Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [adv prt] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 61 | Scarlet could not now imagine how she had passed the week with the house next door empty and soulless : she tidied the kitchen in readiness for her friend 's return and sat down to read the local paper , two copies of which had just been delivered through the letterbox . |
| 62 | Keeps bouncing back : dumped by the Chicago Cubs in 1985 after injury , but was reprieved by Pittsburgh ; lasted a mere 18 pitches against the Cubs in game two of the NL play-offs but came back to win the decisive game five . |
| 63 | He had been dropped off a hard chance when just twelve were needed , but went on to hit the winning four off Botham , and his eight wickets and two useful knocks earned him the Man of the Match award . |
| 64 | He did not react but lay back grasping the top rope . |
| 65 | The review will provide evidence to support buying such a dedicated program or whether to carry on using the existing system . |
| 66 | Joint Sovereignty won over the course and distance winner when getting up to beat the smart Golden Freeze a neck in the Mackeson Gold Cup . |