Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [adv] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They went away thanking her for her help , and promised to come back in a few weeks ' time when Bruno 's booster injection was due . |
| 2 | Over Adam 's shoulder , she watched as the couple moved to stand together in a quiet corner , deeply engrossed in each other . |
| 3 | And then a rite of reconciliation for those who 've lapsed from church membership , or from the practice of their religion , and want to start again in a purposeful manner . |
| 4 | A manager has to believe totally in a new act . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , I moved out , came to live here in a rented house I ca n't really afford , Susan sold the flat , which seemed a bit more than a symbolic act , I continued to love her and miss her , I tried to understand what she felt and hoped it was something she 'd eventually work through so that we could be together again . |
| 6 | so she 's got to go back in a few weeks ' time |
| 7 | Cos I 've got to go out in a few minutes . |
| 8 | Ideas are organisations of information that the human mind chooses to put together in a particular way . |
| 9 | The client may say , ‘ My heart was beating so fast I thought I was going to have a heart attack ’ , or , ‘ I ca n't cope any more ’ , or , ‘ I think I 'm going to end up in a mental hospital ’ . |
| 10 | Furthermore , the graph on page 44 shows that homelessness has become an ever-increasing feature of the Tory years , Homelessness began to hit home in a big way when the property-owning democracy started suffering at the hands of the repo-man . |
| 11 | Furthermore , in November 1970 , following the ‘ Davignon Report ’ , the foreign ministers of the Six began to meet together in a European Political Co-operation body . |
| 12 | Perhaps the topic that worries you may be scheduled to come up in a later training session — but it happens today . |
| 13 | so you know the , these one thing you 'll have to work out in a logical side of revelation |
| 14 | Unfortunately , in the absence of all the facts , it is not possible for me to comment on the individual case , nor would I wish to do so in a public forum . |
| 15 | Each centre aims to build up in a few years the basis for energy conservation throughout industry , transport and construction — an ambitious target , which Chandler feels is achievable . |
| 16 | 18 If you are on Antigua facing North , what angle do you have to turn through in a clockwise direction to face Bermuda ? |
| 17 | It 's not much after what you 've just been through , but I 'd hate to end up in a French jail and , as I forgot my licence , I 'm not insured to move this car . ’ |
| 18 | I 'd have to strike out in a poorer direction . |
| 19 | Perhaps you have always wanted to go up in a hot air balloon , appear on stage in a local amateur production or jump from a higher board at the swimming pool — well , how about it ? |
| 20 | I leave my heating on during the night because I do n't want to get up in a cold flat but people I know try to save their money by living in the cold . ’ |
| 21 | The US subsidiary , which contributed 43% of total turnover and 60% of operating profit , had continued to perform well in a competitive market , Mr Haynes said . |
| 22 | Cover with plenty of cold water and leave to soak overnight in a cool place . |
| 23 | Not only are their sties roomy and warm , but they are allowed to forage around in a large orchard . |
| 24 | In his billowing white surplice he looked like a dishevelled old bird struggling to take off in a high wind . |
| 25 | Life operations in the UK continued to perform well in a difficult market . |
| 26 | The Palace was determined to hit back in a growing battle with the national Press , TV and radio . |
| 27 | Washington , he said , stood by its commitment to overcome the division of Europe , Germany and Berlin , but this had to come about in a gradual process which satisfied German aspirations and met the ‘ legitimate interests ’ of all concerned . |
| 28 | Tullivers , as it was called , had been the home of old Admiral Josiah Trigg and his sister Lucy for almost thirty years , and when he died , suddenly one hot afternoon , after taking the sharp hill from the town at a spanking pace , his sister continued to muddle along in a vague , amiable daze for another eighteen months before succumbing to bronchitis . |
| 29 | Any swing will be increased by the inertia of the glider because the mass is behind the wheel , trying to move on in a steady direction . |
| 30 | You have to know how to keep ahead of this game if you do n't want to wind up in a wooden trenchcoat . |