Example sentences of "[noun sg] i [verb] [adv prt] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I muttered thanks and as she disappeared to the kitchen I stepped up to the sitting room door , knocked rather timidly and entered . |
| 2 | At the height of the gale I go down to the pier to see how our local boats are doing , but all the anchors appear to be holding firm . |
| 3 | My last weekend with the car I went over to the Island of Luing , leaving the car ( foot ferry only on Sundays ) at Cuan Ferry . |
| 4 | After spending all morning talking to clients on the telephone , in place of lunch I nipped up to the golf club and played a few holes with one of the assistants . |
| 5 | In a kind of panic I walked back to the carob and along the east side of the gulley to the top of the cliff that overlooked the private beach . |
| 6 | My combat jacket , knife , bags , catapult and other equipment I took down to the kitchen with me . |
| 7 | After a little while I went on to the drum with Mr Stevens ’ brother , Sid ; and then I got a full man 's money , one and eightpence , a lot o' money to take home then . |
| 8 | We were four days in Piraeus and every day I went back to the Acropolis . |
| 9 | In the dead of night I crept down to the breakfast room , the nerve centre . |
| 10 | ‘ At midnight I crawled back to the village on my stomach . |
| 11 | ‘ And as to how I found you — when you did n't answer the phone I went round to the flat . |
| 12 | One misty autumn morning I drove out to the monastery for a look , crunching along lanes covered in empty chestnut husks , which are already an indication of Benedictines ahead , since Benedictines always plant chestnut trees by their buildings . |
| 13 | After the game I went around to the dressingroom to try and meet the players . |
| 14 | But on his advice I went off to the optician and ended up wearing glasses . |
| 15 | In a kind of rush I went back to the main menu . |
| 16 | Leaping off the bed I hurtled up to the rod which by now was screaming off and picking it up I felt the line pluck nicely through my fingers ; knowing that it must be a cat on the other end gave me a real thrill . |
| 17 | At the top of the dry valley I scramble down to the green path , following the old hedge of thorns and elders , pointing the way , beckoning me onwards as I descend the gently curving path down the rolling hillside . |
| 18 | Oh Brian annoyed me on my lesson I pulled up to the Kingsway right ? |
| 19 | After about a year I gave in to the pull and discovered that fatherhood has made me a much more serious person . |
| 20 | But the chances are as a customer I go back to the dealer and he says ‘ ah , you 've got a warranty , claim on that ’ . |
| 21 | I hung in there another year shredding a few more files saying maybe it was time I went back to the law and when I got this offer … |
| 22 | It was the first and only time I walked over to the pavillon , knocked on the door and entered alone . |
| 23 | By the time I got back to the hospital , I 'd missed the doctors ' rounds . |
| 24 | By the time I got back to the office it was almost six-thirty . |
| 25 | Well I thought it was when I went out and exercised the dog before lunch , I went up to Jubilee Park and eh , I had a very brisk walk indeed and I was absolutely lathered by the time I got back to the car , after half an hour . |
| 26 | I was absolutely steaming by the time I got back to the car . |
| 27 | And by the time I get back to the house I expect you to be gone . ’ |
| 28 | On the third visit I switched over to the large search coil and within fifteen minutes was holding numerous buttons , buckles , seals , some copper coins and — best of all — a Queen Anne gold guinea . |