Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv prt] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So you get the impression here of Lincoln talking about an unusual crisis situation in a letter to one of his mates in eighteen sixty four Lincoln goes on Lincoln goes on to , in his letter to a friend to deny that civil war was fought to , to free the slaves er as a moral crusade , he wants no part of that argument . |
| 2 | and an omnibus vote of , er , an omnibus welcome for a very large number of colleagues who are attending , er conference this year , Kevin , Birmingham regional president Jack , retired Lancashire regional secretary John , retired Liverpool regional secretary John , retired London regional secretary Cyril , retired Midland regional secretary , hang on , it goes on Andrew , retired Northern regional secretary Jim , Scottish retired regional secretary Derek , retired Southern regional secretary it 's a good job we 've got a good pension fund |
| 3 | We 're on Sixth Avenue , puffing on a prosaic perfecto and minding our own business — when John turns down Twenty-Second Street , breaks into a run , and starts loosening his pants … |
| 4 | Patten turns down Foxley Wood plan for ‘ instant town ’ : The decision to halt a scheme for 4,800 houses signals a shift in government policy , Richard North reports |
| 5 | There he goes — Who man turns down La 's hot seat |
| 6 | Caine turns down scripts if it means being away from home for too long |
| 7 | So keen are GKR not to be identified with the less ethical and aggressive end of the search market that it maintains it frequently turns down business ; from any other search firm , this statement might be questionable , but GKR 's standing in the market , and the obvious importance of its untarnished reputation in gaining that position , suggests that it is probably the truth . |
| 8 | Mother turns down offer |
| 9 | Labour turns down move towards electoral reform |
| 10 | It reduces the likelihood of split ends by 30–40% , slows down hair ageing , is a penetrating hair moisturizer , conditions without build up and reduces tangling . |
| 11 | It induces euphoria , numbs concentration and generally slows down reactions , increasing the likelihood of a bumpy return to earth . |
| 12 | This not only affects individuals , but also slows down service development to meet changing patterns of need . |
| 13 | The transmissions use those soliton waves we told you about way back in summer 1990 ( CI No 1,459 ) , which are electronically induced and never lose their shape as they whiz through optical glass fibre , so that signalling errors are all but non-existent , obviating the need for costly error-correction equipment , which also slows down transmission . |
| 14 | Silver plants usually have a thick coating of felty fur which slows down evaporation . |
| 15 | The alternative ( and now much more common ) free format mode requires separators such as a space or a comma to appear between items of data ; this slows down data entry for a skilled keypuncher but is probably preferable for the non-expert since problems of field misalignment can not occur . |
| 16 | The taxi goes down Paseo Escalon . |
| 17 | PHONEY TV SOAP GOES DOWN DRAIN |
| 18 | goes down England |
| 19 | It comes off at North Cheams and goes down Church Hall Road , and up Priory Road , till it the end of Avenue |
| 20 | In Britain , it seems a recession is noted when national production goes down 1% : A recession in Japan is when the annual increase in production falls below 15% ! |
| 21 | The sand eroded accumulates down wind from the dune , where , being fresh , it is recolonised by marram and stability is thus regained . |
| 22 | In this case , he plays down Judas and his followers as " a little help " , and even suggests that some of these followers had joined the ranks not because they believed in their cause , but under false pretences . |
| 23 | Russia plays down scale of Tomsk-7 blast |
| 24 | Stewart plays down crowd 's stone attack |
| 25 | The company quietened the maddened horses , some of which had raking slashes along flanks or belly . |
| 26 | Killer bug shuts down baby ward |
| 27 | In the aggregate , however , the community can not reduce its bond holdings and the attempt to do so only drives down bond prices and , therefore , leads to an increase in interest rates . |
| 28 | Another feature of the next few years may be that the stronger venture capital firms will get stronger as the industry levels off and greater competition for business drives down returns . |
| 29 | She stands down Whitechapel with her legs open saying , come on over to my place . |
| 30 | ON THE BAWL : David Kelly shouts down Steve Walsh |