Example sentences of "[noun] [adv prt] [coord] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He pulled the shirt on but made no effort to button it .
2 Visitors young and old let their hair down and enjoyed the entertainment , which ranged from clowns and bouncy castles to computer games and a disco .
3 Coin-op cabinets do n't come cheap , especially snazzy ones like G-Loc — to keep you putting the pennies in and cover the arcadeowner 's costs , time limits were hellishly short .
4 I remember planting my foot down and hearing a snap .
5 She did n't answer , just put her foot down and sent the Cortina faster and faster through the night .
6 to make sure they 're alright then they switched the telly on and fetched a couple of , the adult programme .
7 Poiana Brasov is a skier 's oasis in Romania just like the small glass balls that you turn upside down and watch the snow fall on the perfect setting .
8 During training Catherine had to acquire a few hair-raising skill such as flying upside down and rescuing the aircraft from a stall .
9 Once under 178 knots you get the gear down and lower the flaps ten per cent ; then under 122 knots lower full flaps and maintain ninety knots to the threshold using around 25 per cent torque .
10 There was only a handful of tourists and a few gardeners in orange overalls and hard yellow hats batting the undergrowth down and checking the stonework .
11 Regular exercise and a sensible diet will help keep your weight down and reduce the risk .
12 " Distractedly , he began to change hammer , pouch , pipe and matches from hand to hand , dropping them and picking them up , before finally deciding to put the hammer down and stuff the rest into his pockets .
13 You heard Alan say that erm Joan has laid the guidelines down and made the job easier .
14 I am under pressure from a wide range of general practitioners to bring the list size criterion down and to extend the range of care that can be purchased by GP fund holders .
15 Pour the garlic vinaigrette over and toss the salad , then serve immediately , scattered with cress .
16 Taking the empty teacup , Gran went out , switching the light off and closing the door .
17 Lay the plaice on a board skinned side up and place a strip of salmon on top , patching with more salmon , if this becomes necessary .
18 Why did nt the player lift his knees up and decapitate the donkey ?
19 Erm do the zip up and tie a bow in those strings .
20 5.2 The Project Manager shall also be responsible setting up and maintaining a mechanism by which operational changes in the Project thought necessary by any of the Parties are submitted to the Project Committee for approval .
21 I 'll get some of those bricks up and put the stone things down cos they look better .
22 He dragged Rex up and spat the words into his face .
23 Then she took a syringe out and gave the boy an anti-tetanus jab .
24 The first time she wore it , Nigel kept his coat on at a party so that he could hold the side out and cover the vision .
25 Turn the cover right side out and insert the cushion pad .
26 She tore the photograph out and shoved the rest of the newspaper into the dustbin further along the road .
27 What he had to do now was stretch out and take the hand of friendship being offered to him .
28 I pull the pictures out and have a look at them .
29 Just when you 're looking forward to pushing the boat out and having a spending spree , your sensible side reminds you of all the practical and prudent things you should be doing with any extra money you have .
30 just put another pipe in it knock a couple of bricks out and knock a pipe in and that 's
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