Example sentences of "[adv] drop " in BNC.
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| 1 | However again , in the field that 's frequently not and you do literally drop your probe in a bucket . |
| 2 | The Soviet Union announced on Nov. 5 that it would henceforth drop all its objections to " familiarization " overflights of its territory by Western surveillance aircraft conducting inspections in accordance with international disarmament agreements . |
| 3 | ‘ You 'd better drop me at the hospital . ’ |
| 4 | " Better drop that , " advised Alice , and the girl did so |
| 5 | ‘ Better drop it , ’ said Cardiff at last as thunder boomed in the sky and the reception glass lit up again with the flash . |
| 6 | ‘ I stopped to make a phone call , and I thought I 'd better drop off some clothes at the dry-cleaner 's . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Well , you 'd better drop it in , had n't you ? |
| 8 | ‘ Next time I ask we 'd better drop the wedding dress , I think , ’ he said . |
| 9 | I had n't seen her since you went to America , and then about six months ago I was staying the week-end with the Coleworthys and I thought I had better drop in to see the old girl in case she heard I was in the neighbourhood and took offence " |
| 10 | It must not only drop its concern for style and ethos but also for parish boundaries . |
| 11 | She could finally drop her hated nickname Bruiser ! |
| 12 | Charity did guiltily drop the glasses . |
| 13 | McLaren would be charming , interesting and warm-hearted ; Branson would momentarily drop his guard , and McLaren would immediately try to exploit it . |
| 14 | She had planned to walk home , but accepted , on the front steps , an offer of a lift from Teddy Lazenby and his wife Delia , who lived in Campden Square and could easily drop her off . |
| 15 | According to reports in the metal industry , ministers may soon drop their opposition to building a stockpile of imported metals such as chromium , cobalt and manganese that are vital to the British economy . |
| 16 | as I say if you could erm if you could some time soon drop a note off in my tray about , you know , kind of what exactly you 've got outstanding so I can go round and see the erm see the people concerned and , and say that you 've been |
| 17 | But although they work well in the older types of glider , they are not practical with the modern machines which have a very docile stall and which will not drop a wing at the stall without gross over-ruddering . |
| 18 | Because they contain water , they must be stored in conditions where the temperature will not drop below 5°C , and must not be applied in cold , damp conditions , or when there is high humidity . |
| 19 | All through the furore , the numbers attending the hospital 's paediatric department did not drop , she says . |
| 20 | Why not drop us a line here at Outdoor Action ? |
| 21 | Dips should be fairly thick so that they do not drop off accompanying crudités , and fillings for pastry parcels and buns should be firm if the food is likely to be bitten and not eaten in one mouthful . |
| 22 | Why not drop in and have a drink ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ But you did not drop , ’ she said . |
| 24 | We can not drop our guard . |
| 25 | Why not drop in and buy some ? |
| 26 | Torrington 's mishandling enabled the enemy to drive a wedge between the English and Dutch ships and by 1 pm the former were in shameful retreat , a disaster only being averted when the wind suddenly dropped , though Torrington did not drop anchor until safely within the Thames . |
| 27 | Isobel , watching him , watching the mobile expressive features , the charm for which he was now celebrated , thought : He has changed ; there is a guard there that he can not drop . |
| 28 | During winter the temperature does not drop below 10°C which means that the dormant winter period usually associated with Koi in outdoor ponds is avoided . |
| 29 | If no such solution can be found , we impose the constraint that the first objective function should not drop below its optimal value before turning to the second objective . |
| 30 | A similar procedure is adopted for the second objective , imposing the constraint that it should not drop below whichever is the smaller of its optimal value and its goal . |