Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ For , ’ she put down , ‘ I want to go there as humble McAllister who keeps the house clean , dressed the doll and made and embroidered the baby clothes , not as the American Princess doing the gracious , ladling our Papa 's money , not one penny of which I have earned , smiling and patronising those not so fortunate as myself , and then leaving them to go home to the embassy — to forget them ! ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Bumface came here to tell me that he was going to fight the War Office and that he was not having the WO Instruction for me to report forthwith to the Ski Battalion at Bordon . |
| 3 | The citizens charter sets out a comprehensive programme to improve the quality of public services and make them answer better to the wishes of their users , where that can be done , by providing choice for the citizen . |
| 4 | When Connor came back with a pint pot in either hand , he found his wife in the arms of the young Welshman , and stood smiling , watching them dance together to a song that had become all the rage in the last few years : |
| 5 | The destruction of the temples and the towns round them led directly to a rebuilding programme . |
| 6 | He says the two main benefits for shareholders are that the perks are a ‘ bit of fun ’ that it ‘ enables them to relate more to the company . ’ |
| 7 | The reason is that erm the question of membership seems to me to relate essentially to the ministry of the whole people of God . |
| 8 | I gazed across to the rising ground beyond the farm buildings . |
| 9 | He twisted the throttle , 20 knots or more , skimming across the waves , while I clung tightly to the gunwhale , and Graham sheltered his daughter , Abigail , from the spray . |
| 10 | I clung hard to a sapling with my eyes closed , waiting for things to get better , telling myself that if I fell down again it would be much much much worse . |
| 11 | I tottered across to a cottage on the edge of the loch and asked for a pot of tea and a bite to eat . |
| 12 | As I got closer to the raised platform at the far end of the church , it was as if the sound was pushing me forward . |
| 13 | In early June , I got close to the top , and to the cirque , before having to stop the car at a snow-drift ; but if that happens you can simply enough walk the rest of the way or , indeed , walk directly into the cirque along the valley to the left out of He as . |
| 14 | I got quickly to the parapet . |
| 15 | I groped for Toby in the dark and found his hands , and they held on to me , and I shouted again to an unknown listener as I had wanted to in the street : " I do n't want this ! |
| 16 | After primary school I moved away to a different High School but I have the photographs and certificates of achievement that I have worked for . |
| 17 | I moved closer to the entrance to the trench , pushed aside one of the heavy pieces of wood , and looked up at the sky . |
| 18 | As I moved closer to the edge of the site , I felt a sense of optimism welling up inside me . |
| 19 | I sleep close to the stove . ’ |
| 20 | However , I say again to the House — and especially to Government Members that they should ask questions relating to the Prime Minister 's responsibility — |
| 21 | I was now at a bit of a loss as to what to do next , so I wandered upstairs to the room that housed the books covering my subject , just to check up on a few things . |
| 22 | A little unsteadily I wandered away to the library , but I found it difficult to concentrate on the uses of the Russian Imperfective . |
| 23 | I was certain I would catch something in Rock Pool , and my hopes mounted as I waded silently to the perfect casting position . |
| 24 | Once only was I able to talk to Hayward de vive voix , and that was at the Institute of Contemporary Arts , when I referred again to the housekeeper problem ; but in the end , for reasons that I do not know , our Greek candidate , who might have been an admirable choice , was not summoned for interview . |
| 25 | I referred earlier to the excellence of the Home Office research and statistics department when I explained that we do not keep crime figures for the past 12 centuries . |
| 26 | I referred earlier to the effort that we made during 1992 to make ourselves both more efficient and more profitable . |
| 27 | So I head downstairs to the Pleasure Dome , a wood-panelled room that shows Dutch movies with spurious plots . |
| 28 | I staggered across to the washbasins . |
| 29 | I squelch upstairs to the flat after my half-hour walk , and Kenneth answers the door with his specs on the end of his nose and the now permanent book in his hand . |
| 30 | ‘ He veered to the right , I veered strongly to the left and we had many a set to . ’ |