Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [adv] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bernard Gallacher seemed quite unconcerned , however , and it became clear why during a press conference held in Switzerland . |
| 2 | A belief in daemons or evil spirits led on naturally to a need for exorcists ; exorcism , it is reasonable to assume , became one of the priestly functions . |
| 3 | In the present case we shall take the view that the perception of two distinct types of phrase here can be explained rather simply by a divergence of relation at the intensional level . |
| 4 | The trouble about Ellis 's preoccupation with crime fiction is that it 's a genre that sits most comfortably in an England that is dead and gone . ’ |
| 5 | But United embarked on what Mr Ferguson dubbed ‘ kamikaze football ’ against City and ended up hanging on desperately for a point . |
| 6 | — Sit down again for a minute . |
| 7 | ‘ Sit down again for a while . ’ |
| 8 | WHEN 20 representatives of the South African Cricket Union and the National Sports Congress sit down together in a Johannesburg hotel tonight it is to be hoped that among them is someone with the wisdom of Solomon . |
| 9 | But it fits less well with a situation in which the ‘ rules ’ under which the negotiation takes place are regularly changed to the extent that the nature of the ‘ game ’ may itself have been changed . |
| 10 | Part of the reason why the shareholders had to wait so long for a return was that the original capital had been only 10,000 guineas , and the Company financed itself by fairly short-term loans from the merchants with which it did business , so the shareholders stood at the end of a long line of creditors but could expect substantial returns on their money in the end if the Company survived . |
| 11 | John Gorman says … he 's happy but in some ways disappointed that they 've had to wait so long for a win … it 's been hard week after week … but they 've shown great character and the fans have been very supportive |
| 12 | Am I going to sit down comfortably in a studio and be interviewed , or is this guy going to come to my office with a piece of equipment like that , which we will be using later , a ewer , or a Nigra whatever piece of portable equipment they have . |
| 13 | The red-haired baby with the bright blue eyes heaves himself up to a standing position , staggers , then sits down abruptly with a look of mild surprise . |
| 14 | He pressed on and on , resting only briefly on a rock outcrop before continuing . |
| 15 | On the contrary , ‘ few things are regarded so cheaply as an animal 's life … |
| 16 | It 's alright when I first got in then after a while my legs all started going wobbly . |
| 17 | Several weeks ago Victor came crashing down out of a tree and on to his back . |
| 18 | Each criterion is broken down further into a number of different categories with varied weighted values . |
| 19 | Enough to remind her of the consequences of submitting so easily to a man who despised her . |
| 20 | This goes down well for a while , until the ‘ MC ’ puppet finally orders them to ‘ kindly leave the stage ’ or to be quiet . |
| 21 | Earl Grey never goes down well in a boys ' school — there 's that touch of Milady 's Boudoir about it . |
| 22 | The substance or substances were placed down either on an object in front of the horse or somewhere on the front of the horse himself . |
| 23 | Generally , it is best to send out a strong opener , that is someone who can be relied upon to go all out for a victory . |
| 24 | She came back to the north with him after that and they lived together again for a time . |
| 25 | I know of no animal of its size which can disappear so completely as an otter ! |
| 26 | Long after all this excitement has subsided , the owner of the property drives down comfortably in a carriage or pony-cart , having sent the indispensable chit to the station-master , asking that official to allow his servants to stow his hand-baggage in the compartment reserved for him . |
| 27 | He felt only sorry for him and sure that , if they could stay alone together for a while , Fiver would come round to an easier state of mind . |
| 28 | Yeah yes the we went to we used to go down there for a day to Skeggie . |
| 29 | I 'll have to go down there on a Saturday , my mum said she 'd take me down there . |
| 30 | How far would Rock Hudson have got if his true proclivities , hidden so long by a succession of girlfriends provided by the studios , had been known ? |