Example sentences of "manage [to-vb] [pron] [prep] the [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd never driven a van in my life but I managed to drive it from the East End to the West End , which I found a feat , and then I finally drove it up to Cumberland in the snow which was even more of a feat . |
| 2 | But at least we managed to keep it in the UK , although we had lots of offers to go abroad . |
| 3 | His skull was smashed , but he managed to drag himself to the Roebuck ( no longer there ) , where he later died . |
| 4 | ‘ Sounds fine , but , well , even if Montgomery manages to raise this bomber , if he manages to cut a hole in the fuselage without blowing us all to kingdom come , if he manages to extract the atom bomb and if he manages to secure it to the Angelina 's cradle , what happens if the thing detonates before he reaches the Kásos Strait ? ’ |
| 5 | Twenty-ninth August — the German Army has managed to get itself across the Seine and , according to the news at the Brigade H.Q , 4th Commando Brigade has joined in the pursuit . |