Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1898 the rigidly enforced ‘ code ’ of practice which laid down curriculum guidelines for elementary schools ( Standard 1 to 7 ) was abolished . |
| 2 | I , I do n't often agree with Jim about anything , but I really do agree with him about this , that there has to be some clear guidelines , I think , as to how these are fixed , they are not going be have the potential of being very unfair to people because people operate in different ways in different areas and I would suggest that it would be a good idea if this community were to ask for erm guidelines to be drafted for this committee to agree so that there is a more even fair , laid down procedure for dealing with the cases coming before the panel . |
| 3 | Modern deposits are not , it seems , laid down layer upon layer over a wide area . |
| 4 | Mary Bunn , hitting the keys harder and harder for Jesus , lifted herself off the stool and brought her bum down with a crash as she laid down chord after chord . |
| 5 | Whether such complex formal procedures could be incorporated into a graduated test scheme seems doubtful ; the few existing schemes in Britain make use of less formal teacher judgement , within guidelines from the central development team , or laid down criterion scores in tests . |
| 6 | In 1982 after Mexico said it was unable to pay its debts , the IMF ( International Monetary Fund ) moved to prevent a crisis , and in return for giving debtor countries a longer time to pay , the IMF laid down austerity measures — with dire consequences for the poor . |
| 7 | The government also laid down target rates of return for the commercial sectors , that is freight , parcels and Intercity . |
| 8 | The silence continued long , while Harry picked up and laid down tool after tool , smoothed a finger-nail along the chisels , hefted the mallets , turning and twisting like a caged animal with the fury of his longing and the rigidity of his pride . |
| 9 | We lost touch after I moved down South . |
| 10 | I think they moved down south … |
| 11 | Soon after , he and Sonia moved down south . ’ |
| 12 | The army moved down Tweed steadily , scouts well ahead , aware that King Edward would be informed of its presence by now . |
| 13 | Hundreds of protesters on Saturday had forced the legislative session to be suspended for three hours as they shouted down ARENA deputies and screamed for justice . |
| 14 | The Great Britain international hooker charged down full-back Garry Jack 's clumsy attempt to kick up field and then pounced over the line , Paul Eastwood adding the two points . |
| 15 | Lawton sucked in air . |
| 16 | The hand lifted a fraction , and she sucked in air . |
| 17 | Bernice sucked in air with a rasping gasp that hurt her throat . |
| 18 | Lucie sucked in air through his teeth . |
| 19 | He sucked in smoke and coughed . |
| 20 | And in , in her house , she used to light about two hundred candles a night , and she ground down glass and put glitter on all the walls and the furniture and she played with light from these candles . |
| 21 | He rose up light in the stirrups , He scarce could reach her hand , but she loosened her casement , his face burnt like a brand . |
| 22 | As the cricket world reeled at yesterday 's shock news that Gooch 's 16-year marriage to wife Brenda has broken up , Test and county chiefs expressed their amazement — and drew up contingency plans . |
| 23 | As a precaution it drew up contingency plans in May 1946 in case the loan was rejected by the US Congress , plans which included a list of significant import cuts . |
| 24 | But Gloucester went on the rampage … as Number 8 Bobby Fowke and scrum half Marcus Hanniford lined up twin tries against the quins . |
| 25 | Interestingly , Cassoni was recruited because Bill Lowe , who headed up development of the original IBM personal computer , left to join Gulfstream . |
| 26 | When he was twelve , his father found a better post in Liverpool , and the family moved up north . |
| 27 | Remember those heady days not so long ago when 800 journalists packed into the ballroom at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas to see King and Tyson before the disgraced champion beat up Razor Ruddock for the second time ? |
| 28 | Father ‘ beat up prisoner in jail ’ |
| 29 | Even in his own troubled mind , Vologsky dredged up sympathy for the old man . |
| 30 | ‘ They call that botched up bit of hand-sewing a golem ? |