1359 examples of run to in sentences

It must be admitted that the father of a family, who indulges too freely in par's nip, is very likely to run to seed, and to plant himself in such unfruitful places as the gutter.

No, I'll let it run to its extent, And see what then 'twill do.

Every minute one would run to the cask for another draught of the rum, and gradually their yells grew louder, their excitement more intense, as they rushed back and forth brandishing their weapons.

If the farmer whistled for the pony and he started to run to him, the gander, knowing he could not keep up, would seize the pony's tail in his beak, and flapping his wings, would get along as fast as the pony did.

They say the shares will run to a hundred per cent.

First run to-night.'

"He says he saw a murder oncewas the only witness, in factand he took it on the run to a newspaper office and offered to trade a Charles Sommerville to the editor for a reading notice about the show, and the editor told him that they could get all they wanted from the police, and what they didn't get wouldn't hurt the public if they didn't know about it.

Wells was a luxury which the prison library didn't run to.

First, though, run to see if your dear mother is not coming.

Watchmen are stationed along these embankments and when the ocean breaks a leak, they will ring the alarm bells and every body will arm himself with a spade or shovel and run to the sea-shore to battle with the water.

In November a week's run to Playford.

Please run to her quick.'

And I will play at being a goddess, as I used to play at being a ghost, and I will run to meet you from the west, and the high grasses and the ferns shall whip my knees, and the thistles shall bow to me, and the sea shall be very calm and say no word, and there shall be no ship in sight.

Come on, let's run to the open space by the Devil's Punch Bowl and see if he flies over there."

It was a form of chase which turned me a little sick when I saw the captured prey, just as I used to turn sick as a boy when I saw a rat caught in a trap and handed over to the dogs, or any other animal run to earth.

She had resolved to catch the early tide and finish her James River cruise that day by a final run to the head of navigation at Richmond.

The flowers must be kept picked off, for they soon run to seed, and if unattended to become troublesome.

When I'd see 'im 'way off I'd run to de gate an' start singin' dis song to 'im: 'Here come de marster, root toot too! Here come Marster, comin' my way!

The run to the island was made without incident, and the boys were glad to see that, contrary to the captain's fears, his dog Skipper was all right again, for the animal came bounding and barking down the wharf as they drew near, in token of his gladness to see them.

Thereupon I vanished like a flash, to run to my mirror and reproduce to my sight papa Dugrand, Judge of my astonishment: not only my gesture, until now so persistently awkward, seemed suddenly metamorphosed and became harmonious and natural; but, stranger yet, it did not correspond in the least to what had been prescribed.

It was not long, however, before the pastoral began to address itself to a more cultivated society, and in so doing sacrificed that wholesome corrective of a genuinely critical audience which is needed in the long run to keep any literary form from degeneration.

"He has run to the sleigh," said Jonas, "and jumped up into it, and is lying down on the buffalo.

The tears were rising to his eyes; he had to run to escape from the tide.

"If I can paralyze a person with fear he will keep still and I can run to one side of him.

In this apparent labyrinth one positive circumstance marks the line of division, or the true height of land: The streams which run to the St. John are all of the first descriptionsluggishwhile those which discharge themselves into the St. Lawrence are rapid, and have the character of torrents.

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