Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ Although Tara never is really dark , ’ said Caspar as they stopped to look back at the great shining edifice outlined against the sky . |
| 32 | When he stopped to look back along the road , he saw two cars draw up in front of his home , one after the other . |
| 33 | ‘ Why , so that you can ease your own frustration and put the blame on me ? ’ she managed to shoot back , and tried to wriggle out of the bag , unsuccessfully . |
| 34 | They stopped their lumbering charge and , very slowly , tried to dodge out of the way . |
| 35 | Here , he could see only the occasional flutter of movement , as the fearful denizens of the area tried to keep out of the way and out of trouble . |
| 36 | While we were on the beach below another tourist tried to climb up to the ruin ; but a flock of dive-bombing gulls , screaming histrionically , drove him off . |
| 37 | Instead of trying to walk , doggy paddle , Heathcliffe always tried to climb out of the water ; hence , he generally ended up on his back , legs lashing away hopelessly , until disappearing under the surface . |
| 38 | I tried to climb down to the nest once . |
| 39 | She tried to hold on to the heady rapture that was sweeping her along like a river in flood . |
| 40 | When that happened , the others , those whose canoes sank , tried to hold on to the canoes that were still afloat . |
| 41 | I was going on with it , all the bumps were okay but when I was actually inside the building again I hung on to GrandPat to get to the steps but my hand slipped so I was going round with the current so I tried to hold on to the orange thing that they had put there but I slipped off that and I kept on going round and the lifeguard gave erm me and somebody else a hoop and we both grabbed onto it |
| 42 | Ginny tried to back out of the bathroom . |
| 43 | " Not bad — not bad at all , " replied Joseph hurriedly and he tried to lean back against the cushions in the same careless fashion as his brother while the two rickshaws rolled on together side by side through the light traffic . |
| 44 | Though Lowe tried to hang on to the original concept , RSGB 's figures finally killed off the ‘ Sunday Guardian ’ approach . |
| 45 | When she tried to hang on to the cash one man punched her in the face and they both escaped . |
| 46 | When she 'd returned to the office I tried to get on with the writing but could n't concentrate . |
| 47 | The jeep was bouncing them about mercilessly as the Brigadier tried to get back to the village in time for the Captain and the Substitute to go back to Florence and eat . |
| 48 | He tried to get back to the drawing room unheard , but she was waiting . |
| 49 | In football , there was an early shock for Liverpool at Anfield as the champions tried to get back to the top of the table with Arsenal playing Leeds United at Highbury tomorrow . |
| 50 | Ever a Walter Mitty character , he tried to get back into the CIA fold , but after the North fiasco they did not want to know him . |
| 51 | I kissed her and held her and tried to get out of the house without saying goodbye to anyone . |
| 52 | Hayes next hit Roger Ford just above the glove as he tried to get out of the way , and was out lbw ; 384 for 9 . |
| 53 | ‘ You tried to get out of the black hole with an ordinary rocket . |
| 54 | At least my father tried to get out of the trap , but I doubt if Jones has ever struggled , even with his conscience . |
| 55 | After driving to Rolls Wood Group [ Repair & Overhauls ] Ltd , they tried to get out of the car . |
| 56 | The pilots were drunk and half-naked ; they got no help from the French girls , who simply screamed and tried to get out of the window . |
| 57 | When she tried to get out of the passenger door , he struck her again and called her more names . ’ |
| 58 | He tried to think back to the first Mystery he had seen , but he could only remember ‘ Eve ’ as that unshaven , white-skinned man who had left them outside the lock-up in Greathaven and gone to find work on the boats . |
| 59 | I talked to Mum , and she tried to think back to the day she met Elaine , and she remembered I was born in a nursing home in Birkleigh . |
| 60 | He saw a car turning left , tried to move out of the way , put his foot on the brake and then the accelerator went down as well . |