Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the following days , however , the Argentinian Foreign Ministry , anxious not to impair the improved climate of relations with the UK [ for 1990 restoration of diplomatic relations see p. 37245 ] , toned down Menem 's proposal for arbitration , suggesting that it was one option among several . |
| 2 | when we used live at we lived down Nissen huts right ? |
| 3 | The following dusk , then , they rode down Eskside , a reinforced company . |
| 4 | Samantha wandered out through the plastic strips of a door-curtain to where death-dealing lorries thundered down Mondano 's main street . |
| 5 | A frisson of fear scorched down Robyn 's spine and for the first time she recognised the potential danger of her situation . |
| 6 | However — as we found down St Leonard 's Bank — other sectors of the Edinburgh community are not immune . |
| 7 | Sweeney still howled down Emerson . |
| 8 | An ugly purple flush rose up Miss Jarman 's already heated face as she slowly realized how he had manipulated her questioning . |
| 9 | In my spare hours , I drew up Ned 's terms of severance and thought nervously about my own . |
| 10 | Instead he heated up Anna 's food in a microwave as 30-year-old Mrs Love shouted instructions . |
| 11 | When that help was given ‘ the Spirit of the Lord caught up Philip ’ , just like Ezekiel long before him , and ‘ Philip was found at Azotus , and passing on he preached the gospel ’ ( Acts 8:26,39,40 ) . |
| 12 | Ollie remember that time when we beat up Paul in ? |
| 13 | Confrontation with the United States was followed by the more dramatic confrontations with the French at Moruroa atoll where the goaded French beat up Greenpeace 's skipper , McTaggart , rammed a protest boat and eventually murdered a photographer who went down with the sabotaged Rainbow Warrior in Auckland harbour in July 1985 . |
| 14 | He built up Dixons , with sales last year of over £1.7 billion , after starting work at the age of 16 with his father 's portrait photography business . |
| 15 | she phoned up Ben about Caroline going out with and she goes erm , she goes erm Ben does Lewis like Jessica ? |
| 16 | anyway the festival company , Kingston , phoned up Tracey and said , you know , have we upset you ? |
| 17 | Yeah he phoned up Danny . |
| 18 | You phoned up Ann , Paula ? |
| 19 | Phoned up Ann , yeah she in |
| 20 | ‘ Just before I phoned up Sir Bryan . ’ |
| 21 | So , I phoned up Joe , and Joe says all the results were n't in because that 's the kind of ordeal next week er er next Friday , tomorrow . |
| 22 | What happened to all these girlfriends and this person that had phoned up on Stephen phoned up er it 's Wednesday right , and Stephen phoned up Tuesday and twenty five to eleven and says can I talk to Stephen , says hang on a minute who is it ? |
| 23 | I saw the barrels begin to spin and that 's when I snatched up Barry and whipped out the trusty Smith and West Wittering . |
| 24 | Buddie snatched up Frankie 's hand , prodded the swelling and squeezed the purple bruises in his search for a break in the skin . |
| 25 | 6 October : The Princess Margaret , Countess of Snowdon this afternoon visited Up Hatherley , Cheltenham , and was received on arrival at Staverton Airport by Her Majesty 's Lord-Lieutenant for Gloucestershire ( Colonel Martin Gibbs ) . |
| 26 | ‘ All right , ’ shouted back Tom over his shoulder . |
| 27 | He hovered with a nervous half-smile as the waiter drew out Lucy 's chair and seated her . |
| 28 | ‘ Oh , Joe , ’ Lucy said sadly as she drew out Chrissie 's knife and , holding it away from herself , released the blade . |
| 29 | This was a difficult decision , but since we moved back God has been very gracious , and we have all settled in really easily . |
| 30 | ‘ Kill him ! ’ shouted out Araminta loudly . |