Example sentences of "[adv prt] [art] [noun sg] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taking on the presidency at a low point in Italian political life ( his predecessor , Giovanni Leone , had resigned over the Lockheed scandal , and Prime Minister Aldo Moro had recently been assassinated by the Red Brigades — see pp. 29053-55 ) , Pertini was credited with restoring the country 's confidence and self-respect . |
| 2 | In making up , sew down the strip at the lower edge of the cable at the back and thread it up through the cable twist to sew it in at the top . |
| 3 | Once the residue of a meal rich in natural fibre leaves the stomach after its lengthy residence there , it speeds down the intestine at a faster pace . |
| 4 | Rolling down the bank at an ever-increasing speed , Daniel was unable to prevent himself falling into the chill waters of the canal . |
| 5 | When you have typed in your work , move the cursor back to the very beginning and use it to guide your eyes by moving it down the screen at the left-hand margin as you check each line . |
| 6 | Numbers — Although it 's good fun for three or more people to abseil down a rope at the same time , normally no more than two should be attached to the same descendeur . |
| 7 | But he goes down a treat at the annual summer conference of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales . |
| 8 | Just before dawn on 1 October , six generals and brigadiers were murdered and their bodies thrown down a well at a nearby military base , Halim . |
| 9 | While the Minister of Education was put in charge of selecting suitably personalized farewell gifts for each country 's contestant , he did not see fit to put in an appearance at the National Co-ordinating Commission for International Women 's Year . |
| 10 | I doubt either can afford to stay at a hotel and I know for a fact that they 're not at any of the local hostels ; neither , I have been reliably informed , have they put in an appearance at the local ‘ hippie ’ compound . |
| 11 | The award was presented to the club by Durham CIU vice- president Bill Laverick five years ago as an annual prize and he handed over the trophy at a special ceremony at the club . |
| 12 | Safety factors include a neon indicator lamp to show when heat is switched on , and anti-scald cut-out with an automatic reset , which switches off the heater at a pre-set maximum temperature . |
| 13 | The young — and those with stamina left to spend ! — round off the fun at the sound-proofed Venus disco . |
| 14 | It also emphasizes the need for ‘ money-spinning ’ enterprises if the smallholder is to rise above a very bare subsistence living and pay off a mortgage at the same time . |
| 15 | Kelso clerk of the course Johnnie Fenwicke-Clennell was fined £150 by the Jockey Club 's disciplinary committee yesterday for inadequately briefing staff who incorrectly dolled off a fence at the 3 October meeting . |
| 16 | Once or twice Allen loosed off an arrow at a scampering squirrel , more in play than with any idea of hitting it , and then scrabbled about in the undergrowth to recover the shaft . |
| 17 | The felt need to get the cleaning done conflicts with the desire to be sociable ; one can iron , or perhaps cook , while talking to a friend or neighbour , but one can not wield a vacuum cleaner and carry on a conversation at the same time . |
| 18 | Edhi took on a job at a medical store . |
| 19 | With five ends completed they had opened up a 39-22 lead , and at the halfway mark had all but tied up the title at a convincing 78-37 ahead . |
| 20 | This may all seem trivial , but I wonder how many fishkeepers have possibly given up the hobby at an early stage because they were unaware their fish were dying from nothing more sinister than overfeeding with resultant ammonia/nitrite stress — and nobody told them . |
| 21 | An enemy flare was lighting up the sky at the other end of the village , probably over No. 6 Commando positions . |
| 22 | Now we pay we pick up the tab at the Grand Hotel for those three days in-house . |
| 23 | His hands dropped from her shoulders , and he did not speak , merely took her hand and pulled her after him , striding back up the path at a rapid pace so that she was hard pressed to keep up . |
| 24 | No part of the accommodation had been specifically designed as a sick bay , but at an early stage the directors , on his advice , fitted up the room at the eastern extremity as a ‘ suitable place of confinement ’ . |
| 25 | Together they barely had time to take up a position at the far door , seize a loaded gun , drop to one knee , and aim as , with a final heave , the bulging mass of bodies exploded into the room , followed by the living . |
| 26 | My friend Harry ( a retired driver ) fixed up a meeting at a local pub and we were able to talk and discuss the strange happenings . |
| 27 | Holding up a copy at a One Nation Forum fringe meeting , he said : ‘ We can do without that . |
| 28 | Allcock moved 5-2 ahead in the third , but Muir tied the score at 5-5 on the fourth end , before Allcock picked up a double at the next to book a quarter-final place . |
| 29 | An example of this is walking up an escalator at the same speed that the escalator is moving downwards . |
| 30 | His parents Kang and Bi explained how little Sheng spent his days looking out the window at the other children playing , knowing he could n't take part . |