Example sentences of "to [pron] [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 A court has been told that three men accused of killing twin sisters in a barn fire shouted to them to get out before the men themselves ran away .
2 Also , when he gestured to me to sit down on the mats which covered the floor , I could not but observe two fairly fresh ( tuskless ) skulls above the door by which we had entered .
3 So then it was up to me to go back to the script and find what I could to give me a lead .
4 ‘ He left it all to me to sort out with the planning department and I had to plead that we 'd lose him altogether if we made a problem . ’
5 What is denied by the defendant and what is the issue of trial is that they deny that they were ever instructed by Mr er to save such a measure or that it would have been appropriate to serve them or that at any stage Mr ever asked to be advised on any way open to him to get out of the contract er as alleged .
6 They had fallen , both of them , he could picture it exactly in his mind , and he could remember Kairallah , calling to him to get back to the car .
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