Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] in [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead of thinking that it is natural for a moving object to carry on in a straight line at a steady speed , and then worrying about how the force of gravity manages to pull all objects — heavy ones and light ones — round in the same orbit , what we ought to be doing is thinking of the path they all follow as being the natural path . |
| 2 | There were insufficient funds for a third appointment so that Allan Hayhurst had to carry on in an honourary capacity combining once again the offices of Secretary and Treasurer . |
| 3 | After various consultations with interested parties , it was decided to carry on in the traditional manner . |
| 4 | Even then it should not apply where all that the Purchaser does is to carry on in the ordinary course of the business . |
| 5 | However , unless I want junk food from one of the many establishments purveying it in this thoroughly commercialised station , all I have available to sit on in the huge concourse is a grubby metal flip-up slat a few inches wide . |
| 6 | She was glad to get home , to wash the grit from the paths off her feet , to sit down in the cool unglaring indoors . |
| 7 | He slung his cloak of feathers over the staff and Scathach helped him to sit down in the slight shelter that this garment offered . |
| 8 | She wanted to curl up in a small ball somewhere quiet , dark and safe , and stay there until she felt capable of facing the world again . |
| 9 | She did n't want her voice to come out in a dry croak . |
| 10 | Even now , however , he is prepared to accept that he may not be able to come back in a new guise after three years . |
| 11 | ‘ We wanted to play Dublin but all the venues were booked out months ago , so we 'll have to come back in the New Year and do somewhere like the SFX or the Stadium . |
| 12 | so you know the , these one thing you 'll have to work out in a logical side of revelation |
| 13 | The aim is to leap around in an inflated suit and push your opponent off the mat . |
| 14 | The tall , straight young back that sauntered away down-river , to come about in a wide circuit via the fence of the curator 's garden , and the box hedge that continued its line , maintained too secure an assurance , and too secret a satisfaction of its own , in spite of the dexterity with which it had removed itself from censure . |
| 15 | Washington , he said , stood by its commitment to overcome the division of Europe , Germany and Berlin , but this had to come about in a gradual process which satisfied German aspirations and met the ‘ legitimate interests ’ of all concerned . |
| 16 | He had a potter about and a chat and decided to set up in the far corner to our left . |
| 17 | Ipswich are out to sharpen up in a big way tomorrow and get back to winning ways after a draw and two defeats in the league following the FA Cup fifth round home 4–0 win over Grimsby . |
| 18 | The farm uses a variety of chemical packs , including powders like Goltix in packs , occasional metal cans for Metasystox , bags of manganese , water-soluble packs and oily sprays like Optica which can be difficult to hose out in a conventional way . |
| 19 | The Sheffield Wednesday defender last night confirmed that he 's ready to bounce back in the live TV match with Spurs exactly 12 days after a horror collision . |
| 20 | His footsteps were hard to pick out in the roaring darkness . |
| 21 | If he wanted to reach an object he had to set out in the wrong direction and hope to angle in on it ! |
| 22 | Another political time bomb , waiting to go off in the New Year , is a Select Committee inquiry into Britain 's overall energy needs . |
| 23 | Dr. Briant must abandon his project and restore to this unhappy baby his birthright , the chance to grow up in a real home , with real parents who will love him as he deserves to be loved . |
| 24 | You do n't want them to grow up in a sterile environment . |
| 25 | One stood up to walk about in a left brogue and stopped in mid-tread . |
| 26 | Perhaps you have always wanted to go up in a hot air balloon , appear on stage in a local amateur production or jump from a higher board at the swimming pool — well , how about it ? |
| 27 | Notice is set to go up in the local regsistrar 's office on Thursday , just 48 hours before they walk down the aisle . |
| 28 | ‘ I thought I might find them laughing at poor Daddy , ’ Rose said , allowing her own shock and fear to ease out in the nervous laughter , but Maggie 's face remained pale and serious . |
| 29 | The Palace was determined to hit back in a growing battle with the national Press , TV and radio . |
| 30 | We had a grand doctor from London once , who told me to go out in the fresh air and try to get well . |