Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [adv] [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accommodation is at Neustift , a pretty little village 20 minutes from the glacier , or Fulpmes further down the valley . |
| 2 | While such pressures will no doubt improve performance within the company generally , they are , however , likely to be at their least effective in increasing efficiency at the most senior level , since there , by definition , managers have little scope for promotion , and managers lower down the hierarchy have no power to unseat their superiors . |
| 3 | As they reared backwards and ground further up the slope , a wild , sweet smell arose , sweet and rotten , mingling with the blasting smoke from the exhaust . |
| 4 | In fact , according to a recent Scottish Tourist Board survey , 79 percent of all visitors to Scotland come because of the heritage attractions , putting activities such as hillwalking , fishing and golf well down the list . |
| 5 | Whether managers lower down the hierarchy pursue the profit goal depends in large part on organisational structure and the values imposed from above , though this is not to underestimate the problems of organisational design or the difficulties involved in ensuring compliance with those values . |