Example sentences of "[adv prt] [conj] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We also have the latest in up-to-date technology — the TV set in the corner , which has a twin BBC-ITV facility , and , of course , a number of lights that can be turned on or off at the flick of a switch .
2 Unfortunately as the blocks reached the wall at either side they could not ride on or off at the ends .
3 The station and train staff are always very courteous and helpful ; quite often the guard takes the trouble to help me on or off with the bike ; and station staff are good at guessing in advance what part of the train will take the bike , hence where to stand on the platform .
4 Does it really matter , they ask , whether they are switched on or off by the idea of selling goods in a shop ?
5 The markets in options that are deeply in or out of the money tend to be rather thin , and such options are not actively traded .
6 And none of this would matter Chairman I do n't think er whether E two whether E two was in or out of the structure plan only matters in so far as it bears a part of the making of local plans and the making of planning applications in the county .
7 ‘ Anything going in or out of the valley has to pass along this road . ’
8 Sally confesses : ‘ We realized , after we 'd had the dividing wall rebuilt between the front room and the back parlour , that it was impossible to get in or out of the back parlour , since we 'd also had the doorway closed off and made into a display case for the tortoiseshell medical implements Peter collects .
9 These are frequently used to bring goats on heat , either in or out of the breeding season .
10 He can not speak in or out of the House on subjects outside his department .
11 The foot of the inclined way descends below the level of what may be termed the tail bay which is open at the end so that the dock and carriage run down into the water in order to bring the dock into alignment with the tail bay to allow of the vessel being hauled in or out of the dock .
12 She had no idea whether he lived in or out of the hospital .
13 Apart from DIY accidents and those in the kitchen , nearly 80 per cent of other home accidents are caused by people falling in or out of the bath .
14 Do they want to fall in or out to the sides ?
15 ‘ Perhaps it was built as a wind break , ’ she said , ‘ there does n't seem to be anything to keep in or out except the wind here . ’
16 Labour said it was stepping up the pressure for an urgent Commons statement from the Chancellor to clarify which areas of spending were ruled in or out from the Treasury review .
17 These can be spooled in or out by the divers , from a control unit .
18 arrested six of them all they found all bits and bobs off hundreds and hundreds and thousands of pounds worth of cars , and four wheel drives they specialise in and off to the continent with it .
19 Holmes 's aide Dick Lovell said : ‘ We whisked him in and out under the cover of darkness . ’
20 The top swivels open to reveal the photoconductor cartridge for insertion and replacement , while the toner cartridge slides in and out through a flap on the front of the machine below the paper tray .
21 Plenty of motor cars went in and out through the Pembroke and Gillingham Gates but it has not been suggested that there was any real night-time disturbance from traffic using the dockyard .
22 The refurbishers have been in and out over the generations .
23 Yeah er you know , we had an understanding that if erm because there were times when we wanted to just have some time together , or to pray together , and erm you know people who did come in and out to the flats , we erm told them that if th we were in and we did n't answer the door , it was actually because we were either doing something that we could n't come .
24 Moreover , the Dutch visit to Cagliari on June 16 will be fleeting ; a lot of their fans will travel in and out on the day .
25 Since the distance and aperture remain the same , only more or less of the same picture is being shown , just as if a camera in a museum or on an animation stand were moving in and out on an oil painting .
26 The landlord was glad to leave preparing the room to Auntie Hetty and Philippa , and it meant they could pop in and out during the week bringing now the cake stand , now extra vases for flowers .
27 In and out without a by-your-leave , and they do n't even say goodbye . ’
28 The drawers slide smoothly in and out without a sound ; one of the perks of picking on the well-off rather than the chipboard classes .
29 Where there are to be music fades in and out at the transfer , leave plenty of overlap at the beginnings and endings of the pre-recorded sections to give yourself ample working margins at the mixing stage .
30 A. Anyone carrying out work in the Village has to sign in and out at the Wardens Lodge .
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