Example sentences of "[adv] and [vb base] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.

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31 Leading at that stage by two strokes , the conservative thing to do was lay up and settle for a five .
32 They would therefore be bunched up and arrive at a faster rate .
33 Butter and lightly flour the tin and paper thoroughly and sprinkle with a little sugar .
34 Wrap the marzipan in cling film or polythene to prevent drying out and keep in a cool place until needed .
35 You either stand up and walk out and go to a different class , or you join in .
36 You see the only way that you can really discipline them is when you have a school where the rules have been very , very strict from the moment that they went into that school and they have had their noses held to the grindstone with work up to their brows and they just do n't think of being tiresome and anybody who is tiresome is pulled out and put in a special room on their own , called a sin bin an which is rather boring and made to work even harder !
37 I The seller shall prior to completion of the purchase carry out and complete in a good and workmanlike manner and with good quality materials the following works to the property , namely : J AB the [ wife ] of the seller hereby acknowledges that she has no claim to or interest in the property hereby agreed to be sold adverse to the interest of the buyer and in consideration of the buyer entering into this agreement she hereby agrees that if so required she will join in the [ conveyance ] [ transfer ] [ assignment ] [ lease ] for the purpose of vesting the said property in the buyer free from incumbrances .
38 Then pass THIS envelope to one of your family and friends WHO HAVE NOT USED YORK BEFORE AND LIVE AT A DIFFERENT ADDRESS .
39 Once the message was on the wire , he had little else to do except sit back and wait for a few days .
40 And it think that — I mean I like to have , if you go back and look at a Rolling Stone when I was doing it , there are pages in there , I would say one third of all the pages in there , you would not even want to print today .
41 Health Works readers can ring in free today and talk to a trained nutritionist about diet .
42 Drain well and place on a heatproof platter .
43 Once the new growth has started to emerge , pot them on into new compost , water well and place in a light position on the greenhouse bench .
44 But everybody knows that , in other games at other times with oter referees , goalkeepers will dally and dawdle to a greater degree and get away with it .
45 When the molar mass is too low to produce sufficient entanglement , the material will flow more readily and behave like a viscous liquid .
46 All but five of the players are from British Columbia which means they should be match hard and fit after a full domestic season .
47 Though she did stop him before he could get further than to spin her round and begin in a supposed-to-be-seductive tone , ‘ If you want the thrill of a lifetime , Leith — ’
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