleys while the occasional steam freights fought their way up to the slate mining centre at Blaenau Ffestiniog . |
| 16 | Old horse brasses , damaged wagon wheels and various other items had very often found their way on to the back of his cart in the past without cost . |
| 17 | Yes , the Mario Brothers have wormed their way on to the PC ! |
| 18 | Another of her unattached friends who always seemed to find their way on to the invitation list whenever she was certain he would be at one of her soirees . |
| 19 | His party made their way on to the airfield without difficulty and what followed was a foretaste of Paddy Mayne 's style . |
| 20 | This was attributed to four main factors : the chairperson had been promoted to another school ; the librarian/coordinator had been promoted to a complex and demanding pastoral role ; the reorganisation of secondary schools had imposed strains to which the activities of a library committee were an unwelcome addition ; and finally , the fact that the project purchases were now completed , with the books already finding their way on to the library shelves , appeared to be seen as an indication that the committee 's work had been completed . |
| 21 | ‘ They look a bit , a bit dossy , do n't they ? ’ said a skinhead , surveying the beaded middle classes fighting their way on to the site . |
| 22 | Some colours and wood grain effects are beginning to find their way on to the market , although most are still white . |
| 23 | Some colours and wood grain effects are beginning to find their way on to the market , though most upvc windows are white . |
| 24 | The feeling that something special was about to happen spilled over into an exhibition of appreciation then unparalleled on an English racecourse : the crowd applauded the rivals as they made their way on to the track and burst into cheering as they reached it . |
| 25 | Soon after birth they start to nose and mouth at the back end of the sow , before gradually working their way round to the udder . |
| 26 | They made their way back to the river steps . |
| 27 | It takes place automatically when the clubhead is swung correctly to the top of the backswing , but the wrists do not cock fully until they are on their way back to the ball . |
| 28 | Despite the valiant cries of ‘ We are the Bencey Boys ’ from the faithful few , we were subjected to jeers from the Alborne crowd as fighting broke out between the Athletico players on their way back to the dressing room . |
| 29 | Many of the vehicles found their way back to the West , some were delivered to the Middle East and some to the Soviet Union . |
| 30 | The two men groped their way back to the cabin , occasionally glancing back to see what had happened to the strange engine . |