Example sentences of "[adv prt] a [noun] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fighting down a wave of combined anger and panic , she found herself gabbling furiously , ‘ I 'm sorry ! |
| 2 | The commission will seek to arbitrate a resolution before handing down a decision in late summer . |
| 3 | You 're dead right , closing down a service of this kind is controversial and very difficult and has to be handled very sensitively . |
| 4 | Nye derived equations for glacier flow assuming that ice is a perfectly plastic substance , that it flows down a valley of constant slope , and that the conditions of temperature , accumulation and ablation are simple and uniform , and his model could be compared with field observations . |
| 5 | The branch thickens and grows , like the rest of the tree , by laying down a layer of new material all over , under the bark and near the surface , each year . |
| 6 | The outstanding performers were Scott Loftus , of Old Loughts , who scored four , and Old Felstedians Chris Maitland and Paul Surridge , who has been holding down a place with National League First Division outfit Canterbury since leaving school . |
| 7 | Because there is so little drag on crossing two stitches every four rows this is one time when you will not need to take down a stitch to either side of the cable . |
| 8 | RPR leader Chirac also had to contend with an unprecedented growth of new " currents " within the Gaullist movement and on July 11 , 1991 , was forced to lay down a code of good conduct to guide them . |
| 9 | They also inexplicably turned down a deal with another cable network that could have possibly provided live , or much closer to live , coverage . |
| 10 | I have never been known to turn down a volunteer for any project . |
| 11 | His approach was positivist and rationalist and his general objective was to lay down a theory of social evolution . |
| 12 | Stephen and Christina led the PM and his wife down a flight of white marble steps and across the piazza to the marquee on the lawn . |
| 13 | erm We have n't as yet , erm the problem is I do n't normally deal with the sub- committee , the person that 's that should be dealing with it is not here today , so I 've been unable to track down a copy of this letter . |
| 14 | Write down a definition of foreign policy , one sentence definition of foreign policy . |
| 15 | Although we are now debating a piece of works legislation , it represents a major reform of parliamentary procedure , so I put down a marker at this stage to the effect that the Minister should be more forthcoming in considering whether we should have new procedures for dealing with orders . |
| 16 | ‘ Once again we have set down a marker for trans-Atlantic travel with a £93 for '93 offer which is the most competitive fare available , ’ said Branson , yesterday . |
| 17 | In Peter 's case he has put down a marker for next year , when he will still be young enough to try . |
| 18 | And to be more explicit and to show you how tall I stand by the giant , I will put down a simile of human life as far as I now perceive it ; that is , to the point to which I say we both have arrived at . |
| 19 | It 's definitely worth writing down a style-sheet for each design you create as this allows a you to maintain a much more consistent style across your various publications ; a house style in effect . |
| 20 | Gavin Peacock turned down a move to Ayresome Park to stay on Tyneside and Keegan , having pipped Lawrence for Charlton winger Robert Lee , is close to landing Hignett — who has also attracted West Ham and Manchester City . |
| 21 | As expected , GOSLING CELTIC 's £10,000-rated captain , STEWART TRUCKLE , has turned down a move to Third Division ATHLETICO WHADDON . |
| 22 | Er so if you look at their smoking erm people can fill in a kind of smoking chart in which you look at that . |
| 23 | It had been an attempt to let in a bit of fresh air on the subject . |
| 24 | The coroner brought in a verdict of wilful murder . |
| 25 | Araminta is fey , and Dermot is ‘ hopeless ’ , and their death is artistically right , and no one will bring in a verdict of wilful murder against you — although you have a strong motive to kill them . |
| 26 | In the case of respondents whose arguments will be simply that the judgment of the court below is correct for the reasons given , counsel for the respondent can send in a letter to that effect in lieu of a skeleton argument . |
| 27 | In 1937 , a series of mass demonstrations in the oil industry had ushered in a period of severe labour unrest throughout the West Indies and this had led to the setting up of a Royal Commission , under Lord Moyne , to assess the social conditions on the islands . |
| 28 | But at least it brought in a lot of new business for the organisation which now likes to call itself the listening bonk . |
| 29 | DURING one of his many interrogations by the police , Mikhail Ardzinov , the deputy chairman of Uzbekistan 's Human Rights Society , was asked to fill in a form with basic information about himself , including his address . |
| 30 | Sucking in a lungful of cold air , Piper moved once more down the corridor . |