Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] [pos pn] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He goes on about his experience of life and how he knows more about it . |
| 2 | He omitted , as he was wont to do , his middle name , Norman ; he put the present year down for his date of birth , not 1934 ; and instead of entering ‘ Canadian ’ for his parents ' and his own nationality , he entered ‘ Jewish ’ . |
| 3 | The retention of these two was widely interpreted as a move by the future government to counterbalance the influence of President Augusto Pinochet Ugarte , who had resisted requests from Aylwin that he step down for his post of Commander in Chief of the Army [ see p. 37117 ] . |
| 4 | Jackie had had that all done and then I would have been in for my cup of tea . |
| 5 | ‘ I take it then that you have also come in for your share of press flights of fancy ? ’ |
| 6 | They spend much of their leisure time down in Dorset , walking or bird-watching ; at home they enjoy gardening or relaxing — Pauline 's favourite way is to sit down with her knitting in front of the television . |
| 7 | The shepherd stared down into his glass in silence , trying to spot the trap . |
| 8 | The computer people will want to know how the software will fit in with their portfolio of software , whether it will require additional computer equipment , how well it will be maintained , how portable it is and so on . |
| 9 | Probably the most obvious , and certainly the most enduring , has been the use of tiled motifs , and in some cases larger , more intricate designs , to decorate the platform walls of the main Underground stations of central London and tie them in with their locality above ground . |
| 10 | ‘ Council housing does n't fit in with their way of thinking , that 's all it is . |
| 11 | You might do some press releases , information gathering , help at press receptions when extra hands are needed , prepare information kits and sit in with your boss at client and supplier meetings . |
| 12 | If it fits in with your scheme of work , these may be extremely useful at Key Stages 1 and 2 . |
| 13 | We find it a hard , yet meaningful road to travel because it fits in with our experience of life — the disappointments as well as the joys . |
| 14 | This is all I shall relate about Charlotte 's circumstances in order to protect her anonymity , but suffice it to say , I decided to play along with her idea of aromatherapy being simply a pleasant way to relax — indeed , you do not need to be ill to enjoy the benefits of aromatherapy massage . |
| 15 | ‘ Along with my sense of decency , ’ Sabine returned brusquely . |
| 16 | Hewison 's contention is that the term ‘ postmodernism ’ does little more than signal modernism 's ending : let us than weep for all forms of reflective production , swept away , along with our sense of history , by the marriage of commerce and culture . |
| 17 | Thierry 's remote connection with the family of Godfrey de Bouillon , along with his marriage with Sybilla of Anjou , Fulk V 's daughter , gave him some claim to the throne of Jerusalem ; as a consequence , the aristocracy of Outremer viewed him and Philip with mixed feelings , expecting much of them , yet fearing their ambitions . |
| 18 | These effective treatments , along with his rejection of blood-letting , purging and polypharmacy which weakened rather than helped the patient , gave homoeopathy the edge over orthodox therapy for most of the nineteenth century . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , it was my father 's intention to ask Marshal Tolonen to step down from his post of seniority to be general again , and he drafted a memorandum to that effect . |
| 20 | MARSEILLE boss Bernard Tapie today climbed down from his confrontation with soccer 's world rulers by withdrawing a bid to have the club reinstated in the European Cup . |
| 21 | ‘ You could come into Inverness and get the early bus back out to Ullapool in the morning … ’ offered Bill as I climbed down from my position of elevation and security . |
| 22 | He sought only to take up the challenge they had thrown down in their fight against Fascism and Britain . |
| 23 | The twentieth century may seem threatening at times for someone with these problems , but at least you are not likely to be struck down in your prime by cholera , smallpox or bubonic plague , and there is little risk of being eaten by lions . |
| 24 | At which point everyone would crack up with laughter and I 'd slide slowly down in my chair with embarrassment . |
| 25 | Faye said nothing more about it , but when they got home she announced that she would take her blood-sugar level and evening insulin dose in her room and then lie down on her bed until dinner . |
| 26 | The Feldwebel bounced up and down on his seat with laughter as he had done in the car at Amsterdam . |
| 27 | He informed them of Gen Morgan 's visit to Belgrade two days earlier , and Tito 's refusal to back down on his claim to sovereignty over Venezia Giulia . |
| 28 | The omission of IBM from the initial list is down to its lack of commitment to open systems , according to John Hille , D&B 's director : ‘ When we chose the platforms there were other vendors more committed to open systems . |
| 29 | Food particles , sticking to the wall of the bag , are swept down to its bottom by cilia and into a little gut which leads out of the bottom of the bag and curves round to join the exhalant tube . |
| 30 | In order to avoid any trouble with the Warden 's forces , they decided to give Jedburgh itself a wide berth , so followed Rule Water down to its junction with Teviot at Menslaws , where they camped the night . |