Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] [vb base] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 He got there at four o'clock he had four fish he could catch I think out of the ten for the week cos he caught the others and he 'd caught them all by half past four .
2 ‘ That should suit you right down to the ground . ’
3 She could feel them pierce through to the back of her head .
4 Here 's a checklist to help ensure you end up with the right advice .
5 But maybe it would be better , son , if you put your basket on the counter , and then we can watch it slide along to the cash-register . ’
6 I must insist we get back to the boundaries , I 've repeatedly had to do so this afternoon I would have thought it that the message would have got over to me honourable members before now .
7 I could almost see her come out of the water with her short hair glistening wet and pressed to her forehead .
8 They 're the only people who can keep anything open out in the sand , and not be closed down by the gangcults .
9 Anything goes wrong , they 'll just leave you face down in the shit . ’
10 ‘ I do n't suppose we sit out in the sun above twice a year .
11 Let's say you get up in the morning and spend 15 minutes sitting down for breakfast .
12 ‘ Bastard , ’ growled Lofty , ‘ they 'll find him face down in the river one of these days , the way he 's goin on . ’
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