Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [adv prt] in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But London was for ever a sensitive place in the eyes of the English kings , watched with jealous eyes from the White Tower , built by William I at the south-east comer of its defences — and from further off in the great royal palace of Westminster . |
| 2 | The economy and marketing had been based on barter from way back in the fourth century , so this was not new . |
| 3 | You need n't feel responsible for me from now on in the slightest . ’ |
| 4 | Jadeite , highly prized in modern China , did not appear there until well on in the eighteenth century . |
| 5 | It seems to even out in the long run , although sometimes one has to give a wry smile when a customer dithers over one of ‘ hers ’ and one of ‘ mine ’ — then chooses ‘ hers ’ . |