Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] [adv prt] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly the night had erupted into a confusion of fire , noise and light , as first the house had erupted in flames and then five heavy vehicles had come roaring up the twisting driveway , headlights blazing . |
| 2 | AS THE title of his admirable autobiography — Jousting with Giants — admits , Jim McLean has always enjoyed taking on the Scottish game 's major forces . |
| 3 | Nor had it been mentioned in Parliament since the previous April , when Hall proposed setting up the Select Committee and holding an international competition . |
| 4 | Nor has it made building up the industrial base an objective . |
| 5 | Just as many equality feminists opposed shoring up the traditional family at the beginning of the century , so present-day Labour has been challenged internally time and time again — and externally by the women 's and lesbians and gay liberation movements — on its sexual politics . |
| 6 | Your trousers , which can carry braiding down the outside seam as decoration , should be supported , however , and by braces . |
| 7 | The four men looked up as he came scrambling down the steep bank . |
| 8 | Kalchu came rushing up the notched-pole ladder . |
| 9 | I made 400 before great arcing beams of light snaked out above the eastern-bounding ridges of the valley and I had to stop as blocks and slates came hurtling down the softening snow . |
| 10 | ‘ Madame ! ’ she called , and Miranda quickly bundled up her clothes and streaked across the landing , as the proprietress came heaving up the curving stair , the rail quaking in her grasp . |
| 11 | Never begin filling in the real form until you have practised at least once on a photocopy . |
| 12 | I 'm going going back the other way . |
| 13 | The minister had , in fact , outlined a programme of some 1,823 new houses , including corporation , NIHT and private developments , but 1,300 of these were to replace houses which were to be demolished in redevelopment , so that the plans did not envisage wiping out the existing demand for houses . |
| 14 | Breathless , she said tightly , ‘ Would you mind switching off the overhead light ? ’ |
| 15 | He would always remember handing over the final payment , because it was on the same day as the first big aeroplane raid over London and he spent most of that night hiding under his father 's bed , with both Sal and Kitty clinging on to him for dear life . |
| 16 | On the other hand ( or foot ) , consider putting on the right shoe ( R ) and then the left one ( L ) . |
| 17 | Note that some types of motorised valve can not be serviced and have to be replaced ( a job that will entail draining down the entire system ) , but on many newer models it is possible to replace the valve motor and free the valve spindle if it is jammed , without having to interfere with the plumbing . |
| 18 | This technique involves spreading out the pastel dust with a tissue as an exceptionally thin film into which delicate variations can then be introduced , either by dabbing on more dust , perhaps of different colours , or by lifting it away with a putty eraser . |
| 19 | However the Velcro entrance to this compartment is only 3in long which can make stuffing back the bivvy bag a bit of an effort . |
| 20 | After struggling with her composure for a moment , Paige began gathering up the odd assortment of utensils they had used . |
| 21 | As he went up behind her , step by step , eyes fixed on the sensuous movements of her dark young limbs , he half noticed the seemingly inordinate number of doors which opened on to the landings and he could not avoid picking up the predominating odour of curry . |
| 22 | I remember crying out the first time , " It hurts ! " and Lang saying grimly , " It 's meant to . " |
| 23 | He began reading out the typewritten sheet in front of him : |
| 24 | William Tanner finished tidying up the small warehouse stock and sat down to await the van which was due . |
| 25 | She had used make-up sparingly due to the heat , and had chosen a blouson dress with thin straps , made of numerous tiny pleats that fanned out as she walked showing off the pastel rainbow hues of the silky material . |
| 26 | Chancellor Norman Lamont and fellow finance ministers began hammering out the final draft in Edinburgh yesterday afternoon . |
| 27 | It involves cutting down the main trunk to encourage new growth from the edge of the stump . |
| 28 | So this was done , and on the very next day fine grapes were found hanging on the youngest brother 's vine . |
| 29 | The cast , all in full costume , are standing near their initial cue points , eyes riveted on one man , the sweep of whose arm will tell them to start acting out the next episode of Doctor Who . |
| 30 | On Aug. 17 Lewandowski had said that he would recommend shutting down the entire copper complex , which included the Lubin mines , if the strike continued . |