Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] to [num] " in BNC.
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1 | Oh dear , do n't tell me to go to one of those dreary little do-gooding tea groups . |
2 | So I expanded to thirty percent on the , they had a Metroset in those days , and I said , you know , this is not likely to work so I 'm sending it out getting handset phototype , so I did . |
3 | My one ambition had been to be a pro , and I got to ten handicap . |
4 | And I got to ten seven on that . |
5 | I moved to one side with Jamie helping me and went down on my hands and knees on a comparatively clean part of the concrete where the oil stains looked old . |
6 | Next day I moved to 40 Beaumont Street and began a vastly expensive career of alcohol . |
7 | And it just so happens that I mentioned to one of my doormen that particular night that I could do with one of those machines to keep a careful check on my blood pressure . |
8 | I came to two pounds difference about something |
9 | Basically you will listen for maybe seven minutes then you switch off for two minutes then you switch on again and then you try and think well what was I listening to seven minu well you know , three minutes ago what was probably said in the last two minutes . |
10 | Um so erm I did have some I did have some references on this which erm unfortunately I I put to one side and I 've succeeded in losing so erm I did n't get the chance to put them on the handout but erm I 'm just alerting you to that area of debate and that area of enquiry . |
11 | When I count to ten , you will relax … ’ |
12 | We employ 30,000 people in the UK business and I speak to 15,000 of them every year in groups of 200 or less , because I think the Japanese have shown what good human relations can achieve . |
13 | by the time I hope to four years |
14 | After that I dropped to 5 , 7 and out , but he sailed on magisterially . |
15 | Nor was I drawn to two lofty and leafy exters resembling very tall thistles on legs . |
16 | Charlie , leading her down to the trash and making the introduction ( ‘ I know you ‘ ve made plans now , and I feel kind of responsible so I talked to one of the other girls . |
17 | I climbed to 1,000 feet and asked to resume our track for Blackpool and leave the area clear for the rescue . |
18 | Photography completed , I climbed to 3400 ft and set up 75% power ( 2300 rpm/23 ’ manifold pressure ) . |
19 | For running on 4 star , should I reset to 6 ° BTDC ? |
20 | I have n't had much chance to go shopping but I always make sure I get to two places — one called Garage and another called Hyper Hyper . |
21 | Noticeable notice that our our growth er , items er six and seven additional enforcement officer er officers for countryside protection , er we can actually like to do that and I 'll just come on to that in a moment when I get to two B but also in terms of growth er this group wants to see ten er whole time fire fighters , additional whole time fire fighters erm we wo n't get better in terms of confidence though fire engine survey this year but we we 'd rather sort of form |
22 | When I get to fifteen , I stop … |
23 | But they did that to me when I was their age and now as soon as I get to fourteen when when you can , when you can , when you could do that And now today it 's not fair . |
24 | two if I get to three I 'm going to be cross ! |
25 | Finally , I refer to two American cases , Fairbanks v. Snow ( 1887 ) 13 N.E. 596 and Atchison , Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. O'Connor , 223 U.S. 280 . |
26 | I refer to two reports ( 9 March ) . |
27 | From the crowds midst , I glanced to one side and saw with satisfaction that my sign was still there , hovering like script in the air over my leased patch . |
28 | As I did not have a woman companion , they tended to ignore me , but I called to one and bought a little bouquet to put in my hotel bedroom 's tooth-glass . |
29 | Later , I talk to two young Class War paper-sellers . |
30 | ‘ After I wrote and recorded songs like The Enigmatic or Mr Potato Head Groove Thing , I started to zero in on just being careful . |