Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] [verb] [pron] [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 Now that is a humiliating experience , so you get through by turning it into a joke .
2 Police say the attacker drove off without taking anything in a white or grey car .
3 At the same time , inspect and clean the gutters and rainwater gullies , emptying them of leaves and silt — finish off by flushing them with a bucket of warm water .
4 And he employs a zig-zag training sprint which involves a series of passes before the player finishes off by flinging himself at a rugby tackle bag !
5 But you 're , you 're getting a cup of tea to be we went up through took her for a walk
6 The Land Rover will go easily through 9 or 10 inches of snow , but unless deeper snow is well packed , then the vehicle will not drive up on top of it and it builds up underneath bringing you to a halt .
7 He sounded depressed by the thought , but then cheered himself up by asking me for a beer .
8 I do suggest that you never lead the mare in or out without having her on a lungeing cavesson and rope or a bridle with reins … a headcollar and rope is INSUFFICIENT .
9 Though when , clearly a man who felt he had no need to underline anything , by his very silence he made her believe it , she was back to hating him with a vengeance .
10 I ca n't remember when I have n't had to work on Christmas Day became the animals have never got round to recognizing it as a holiday ; but with the passage of the years the vague resentment I used to feel has been replaced by philosophical acceptance .
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