Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [adv] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She watched as Simon wandered on through into the all-white kitchen , the door swinging shut behind him . |
| 32 | He sank down on to a convenient chair and shook his head dolefully . |
| 33 | Yes , well fortunately this whole Gulf thing seems to have died down will be dying down just at the right time . |
| 34 | Max appeared disappointed by the reply as he peered down again at the grisly work on which he was engaged . |
| 35 | Ominously , she could n't even see the road when she peered down out of the high window . |
| 36 | Because the polling system is new and complex , the results will not be known for several days , but most observers expect the local party 's candidates to come in far behind the Popular Front and other unofficial groups . |
| 37 | It will nearly always be easier subsequently to reach agreement to extend the partnership than to persuade an elderly partner to stand down voluntarily before the contractual date : hence the relative unpopularity of agreements which simply permit a partner at his option to retire upon reaching a certain age . |
| 38 | And slick pictures of pretty young people who seem to have nothing better to do than make amateur porn videos — often appearing in up to a dozen different tapes . |
| 39 | Larger areas of track can be lifted off by applying Sellotape , pressing down firmly onto the offending artwork , and then lifting off sharply . |
| 40 | Pound the cloves with the salt and pepper until smooth , then add the egg yolks , blending in well with a wooden spoon . |
| 41 | So how about having a look at disability — perhaps then we 'll be seen as people and not charity cases capable only of living our lives in day centres away from the public , instead of blending in harmoniously with the able-bodied world . |
| 42 | This attractive hardwood conservatory has a steep pitched roof that blends in well with the gabled Elizabethan building behind . |
| 43 | In the example shown here , I used blackberry leaves , with Statice latifolium , or sea lavender , to make the outline more dainty , as its lovely grey-green colour blends in well with the pale green of the mount . |
| 44 | When it got within spitting distance of Mafouz , who was now standing , arms loosely apart , mouth open , as if hypnotized by the thing 's movements , it did a sharp turn to the left , bounced along horizontally for a few yards , and then snarled up and down to land on the unfortunate boy 's head . |
| 45 | Managing director David Miller said that the ID interests could tie in nicely with the photo-booth business . |
| 46 | The Hochhauser Season had come along just at the right time , a time when she needed a little excitement , a little glamour , a little of the old camaraderie that she had known with her friends in Vienna . |
| 47 | So this morning the fat little chap in the long white coat who was sorting us out in the Dean 's Office said I 'd better come along here for a few days until they got me organized with another partner . |
| 48 | His back was to her , he was toddling along purposefully in the same direction as her , across that bleak empty landscape . |
| 49 | He 'd been pressing me to come down here for a long time . |
| 50 | Chapman had kept a close watch on Speirs ' feud with Bradford City , and moved in just at the right moment . |
| 51 | Grandparents who moved in only at the very end of their lives , just for a few last months , rarely left much of a mark unless earlier contact had been important . |
| 52 | Leeds boss Doug Laughton moved in quickly for the 31-year-old former Test forward after he was listed at £20,000 at his own request . |
| 53 | Leeds boss Doug Laughton moved in quickly for the 31-year-old former Test forward after he was listed at £20,000 at his own request . |
| 54 | Early in this section it was pointed out that not all organisations fit in easily to the three level structure . |
| 55 | I revived as I felt myself go hurtling through the air and crashed down on to the wooden planks of the scaffold . |
| 56 | In central London , a middle-aged woman had a lucky escape when a 40ft tree crashed down on to an open-top bus on Victoria Embankment . |
| 57 | A man was actually charged with the crime at a Glasgow police station after walking in out of the blue and making a confession . |
| 58 | But his mind had clouded over again at the wrong moment and now it was too late . |
| 59 | The recollections of those who worked with him in the war years show a striking convergence : volunteers were won over instantly by the self-assured prophetic tone in which he discussed the war and by his knack of making them feel that they had been singled out to receive a confidence . |
| 60 | Then , lurching to his feet , he moved over on to the only empty seat in the shrine — a patch of floor covered with a sheepskin rug . |