Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] and [vb base] a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I 'd like to get out of here and get a better job … as a funeral director ? ’ |
2 | Its reputation was partly due to its grotesque appearance , and also to the snake 's uncanny ability to appear out of nowhere and deliver a lethal strike , sometimes in total darkness . |
3 | Midway between serious and fun , a round moon shape , quilted and padded , with a face , makes a very eye-catching decoration on an anorak type jacket , or forget clothes for once and make a round ‘ moon cushion ’ . |
4 | In addition it was to be hoped that Max could come up with some fairly definite cause of death ; and it was even possible ( if only just ) that the surgeon might throw caution to the wind for once and volunteer a tentative approximation of the time it had actually happened . |
5 | We had an ongoing er thing you know what I mean that erm er now and again they used to have pushes and we used to out and do a little bit door |