Example sentences of "[adv] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You see well the point was when you pick 'em up erm we had a sm we had a big boat , what we called hanger boat , a very heavy boat and that used to have a wooden so therefore we used to pull it up by hand and pull it ove on a little barrel with a hand power that 's what we used to do and once we got the anchor in board we 'd pull the chain in by hand and then rerun it again right on to the mud and on the anchor again . |
| 2 | Escaping to her room , she shut the door with careful control behind her , then wedged a chair under the handle with trembling fingers before sinking weakly on to the seat and burying her hot face in her hands . |
| 3 | She heard him call after her and got into one of the swing boats with a pale , freckled little boy who was hanging nervously on to the rope while his plain , doting parents stood beside the boat , saying encouragingly , ‘ Go on , Sidney , it 'll be such fun . ’ |
| 4 | That 's what we 're aiming for here — trying to make individually-designed guitars with real integrity that you can take right down off the shelf and use at a gig . ’ |
| 5 | Well it was it like a big square shaved right down to the skin but no unless , it could of healed and just not grown back yet |
| 6 | The man continued to hack at the body , right down to the bone and intestines . |
| 7 | She poked again — dug right down to the bottom and up through the shambles came something that signalled with painful clarity . |
| 8 | For the famous Mason Pearson pneumatic cushion technique conditions your hair as it brushes , reaching right down to the scalp and firmly but gently caressing each strand to promote shining health and loveliness . |
| 9 | He possessed a lovely long tail which swept right down to the ground and it was a lovely sight to see him turn round . |
| 10 | One morning the alarm calls of grey langur monkeys alerted Bill Arjan Singh that Harriet was somewhere down by the river that forms the boundary with the National Park . |
| 11 | When the little animal is disturbed it burrows furiously down into the ground until it has completely disappeared except for its horny rump . |
| 12 | I kept on down to the river and stood for a while to watch the coal-barges slide along the black , shiny water . |
| 13 | Carry on down to the oven and you 'll find six shelf positions and enough room for a 25lb turkey and all the trimmings . |
| 14 | After locking all the doors carefully , I sat weakly down by the fire and tried to make sense of my life . |
| 15 | See the idea was it it picked up the the balls , took them to the and then the ball rolled round inside globe , slowly down to the bottom and then picked it up |
| 16 | The Lady Prioress slumped wearily down on the stool as Corbett questioned her about Dame Frances ' death . |
| 17 | Eventually she had slid wearily down beneath the cover and drifted off again . |
| 18 | Julius quickly sorted through them , tossing them carelessly on to the floor as he continued his fast but thorough search . |
| 19 | Dorcas lowered himself gingerly on to the brink and sat with his legs dangling over the drop . |
| 20 | Jasper had got down on to the floor and was grubbing about under the carpet . |
| 21 | He pushed her gently down on to the settee and sat so close to her that she could hardly breathe for fear that she 'd betray how much she wanted him . |
| 22 | ‘ Has that any special significance ? ’ she asked bravely as she crumpled down on to the blanket and gazed up at him . |
| 23 | David jumped down on to the platform and put up his hands for the baggage . |
| 24 | Once he had gone , Shiona sank down on to the bed and kicked off her shoes , glad to be alone for a few minutes . |
| 25 | She sank down on to the bed and glanced at the writing pad that she 'd tossed there after a brief effort to write to Arnie . |
| 26 | Holliman agreed to drive Stirling 's team down on to the road and along it until they were within easy striking distance of the airfield at Sirte . |
| 27 | Fran sighed , throwing the pencil down on to the desk as she leant back in the chair . |
| 28 | He went down on to the bank and looked at it . |
| 29 | The moon is that much further away from the sea on this side so that 'd have that much less of an effect holding the sea water down on to the earth and therefore the sea water comes Now obviously the water from the high tide has got to come from somewhere so they 'll be some parts of the globe low tide . |
| 30 | She lifted her feet , one by one , pressed them down on to the boot-scraper that stood by the back door . |