Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [adv] [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | My decision early on to build site-specific works in steel took me out of the traditional studio . |
| 2 | I knelt beside him and put my mouth as close to his ear as my nostrils would allow . |
| 3 | I had got my back almost round to the steps by this time but I knew I 'd never get my parka open and the front door key out unless I had an edge . |
| 4 | Suffice to say , I refused point-blank to be employed , and shook my head firmly up to and including the moment I said ‘ Yes ’ . |
| 5 | I could not see my mother sine she had got herself well hidden behind my father so I rushed to the house , through the open french windows , saw my wife sideways on to me gazing at a blank wall and screamed , " See what 's happening — our baby to be plastered over half of some alien landscape ! |
| 6 | The reticence of the CAB to put its case more cogently to the private sector may be explained by their historic fear of losing their independence . |
| 7 | On the contrary , the question she saw hovering behind Miss Violet 's innocent query remained at the forefront of her mind right up to the day the Brownings returned to the Casa Guidi . |
| 8 | Even though there are both specific and general exemptions from this provision it is so important to the client that the solicitor must be at pains to explain its effect very carefully to an applicant for legal advice . |
| 9 | But after they had lost their first five wickets with only 134 on the board , Rutherford and Blain swung the balance back in their favour in the last 45 minutes , adding 34 runs to take their side agonisingly close to squaring the series after a humiliating innings and 60-run defeat in Christchurch . |
| 10 | In recent years , however , for financial reasons social work departments have restricted their work almost exclusively to statutory tasks , people with mental health problems having a very low priority . |
| 11 | Puzzled , she turned her gaze once more to the pictured Petula . |
| 12 | She had made her attitude clear enough to her , heaven knows , but here she was , still coming back every other Sunday , year after year , as welcome as the Irish potato blight . |
| 13 | New Scientist kept a lofty attitude about it all by celebrating three anniversaries in the history of space flight , or , alternatively , dropped its gaze discreetly on to the Mary Rose , about to surface from the Solent . |
| 14 | Florence publishers have turned their attention almost exclusively to their home territory . |
| 15 | This restrictive conception of democracy as a technique for the selection of political leaders was one important influence leading political sociologists to devote their attention too exclusively to elections and voting behaviour . |
| 16 | Ever since his election as ARFU president in 1988 , French has been involved in many discussions with South African rugby officials assisting and advising them in their aim once again to be welcomed back into the international playing fraternity . |
| 17 | His hand slid down over her back , his fingers splaying out over the firm swell of her bottom , pulling her body closer still to his . |
| 18 | Then his hands slid down over her back , making her gasp as he pulled her body still closer to his own . |
| 19 | Fran gave him a watery smile , then turned her attention pointedly back to the schedule to forestall any further questions , and Fred took the hint . |
| 20 | She turned her attention once again to the old fashioned coatstand , for that is what it surely was , and the single garment that it supported ; a man 's mac , beige in colour ; long and belted . |
| 21 | Nutty switched her attention once more to the deep end , where it seemed that Nails was giving Jazz a compulsory lesson in turns . |
| 22 | Showing no more emotion over the death of the man than that of the beast , she turned her attention once more to tickling Edward 's toes . |
| 23 | If the Peculiar is also strong and consistent then this will increase its importance even occasionally to the point where it will override Mental and General symptoms when evaluating the case . |
| 24 | Immediately after this vote , the Council turned its attention once more to ‘ Schema 13 ’ , now denominated by the Co-ordinating Commission , a ‘ Pastoral Constitution ’ . |
| 25 | Defying the need to slump her head dejectedly on to her arms , to howl long and hard that every minute of this evening had been utter hell and that all she wanted now was to curl up safe and warm in her own bed . |
| 26 | Even the thought of Candy acting as a spy in the camp could n't annoy her — she knew her friend well enough to be sure she would have acted with Rory 's best interests at heart . |
| 27 | The idea that modernity is problematic has caused sufficient anxiety about the modern world for its use no longer to be restricted to the universities and classrooms but to spill out into the everyday culture . |
| 28 | To that extent there was greater cohesion in Cabinet , because there were a lot of new faces who owed their promotion much more to her than to their record in the party . |
| 29 | Some schools had not related their spending sufficiently closely to the needs of the curriculum or to the reading levels of their pupils . |
| 30 | ‘ And the first thing , my lord ? ’ enquired Joan innocently — having lowered her voice now almost to a whisper . |