Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv prt] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Sarah got back to the attic bedroom in Newcastle Place the first thing she did was open the window , letting in damp , wintry air . |
| 2 | Blair crept down to the bank whilst I rehearsed various reasons to explain why he had not caught the trout : lack of experience , bad casting technique . |
| 3 | Cecilia got on to the platform . |
| 4 | Kolchinsky was waiting in the foyer when Whitlock got back to the hotel . |
| 5 | Hun Sen sold out to the Vietnamese , and is now selling out to Thai businessmen as well , it says . |
| 6 | Tony Rickardsson cruised through to the Nordic Final stage of the World Championship when he finished third in the three-leg Swedish heats last week . |
| 7 | ‘ Go for the girl , ’ ordered Randy Sherwood , as South Sussex rode on to the field . |
| 8 | After a moment or two Hosanna moved back to the step again . |
| 9 | Trent swam back to the catamaran dragging the fish behind him . |
| 10 | Er I liked to ask you erm about if you , if you think that Harlow lives up to the ideal of the New Town ? |
| 11 | When they 'd finished their simple meal , obeying Michele 's instructions , Luce moved back to the couch while he cleared away the dishes and brought in coffee , glasses , and a crystal decanter . |
| 12 | Herr Nordern sank on to the sofa and , astonishingly , found himself holding his wife 's hand , and feeling hers firmly gripping his . |
| 13 | Having handed over her letter and waved goodbye , Perdita wandered down to the stables . |
| 14 | Isabel sank back to the grass , beginning to shake . |
| 15 | The Caribbean lapped on to the deserted palm-fringed beach just beyond . |
| 16 | The helicopter and the keys to the private villa were promptly removed ; Branson rode back to the airport in a taxi . |
| 17 | Sarah had come to the car with them and Julia asked Pat to go back to the reception . |
| 18 | Ultimately Childebert and Guntram patched up their quarrel , and Chilperic moved on to the defensive , only to be murdered at Chelles in 584 . |
| 19 | Gazza moved out to the villa in July to acclimatise before the football season kicked off . |
| 20 | Millie moved back to the window now . |
| 21 | Bernice moved over to the creatures . |
| 22 | Quickly , Marie moved over to the entrance . |
| 23 | ‘ It is why my family sacrificed a nice life in Tenerife to come back to the cold of Britain four years ago . |
| 24 | Hatch bent down to the plants . |
| 25 | Richard came on to the terrace . |
| 26 | ‘ Did you care when you walked out on me the day that you told me about the notes and the wine glass , and then Rebecca came back to the office ? |
| 27 | Several times Paul Guillaume came back to the house to have his portrait painted in a discreet , dark suit , starched collar and tie , jaunty trilby hat , a gloved hand languidly holding a cigarette and thinly parted lips which seem to be saying ‘ I am a man of exquisite taste ’ . |
| 28 | The more he considered all the aspects of the matter , the more Manville came around to the view that Turkey was the best possible choice of all . |
| 29 | Angus slunk back to the campfire . |
| 30 | Lucy drove in to the centre of the city before she found a locksmith near the Chemin de la Tourelle . |