Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv prt] a [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It goes down a treat at family do 's . ) |
| 2 | This sort of feeble whining goes down a treat with women like Alison . |
| 3 | An agreement may be for one song , or for everything a musician writes over a number of years . |
| 4 | It , as I said earlier , really just looks up a table of data values , numerical values , and comes up with an answer and you ca n't question it , you ca n't ask it why did you get that particular answer . |
| 5 | Yes that thing that trickles out a bit of water . |
| 6 | The mouse chokes back a sob of gratitude . |
| 7 | Do you think it holds out a ray of hope among the problems which perplex us all so sorely today ? ’ |
| 8 | Now it seems that the disease builds over a period of years . |
| 9 | They may go down the field below the cave to a gate on the Kingsdale road which , followed to the left , goes over a rise to Deepdale and Dent , and to the right leads down the valley to the more probable destination of Ingleton which has accommodation , shops , refreshments and bus services . |
| 10 | If the water coming out of taps ( mainly hot ones ) slows over a period of time , the problem is likely to be scale in the pipes — especially if you have a direct hot water system ( see page 48 ) . |
| 11 | Third , we do also have a rich zoo of specific objects ( rotators , gliders , blinkers , and an expanding jaw-like configuration of C cells that eats up a universe of D , leaving only structured strings of D ( ’ eaters ' ) ) reminiscent of , but different from , those in Conway 's Life . |
| 12 | ODDEST PICTURE : A framed photograph of model Linda Lusardi 's bottom hangs over a chest of drawers in her peaches-and-cream bedroom , which comes complete with an ornate brass ceiling fan . |
| 13 | Were I to meet any of you at the golf club or the Mayor 's banquet I am sure we could talk as equals over a glass of sherry and a snipe sandwich . |
| 14 | He reels off a list of names which shows he is in good company : Graham Gooch , Allan Lamb , David Gower , Ian Botham … |
| 15 | Presenting a very sanitized view of Pitt 's career , the film ends up a hagiography of Churchill . |
| 16 | Nestle 's milk conjures up a lot of memories for me . |
| 17 | CZECH government official Mrs. Jana Halova checks out a pint of Holts Entire at a visit to the company 's Station Road brewery in Oldbury . |
| 18 | The good thing about only having one option is it cuts out a lot of rubbish you do n't have to think . |
| 19 | I can not express to you the charm that hangs about a mountain like Ben Each as the mists swathe its rocky sides ; they rise , they fall , they whirl , they soar as on wings of light , they cast shadows , they give grand mystery , and anon reveal some hidden dell , some great bare precipice , or perhaps display a glowing patch of verdure . |
| 20 | The interim dividend goes up a fraction to 3.1p , from 2.9p . |
| 21 | The interim dividend goes up a fraction to 3.1p , from 2.9p . |
| 22 | Over the summer it builds up a surplus of fat and as autumn draws on it returns to an underground burrow . |
| 23 | By drawing together a variety of material , it builds up a picture of inequity which ‘ is inexcusable in a democratic society which prides itself on being humane ’ . |
| 24 | If , also — is allowed to be a random variable the analysis , though still tedious , takes on a degree of order that is valuable . |
| 25 | And Waxman 's Carmen Fantasy takes on a dimension of passion rarely heard in such an undisguised pot-pourri entertainment . |
| 26 | Gold in its natural form glows deep amber yellow , but when mixed with the various alloys it takes on a variety of hues . |
| 27 | It is Ego that thinks we should constantly fret about our family and the future , in case God decides we are taking life for granted , and hurls down a bolt of lightning . |
| 28 | Bill the dog always seems to walk at least twice as far as I do , running ahead for a while and coming back to check that I 'm following before he dives down a hole after rabbits that he never catches . |
| 29 | When a coalition of male lions successfully takes over a harem of females , the first thing the males do is to kill all the young lion cubs in the pride . |
| 30 | Everywhere you go there are paintings of the Lakes and prints of the Lakes and stories about Visits to the Lakes , people building villas here now : there 's great interest , Mr Robinson , and that always opens up a space for trade . ’ |