Example sentences of "have dropped [adv prt] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In spite of such precautions , bugs have dropped on to the pillow of the sick woman before the visitor 's eyes …
2 The clouds have dropped down over the mountain so that the evangelicals and charismatics on the first contour above the town have vanished into the mist .
3 Although notions of purpose ( ‘ teleology ’ ) still have a place in biology , they have dropped out of the physics and chemistry which have become our model sciences .
4 ‘ Look , it so happens that a number of people have dropped out of the scheme for one reason or another , and there 's now a place for you at the end of the team .
5 It must be the first time ever in the Five Nations Championship that two referees have dropped out of the opening games , with England 's Ed Morrison missing the Ireland v Wales game through a rib injury , and Yours Truly having to watch the England v Ireland game on television through a ‘ flu virus .
6 The England prop Andy Mullins and Dave Thresher have dropped out of the London divisional squad to play for Harlequins against Rugby at Rugby on Saturday .
7 One problem is that as younger , fitter people have dropped out of the pool , premiums have had to rise dramatically .
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