Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [pron] [verb] [adv prt] a " in BNC.

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1 We half expected them to come back a few days later , but they have never returned to the barn we prepared so painstakingly for them , although they are still sometimes seen in the vicinity .
2 This allows you to set up a different sound by altering the mid emphasis , coupled with selectable additional boost which can then be triggered by either the front panel ‘ enable ’ switch or via a footswitch .
3 Another alleged he carried out an illegal abortion at her home .
4 This permits them to build up a picture of how the weather is changing virtually anywhere on Earth .
5 As a result , the new temple was built to a single co-ordinated design , and the site levelled and terraced to allow it to extend over a wider area of the hill summit .
6 But first let us stand back a little and , starting at the surface of the phenomenon , let us consider the most general ‘ shapes ’ and patterns that speech communities may exhibit .
7 The BIL says he worked out a Paul Daniels routine to deal with all the people who came in complaining about it ( count to three — say the magic word — now look in your wallet ) .
8 By way of preparation for this Friday the 13th escapade somebody handed over A Dictionary of Superstitions , which is not the sort of inspiration one needs .
9 And notwithstanding the invariable belief of these coaches that their own programme-of-the-moment is writ large on a tablet just descended from Heaven , there are no absolutes about which kind of exercises are best to get you fit over a short period of time .
10 She lays her eggs , and when the babies are ready to hatch they call out a warning to her that they are coming out .
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