Example sentences of "and [pron] [verb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's all ‘ Cherish ’ and ‘ Three Times a Lady ’ and ‘ Deeply Dippy ’ , and everyone takes to the floor , clutching and fondling , their hands lightly patting the buttocks of their partner . |
| 2 | The service was held at the chapel and everyone went to the Kirk Inn at Romaldkirk afterwards . |
| 3 | Within the hour the show is cancelled and everyone returns to the hotel to drown their sorrows . |
| 4 | Other bidders found out that I could top their bids , and no-one came to the party . |
| 5 | ‘ I work with women all day and I go to the pub to get away from them ’ … |
| 6 | ‘ I remember the date and I go to the grave every Thursday when I 'm in England . ’ |
| 7 | And then expand on it , and so I go into each of these and I go to the and I say a few words about each of these particular themes . |
| 8 | Right , where 's this morning 's paper and I go to the bogs ? |
| 9 | En route we fried and ate the well tenderised cod — this was filmed with plenty of zizzle track — and I drank to the loss of another illusion in the Scotch that will never be seen in Saudi Arabia . |
| 10 | Neither therapy was enjoyed and I listened to the catalogue of side effects like a reporter who had just pierced the darkest Amazonian forest and was observing a new race for the first time . |
| 11 | Later I descended with the songs of the skylarks still in my ears and I listened to the grumbling of the men in the mist of the grey streets . |
| 12 | His bedroom door was n't shut and I listened to the stillness inside . |
| 13 | I have many memories of Eton : services in College Chapel , especially in winter when the lights were lit and I listened to the massed singing of a favourite hymn ; the Headmaster , Dr Alington , an Olympian figure in scarlet gown , taking " absence " on the chapel steps ; the Fourth of June , a festival peculiar to Eton , and fireworks bursting over the river ; the Field Game on winter afternoons while mist crept across the grounds ; the lamps in the High Street and crowds of boys hurrying back to their houses before " lock-up " . |
| 14 | ‘ The phone went at 3am and I rushed to the hospital . |
| 15 | ‘ Connors and I got to the hotel just as your boys were leaving , ’ I continued . |
| 16 | ‘ Fortunately the traffic cleared and I got to the studio to start my show with two minutes to go . ’ |
| 17 | The full vessels are left on the empty shore , they are for use but I am carried to the river in your arms , and I dance to the rhythms of your heart-throbs and heaving of the waves . |
| 18 | There I was , talking to people asleep this morning and I woke to the dulcet tones of talking on the radio . |
| 19 | I represent a constituency very near Westminster and I bring to the House many groups of youngsters from schools . |
| 20 | I support the motion and I bring to the House the support of the North-West Channel Tunnel Group , which consists of a vast range of north-west commercial interests , and of the North of England Regional Consortium , which consists of many local authorities from the north of England . |
| 21 | The ingredients were gathered together for me by Lord Wittisham , the kidneys themselves prepared by Mr Pegg , and I attended to the final cooking and preparation of the sauce . ’ |
| 22 | The horse was led back to its stable and I walked to the far end of the house , where there was a lawn of coarse-bladed grass , brown with the heat , some exotic-looking flowers in a stony border , and cushioned garden chairs standing bright in the dappled shade of what looked like a cherry tree . |
| 23 | It lends itself to me and I return to the theatre strangely renewed . |
| 24 | Vicky and I returned to the resort , had an early dinner and headed back to the beach about two hours before dark . |
| 25 | And I returned to the States in considerable agitation : if national white media continued their de facto denial of his campaign , Jackson might really lose the game on grounds of fair-play relentlessly circumvented for the purpose of defeating him . |
| 26 | But that 's what I use , CNN , I read the New York Times and I listen to the BBC , even in America , for a different perspective . |
| 27 | He also said that the fact that a staff member in the presidential office had been involved was " due to my carelessness and I apologize to the people for this " . |
| 28 | And I said to the Lord , in my pride , ‘ No , it 's okay Lord , it 's not for another twenty minutes ’ . ’ |
| 29 | There was a reception desk behind a window , and I said to the girl — she had a sun-dress on , not even a uniform — ‘ That boy — where did he go ? ’ |
| 30 | Just turn everything up , ’ and I said to the drummer , ‘ Get out there and start drumming the intro to Hot For Teacher and I 'll come in at the appropriate moment . ’ |