Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pers pn] [adv prt] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It 's a great way for producing long banners or waste paper but And if you wan na actually reverse this process alt M takes it back the other way .
2 A girlfriend rang me up the other day .
3 Do n't let the ultra-sophisticates put you off the guided city tour .
4 For a moment there was nothing to do but let the shabby old SE haul him up the last stretch , so Lambert actually relaxed and momentarily enjoyed his peace .
5 Can I just say that er Ray phoned me up the other day and he said er , would you be prepared to take part in probationers ' , er regional probationary sort of training day er which is at coming up er in a few months time , to give erm presentation skills er I part of what we were doing , erm but just those O H Ps that we did on that part .
6 Perry leads us up the unlit stairwell , the smell of urine sharp in our nostrils .
7 Wilcox led her down the broad central aisle , with occasional detours to left and right to point out some particular operation .
8 Philip followed them up the open staircase and into the woman 's bedroom .
9 He motioned Karlinsky forward and with a generous flourish directed him up the three steps on to the small platform in front of the Ark of the Law where a lectern had been placed .
10 When her alarm woke her up the next morning , she felt heavy-eyed and lacking in energy , but that was probably because her sleep had been long in coming and had been plagued with dreams when she had eventually managed to drop off .
11 The Palmers have been promised a back door ramp to get Mrs Palmer into the garden in case of fire , but no ramp to get her down the 5 garden steps into the street .
12 I hope that this will clarify the situation for your readers while in no way putting them off the certified training scheme .
13 There were plenty of other boys to follow him down the good physician 's route to Fitzwilliam Square .
14 Harsh words led to action , and Haston despatched him down the public lavatory stairs .
15 In the eyes of Louis , his near-drowning had been an act of self-emasculation , a loss of face tumbling him down the social scale to a level little higher than a peon 's .
16 Massingham followed him up the narrow uncarpeted stairs .
17 Mr Field believes he would win easily , and once returned to the Commons would ask the parliamentary party to give him back the Labour whip .
18 Leonora escorted him up the massive oak staircase to his room at the back , wished him a good night 's sleep and walked slowly back along the landing .
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