Example sentences of "to london for " in BNC.

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1 Mr Kidd said he already had anecdotal evidence of US conventions pulling out of the UK : ‘ One conference of surgeons and one group of insurance sales staff , who planned to come to London for two weeks , could not find a hotel they were happy with . ’
2 She with , it 's true , Janey 's help , cooked , served , washed up , cleaned , drove us here , there and everywhere , the doctor , school , the dentist , up to London for nerve-racking bouts of clothes shopping , she had the Nigels to stay , and laughed at the J ills at the garage and I 'd 've died if she 'd found out about Paul .
3 Varese as well as Ives , and an Elliott Carter premiere — not much feminine sensibility there , though it all made for a classic Oliver Knussen pile-up of Americana , topped out with a violin concerto by Marc Neikrug that Pinchas Zukerman had brought to London for the first time .
4 This is one of three drawings of Lopokova by Picasso , the latter having come to London for the first time to work on designs and sets for Massine 's Le Tricorne , writes Joanna Gibbon .
5 The Chancellor had left Blackpool late on Monday night , after addressing party agents , but conference jitters were so great that his unexpected disappearance prompted rumours that he had gone back to London for crisis talks .
6 When you consider that there are 120 dealers in the are you can appreciate why Bath is second only to London for the serious hunter .
7 SPOUSE to London for some dinner or other .
8 A trip to London for the day , or even two days , staying overnight in some good hotel , that is what I shall have .
9 She even found time to return to London for appearances on top pop shows where she revealed she was angry about the way under 14s had been excluded from her concerts .
10 Few Englishmen would have disagreed with Archbishop Benson when he was describing the visitors to London for the 1887 Jubilee .
11 Five hundred voters from the two Conservative-held marginal seats of Bolton North East and Bolton West are being ferried to London for what promises to be the toughest ‘ grilling ’ any of the leaders will face during the entire campaign .
12 As youngsters up to London for the day , for example , we once took it in on the basis that bona fide sports followers should try everything once .
13 The plan was sent to London for consideration by MI6 and the CIA in December 1953 .
14 However , although he made some valuable and technically superb images there , he became disillusioned by travel , and came home to London for good .
15 A representative from each travelled to London for a joint interview chaired by Jones , and subsequently published in Melody Maker .
16 They were going to London for some weeks : they have friends in high places , you know , and the eldest Miss Bretton-Fawcett , the daughter you know , is to come out next year .
17 By the nineteenth century England had become the nation of landscape painters although a large proportion of her artists were Scots who , tempted like their lairds a century before , had moved to London for prestige and remuneration .
18 When we first arrived home from Hong Kong , we did not know about the aorta problem , so two days after our homecoming Michael went to London for a further two days of meetings .
19 When one reads Green 's journals there are various entries which refer to ‘ McQueen ’ , and to the preparation of proofs and the parcelling of plates for dispatch to London for printing .
20 Eva would drink champagne and watch television in bed , which shocked me , and at least once a week she said she was determined to take us all to London for good .
21 In 1885 it is recorded that transparent thin sections of rocks were sent to London for microscopic investigation and 3 years later sections of English and Irish rocks were being made in Edinburgh .
22 Six finalists will be chosen from the pictures by representatives from Hairflair and Supersoft and all six will be invited to London for the final judging .
23 G. Hare , D.S.C. , who takes up the story of the preparations : ‘ In mid April 1941 I was called to London for a secret verbal appointment and interviewed by Rear-Admiral Clement Moody , the Fifth Sea Lord ( he had been my Captain in ‘ Eagle ’ ) .
24 The proceedings of the Legislative Council were sent to London for the perusal of the Colonial Office and were reported in detail by the local press .
25 She returns to London for treatment from a psychotherapist .
26 The England international was given permission to make his late dash to London for tonight 's Coca-Cola Cup replay as his family is suffering from a virus .
27 It would not have warranted summoning all district society presidents to London for a brief meeting , but the value gained from these was particularly significant .
28 After my return to England I was able to continue my interest in Burma 's future , for when General Aung San and his colleagues came to London for consultations with the British Government , Mr Attlee asked me to 10 Downing Street to introduce the various members to him .
29 Alison had rung to say that she was coming up to London for an appointment and could they lunch at a restaurant to which they had both occasionally gone when working at Brentwoods , if they happened to be feeling affluent .
30 ‘ A note has been left at the flat where they lived , advising friends that they have gone to London for a vacation .
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