Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [adv] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also tells us whether the unknown letter is a single segment letter , or made up from a combination of two segments . |
| 2 | Whether this charm was involuntary , or used deliberately as a mask to hide his real feelings , she could only guess . |
| 3 | Thrown on or crumpled up in a bucket of it . |
| 4 | The remainder either stayed at home or moved voluntarily to a relative , neighbour , or friend . |
| 5 | Pupils would no doubt be intrigued to learn how the milk-can was used to fetch milk from the farm , or filled up from a churn on the milkman 's cart . |
| 6 | Dropped , discarded or duffed up in a temper — who knows ? |
| 7 | They can be massaged into the skin , or dropped on to a cloth or pillow to be inhaled . |
| 8 | Nobody visited them in the evenings or dropped in for a chat during the day , except in the way of business — to sell wood to Uncle Philip or to arrange a booking for Francie and his fiddle . |
| 9 | Besides these major product innovations , the eurobond market has seen a plethora of subsidiary innovations , many of which have been one off or flourished only for a time . |
| 10 | Even though these treatments drive the chemicals into the timber to a much greater depth than surface application by spray or brush , the wood may not be completely impregnated , particularly in the heartwood , so that notches and ends cut on site after treatment must be dipped in preservative or touched up with a brush . |
| 11 | Sometimes such material is simply tipped-in or stuck down on a blank ; the professional may prefer to inlay it on paper to match the size of the volume , which will often be fairly large . |
| 12 | Sub-contracting works fine most of the time but if you want something done urgently and the typesetter is broken or tied up on a job for its owner then guess who 's work is going to have to wait . |
| 13 | Travel in the UK was unlimited though a case had to be made for every European exhibition other than the Venice Biennale and the Kassel Documenta , and most trips to the United States had to be funded privately or tied in with a conference or some other event that would cover the cost of the trip . |
| 14 | The fundamental difference between the two routes , then , is that a pronunciation is either built up from sublexical components ( ‘ assembled ’ phonology ) or looked up as a whole ( ‘ addressed ’ phonology ) . |
| 15 | We used this door when a ghost came on or went off in a cloud of smoke . |
| 16 | A body did n't change if it had been blasted with an automatic weapon in a robbery on Lenox Square or gunned down on a sidewalk in Athens . |
| 17 | It seemed to Preston that if you avoided being stabbed to death by terror gangs , you stood an even chance of being burned to death by sudden conflagration , or pushed on to the live line by a psychopath lurking among the rush-hour crowds , or struck down by a heart attack brought on by the extreme rage and frustration of trying to understand a platform announcement . |
| 18 | It can be torn up and stuffed into awkward shapes ; cut to size and layered ; and used on the horizontal or held vertically in a grid . |
| 19 | In addition to the above payments an RFL who is a partner in or held out as a partner in an MNP is required to produce evidence of payment of the appropriate contribution to the Solicitors ' Indemnity Fund . |
| 20 | This meant that it could not be used if it was the result of a ‘ fear of prejudice or hope of advantage , exercised or held out by a person in authority ’ or if it was occasioned by ‘ oppression ’ . |
| 21 | ‘ The appeal of Caran d'Ache Neocolor II lies for me in combining the exciting possibilities of using the crayons dry as a direct drawing method , or as a painting medium , when they can be dipped into water , finely sprayed for a diffused image , or washed over with a brush — releasing a full flow of colour and texture . ’ |
| 22 | Providers will be able to offer these HN Units as part of an HNC or HND course , as free standing units or grouped together in a way that will meet a particular local or individual need . |
| 23 | Ambiguous words spoken in anger , or intended merely as a reprimand , may in your eyes amount to words of dismissal , even if there is no constructive dismissal . |
| 24 | Service changed hands eight times and there were four lets in between until Soutter broke the deadlock with a tight drop that created an opening and a lovely cross-court forehand slice that zipped away for a winner . |
| 25 | We climbed the rickety wooden stairs that led up to a balcony ; as we did so , one of the eunuchs blew a kiss at me and the others burst out laughing . |
| 26 | Ruth asked as they strolled through the formal gardens towards a flight of stone steps that led up to a forest of dense green pine trees offering shade and coolness . |
| 27 | It was a masterpiece of international cinema which brought Korda all the financial backing he could need and a dream deal with United Artists that led eventually to a partnership in the American company . |
| 28 | Then we came to a smashed yellow stone façade and a doorway that led down into a cellar . |
| 29 | Sometimes , when they crossed a run that led upwards to a hole , he could hear the rain outside , still falling in the night . |
| 30 | A day that seemed more like a dream than real life . |