Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [verb] [adv prt] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My mate thought he saw something or someone fall off the bridge . ’ |
| 2 | For me it begins to be noticeable at the railway station where I get off the train each evening , and becomes gradually stronger , like a magnetic field , as I walk up the hill . |
| 3 | She knew nothing of the future other than that it was an inhospitable fog that no-one had any choice but to enter , but she was certain that there was a scene all laid-out and waiting for her where she brought in the name of the man — or woman — who 'd first talked to Chrissie and then run her down . |
| 4 | And where she blows up the lorry . |
| 5 | She was collecting glasses and plates from all over , slinging the contents in a vile bucket , and Philippa noticed that she was n't particularly careful where she stubbed out the cigarette that dropped a little trail of ash wherever she went . |
| 6 | Or you went up the fire escape , which had fifty two steps , to go up . |
| 7 | You either hear this truth or you crawl along the ground looking for worms . |
| 8 | No , last week you probably would have got the little joining letter with map , but you probably talked to people in the branch who may have been there , or you talked to your manager , or you picked up the phone and said , how do I get here , you may have even got the map out if you were driving , to actually see what junction you came off the motorways and things like that . |
| 9 | The only memories are of the long walk down from Parkhead Cross where we get off the bus we 've taken along the Gallowgate from the centre of town . |
| 10 | Celebration room — the room ( or space ) in which the catechists and sacred experience take place : where we gather round the Word of God and receive his message through symbol and example . |
| 11 | Instead , they may receive a reduced pension or one based on their husband 's contributions ; or one topping up the other . |
| 12 | in a , in as much as er , you know evaluations an arbitrary , and presumably there must be some right of appeal against the decision taken by the district valuer , or whoever carries out the valuation of the house . |
| 13 | The stolen car was damaged as they made their getaway and the three men transferred to Wishart 's own car and drove to his mother 's home where they shared out the money in the attic . |
| 14 | ‘ The tree in the forest , where he sealed up the dybbuk … ’ |
| 15 | But as he prepared to switch from the more austere environs of the Treasury , where he saw out the final 16 months of the last Tory Government , Mr Mellor spoke of the importance he and the Prime Minister attached to encouraging artistic excellence and preserving the national heritage . |
| 16 | So it 's er just out this one , or it came out the end of er last year , December , January time . |
| 17 | Rain said : ‘ My conscience dictates that I drive down the Cap and interview Peter Leary . |
| 18 | I blow out so hard that I mist up the windscreen . |
| 19 | At times I feel so tired that I throw down the pen in despair ; but it is soon taken up again , and , like a pygmy Antaeus , it seems to have imbibed fresh vigour from its prostration . |
| 20 | Despite the two question marks that I put over the Bill , I believe that the Government are right to proceed with the reforms that it contains . |
| 21 | I asked Alan to fish the first drift , in order to settle down , and towards the end he suggested that I put up the dap . |
| 22 | You want that I turn up the sound ? ’ |
| 23 | The wood is alder and the deal is that I scaled down the body a little bit . |
| 24 | Alas , they had no high chairs for nine month old Daniel , and it was with a sinking heart that I picked up the menu , while trying to hold the baby and prevent toddler Michael from pulling off the tablecloth . |
| 25 | Does my right hon. Friend know that I gave up the opportunity of becoming a solicitor like the hon. Member for Glasgow , Garscadden ( Mr. Dewar ) because accountants put the losses on the right and the profits on the left ? |
| 26 | Cawthorne had disappeared around the northern end of the farmhouse , so I ran back the way I had come , around the south end and climbed the fence back into the hop field . |
| 27 | It was too cold and windy to sit and wait , though , so I limped back the way I had come , embittered at having to walk unnecessarily . |
| 28 | The lump is not ready to answer , so I turn up the pressure : ‘ He ai n't gon na say nothing . |
| 29 | I did n't offer an opinion on that since I did n't have any , so I took up the time admiring the surroundings . |
| 30 | He wanted someone to help him with his horses , so I took on the job . |