Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then I came back on the forth to start off with the stocktaking which is not on the agenda I think . |
| 2 | Eventually I came out of the leeward shadows into ‘ the gleaming halls of morn ’ and , bliss at last , walked on firm snow instead of haggling through heather . |
| 3 | As I settled down in the straw-filled barn that I had left a few moments ago in search of food , I looked around at the now sleeping Frenchman , stretched out in the straw . |
| 4 | I went across the course to the stands side to see the horses in the paddock , and then I went up to the very comfy Tribune des Dames , for which the French Racing Authorities so generously send me a badge each year . |
| 5 | I went down to the straight away to the coal dealer and said , Take him a load of coal , and he took him . |
| 6 | I think back to the more rigid skills studied by foot-sloggers such as myself . |
| 7 | Strategic decisions urgently need to be taken since , as I pointed out in the very first of my articles for NSS in January 1991 , the British economy is now in grave peril . |
| 8 | The Rifleman brushed aside their questions , going instead to the main staircase which led down into the brightly lit chaos of the entrance hall where a throng of officers demanded their horses or carriages . |
| 9 | The waterfall is a part of the enormously extensive and complicated subterranean water system that has been traced now through this limestone mass if and which links up with the astonishingly deep fissures or gouffres that the speleologists have explored in the mountains to the east . |
| 10 | It complements EE in many ways and builds into a living encyclopaedia of electronics which keeps up with the ever advancing world of technology through regular updates/supplements . |
| 11 | I persisted , rather surprised that somebody who really had done something was so reticent , when there are people , like me for instance , who bleat on about the most tawdry experiences . |
| 12 | Smiling as she surveyed the posters on the walls of the twins ' bedroom — obviously Peter Rabbit was still popular here in New York ! — she moved on to the much larger main bedroom . |
| 13 | Tim Kaihatsu wrote quite a lot — in fact , he was the one who came up with the most material . |
| 14 | She came up with the wonderfully whacky idea of the Cabinet all being drug smugglers . ’ |
| 15 | Flinging off her dressing-gown , she climbed back into the now cold bed and snuggled beneath the covers . |
| 16 | From the Hotel Cavalletto you look out on the most typical of Venetian scenes , as here the public rooms are bordered by a narrow waterfront where gondoliers come and go with their passengers . |
| 17 | Describing a large circle , she arrived back at the hastily abandoned camp , heart racing and a huge grin on her face . |
| 18 | It can also help you keep up with the rapidly changing world of work . |
| 19 | It is when you get on to the more high tech aspects of English Hops ' work that small and muted alarm bells begin to ring . |
| 20 | And when you get back to the There we are . |
| 21 | I was dubious at first because since her illness Jennifer has become a very private person and I do n't think she would have liked all the hubbub over in the other section ; but here — ’ she glanced round at the softly decorated walls , the strategically placed water-colours and the subdued lighting ‘ — here , I think , could well be the answer . ’ |
| 22 | Shaking the loose shards of glass from the splintered frame , she stared down at the dearly familiar face of her father , and felt some of the waning strength flow back to her limbs . |
| 23 | Yet , given the opportunity and some imaginative presentation , the urban population has shown that it is capable of responding , judging by the numbers who take an interest at county shows or who turn up at the pitifully few farms which organize public open days . |
| 24 | She looked out of the now sparkling window and heaved a deep sigh . |
| 25 | She looked back over the recently written unsatisfactory pages of her book , and there was no doubt that her mind must have been tired . |
| 26 | Although there were many attractive women mingling with the tourists and officials in the bar , she stood out as the most desirable of them all . |
| 27 | She sat down on the heavily bolstered arm of a brocade chair opposite her hostess . |
| 28 | George reluctantly accepted the situation and with a mouthful of curses we drove off down the now dusty road towards the Orne . |
| 29 | Oh now we get on to the really difficult stuff . |
| 30 | Then we took off down the back alleys in case someone saw us and told our parents . |