Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [coord] [vb base] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I would say , just sit down and tell a good story , and to hell with the morality , ’ Allan Ahlberg declares . |
| 2 | Anyway , when it all gets too much and you ca n't bear the thought of writing another Christmas card or eating another mince pie just sit down and have a quiet read of your NCT newsletter ! |
| 3 | Just sit down and watch a ruddy tape you know and |
| 4 | I 've always thought that you get a bunch of songs together and if they 're good songs , you 're really lucky and if they all fit together and make a great album you 're really , really lucky . |
| 5 | Rub lightly with medium grade steel wool ; dust off and apply a final coat of varnish , finishing in the direction of the wood grain |
| 6 | Flat egg noodles , similar to egg pasta , mie noodles cook quickly and have a good flavour and texture . |
| 7 | The twin-spotted wainscot moth lays its eggs in the bur reed , but the larvae later transfer to the common reed as they fatten up and need a thicker stem to tunnel into . |
| 8 | Emily gave Florrie a meaning look and said , ‘ Now you 're both here , you wo n't mind if I slip out and do a little shopping ? |
| 9 | The patient should also be seen alone and have a careful history and physical examination taken . |
| 10 | Use the same posters as we had last year , but put on , cover up and put a new on , use them up . |
| 11 | Eventually when the public are fed up and lodge a sufficient number of protests , governments will take action , and action was taken in 1991 when Parliament passed an Act called ‘ The Property Misdescriptions Act ’ . |
| 12 | So you must n't , not only must n't you worry you 've got to be perfectly made up and have a super figure you know while you 're making tanks or or whatever . |
| 13 | PEARL HARBOR saw a power too long underrated by the world lash out and inflict a crippling blow on a huge country . |
| 14 | If it is possible to get rid of it then do so , if not , then screen the hideous concrete with heavy planting as we have done here and grow a rampant climber over the top . |
| 15 | I like to design things that can be made simply but create a dynamic relationship when the elemental parts are put together . |
| 16 | Fiction and drama , when they are done well and provide a convincing , realistic context in which serious crimes occur , can often enable us to imagine ourselves doing things which , in the abstract description , we would consider impossible . |
| 17 | They have prepared fully and have a good depth of experience . |
| 18 | From now on , walk softly and carry a big can opener . ’ |
| 19 | So you nip down to the shop , hand over six quid or so with bad grace , choose — somehow — one set from the enormous and multicoloured collection on offer , zoom home and spend a happy ten minutes snipping , cranking and generally trying to avoid poking your eye out . |
| 20 | Directors know this is going on and turn a blind eye . |
| 21 | People with Down 's love to be involved with whatever 's going on and have a great sense of fun and community . |
| 22 | ( c ) Step forwards , drop down and use a final reverse punch |
| 23 | Well just lie down and have a little snore ! |
| 24 | Stand up and make a positive statement . |
| 25 | Despite worries to the contrary , pressed flowers photograph well and make a refreshing change from more conventional forms of artwork . |
| 26 | Very dirty items , if they are cleaned immediately and take a long time , can upset the flow and cause a log-jam of dirties with congestion in the reception area which restricts work further . |
| 27 | 11 the cell suspension is too thin , centrifuge again and add a smaller volume of fresh fixative . |
| 28 | We would then be able to do what Conservatives should have done from the outset — pick up and operate a tried and trusted system and concentrate on dealing over time and in proper order with imperfections that had developed . |
| 29 | You see I 'm quite good in the summer , if I get up and have a proper breakfast , like cereals and toast |
| 30 | Prepare set up and light a suitable title card |