Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mostly she quizzed me about the burglars and I said they 'd tried to get in through the bathroom window and one of them had put a foot through it , probably coming from the roof next door , and I generally made out that there was a whole gang of footpads up there lying in wait for Santa Claus . |
| 2 | Ace was lounging on the sofa next to her , his shoeless feet now resting on the table next to the coffee , Kate 's glances of distaste having been completely ignored . |
| 3 | On the landing the only sound was Jos 's deep snoring from the room next door . |
| 4 | Gwendolen , still clad in dark blue , was indefatigably marching with the party next to a most sympathetic lady . |
| 5 | AFTER a weekend of hard talking between Michael Knighton and Martin Edwards , the Manchester United chairman , the 37-year-old property developer 's advisers were publicly sticking to the line last night that his £20m take-over bid for the club was ready to proceed . |
| 6 | He 'd done no more than accidentally bump against some sailors aimlessly wandering from the passage next to the warehouse . |
| 7 | Then he 'd sit for a while , occasionally glancing at the figure next to him , until at last he 'd lean towards the other 's ear . |