Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know like , if I 'm really thirsty , I could just gulp down a glass of water or a glass of orange , just like that , but with fizzy drinks , I do n't know , I ca n't swallow them very easily , just sort of er , |
| 2 | ACTORS will abseil down a quarry as part of an unusual open-air performance of Shakespeare 's Macbeth this summer . |
| 3 | ‘ Could n't I stay down a bit longer , please ? ’ |
| 4 | But investors who have clung on grimly for the past five years should hang on a while longer . |
| 5 | A successful tour is the priority — the icing on the cake would come if wife , Wendy , could hang on a week or so for the birth of their second child due a month before the end of the tour . ‘ |
| 6 | Do you , do you wish to , hang on a minute Hughie . |
| 7 | Er can you hang on a minute Simon ? |
| 8 | Er can you hang on a minute ? |
| 9 | Can you hang on a minute ? |
| 10 | If you 'd like to just hang on a second I want to this little . |
| 11 | Can you hang on a minute , Bedge ? |
| 12 | everywhere , things like that , so , well I 'll hang on a bit then |
| 13 | With memories of sailing planing dinghies still fresh in his mind , he wanted a boat that would surf down a tradewind roller with the tiller humming easily in his hand . |
| 14 | It would tie down a lot of troops and would also give Phnom Penh the opportunity to raise international alarm at the spectre of the return of the Khmer Rouge . |
| 15 | ‘ While you 're gone I 'll make some calls and see if I can track down a crystal , ’ she said firmly . |
| 16 | ‘ While you 're gone I 'll make some calls and see if I can track down a crystal , ’ she said firmly . |
| 17 | Turning to the volume 's introductory pages , I read some encouraging words that at once led me to hope that I might yet track down a few potential search areas that had not already received too much attention . |
| 18 | A reward 's now on offer for anyone who can help police track down a man who mugged a 64 year old woman paying respects in Banbury cemetery . |
| 19 | Then we got Brian back — ’ Brian ! — ‘ because I could n't stand your father worrying that he 'd fall down a rock face . ’ |
| 20 | I have never seen anyone fall down a disused mine shaft . |
| 21 | Let us consider in a little more detail some of the main features of British elections ( in other words , election of the House of Commons ) before proceeding to a consideration of the current controversy surrounding the electoral system . |
| 22 | A die could survive over a long period of time . |
| 23 | It will be the first time Michelozzo has tackled 1 ¼ miles , but he did win over a distance of 1 mile and 50 yards at Nottingham in April . |
| 24 | If an applicant 's programme quality is deemed ‘ exceptionally high ’ , it may even win over a higher bidder . |
| 25 | What better way to end a dinner party than to relax and linger over a glass of port and a generous chunk of Stilton . |
| 26 | Geraldine read us a short story and , as I had each contraction , I 'd kneel over a bean bag . |
| 27 | The centre of the string should hang over a clean saucer . |
| 28 | No-one can predict with any degree of certainty how interest rates will rise and fall over a 5 year period . |
| 29 | ‘ They might fall over a cliff together , too . ’ |
| 30 | She only hoped there was a bed , and that she would n't fall over a low pallet . |