Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] lightly [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was one of the hardest battles of her life to drop that remark lightly into the charged atmosphere between them . |
| 2 | Saskia shrugged , delicately , and she and Mogul turned handsprings , one after the other , and bounced lightly into the middle of the net . |
| 3 | Then he eased himself through the narrow gap feet first , and dropped lightly to the floor . |
| 4 | First vacuum the back of the rug — the beating effect will cause grit to fall out of the pile — before turning it over and going lightly across the face . |
| 5 | Then reduce the work-load and train lightly on the bag for around two minutes . |
| 6 | He swung himself down easily from branch to branch and landed lightly on the tussocky grass , drawing his sword . |
| 7 | So , with the camcorder firmly held in both hands and braced lightly against the forehead , stand with your feet slightly apart and your elbows tucked firmly into your sides … and relax . |
| 8 | Fix around the postbox to form a ‘ collar ’ , and score lightly with the back of a knife . |
| 9 | The Twins slipped out of the webs and somersaulted lightly down the steps . |
| 10 | The Substitute said goodbye to her and ran lightly to the jeep carrying a polythene bag . |
| 11 | He laughed , and Belinda took some scissors from a kitchen drawer and ran lightly down the back stairs to find her flowers . |
| 12 | After a leisurely breakfast she showered and dressed in black leggings and a loose cherry-red sweater that was a perfect contrast to her dark hair , then at ten o'clock precisely her doorbell sounded and she locked her flat and ran lightly down the stairs . |
| 13 | The blindfolded man has to preempt an attack as soon as he feels it coming by blocking and striking lightly in the direction that he senses it is coming from . |