Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [adv prt] the [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , when I bring in the afternoon tea , Mr Farraday is inclined to close any book or periodical he has been reading , rise and stretch out his arms in front of the windows , as though in anticipation of conversation with me . |
| 2 | I dance round the kitchen table , twirling the hat on my hand , so that the ribbons fly out behind it . |
| 3 | Yeah , does that mean er whenever I send out the application fee of two hundred and fifty pounds some months ago , er did we get that back or do we get it back ? |
| 4 | I walk round the room sort of smiling and sometimes waving or stopping to talk to someone . |
| 5 | I let down the tow rope . |
| 6 | I let off the snow hook , Rayo heads for the tree , Kaisa leaps out of the way , Sunniva follows her round and it 's back to knitting in seconds . |
| 7 | To allow time to sort myself out we decided to sack this fish in the deep margin under some cover while I set up the camera equipment and finished a somewhat cold coffee . |
| 8 | I set down the watering can and start for the vegetable plot . |
| 9 | I pass over the Stone Bridge virtually every day and the view is one of the utmost squalor . |
| 10 | I 've got mine back on , but it wo n't be long when I get out the bus mind , but |
| 11 | However , as soon as I drive off the temperature gauge falls to cold and the fuel gauge reads about half what is in the tank . |
| 12 | From the rattles and clunks it 's difficult to tell what 's happening , but I switch on the cassette recorder in case . |
| 13 | But if you 'd wait until I switch on the hall light … ’ |
| 14 | Sitting on my unused bed , swigging room service orange juice , I switch on the Rosenbloom show . |
| 15 | Do you mind if I turn down the gas fire ? ’ |
| 16 | I turn out the reading light , and the grill glows warmly . |
| 17 | Yes , you 've got to have a certain degree of structure in it and that happens I think through the parish council in a number of the key areas , but you have got to retain a degree of flexibility , otherwise you will just stifle initiative , you 'll stifle growing issues that happen . |
| 18 | And I play on the mountains and I slide down the slag heap . ’ |
| 19 | I reach over the palletwood fence and pour water from the long spout into his half-empty ice cream tub , then straighten and stare at the huge , inert body , my mind searching for an excuse to proceed beyond the shed . |
| 20 | If you do encounter ice , you wind up the throttle friction and do n't touch them until back on the ground . |
| 21 | The direction and power of the smash is affected by when you hit the ball , what direction the ball 's already travelling , and how long you hold down the fire button ! |
| 22 | If Caps Lock is on and you hold down the shift key , lower case letters are typed |
| 23 | You run down the metal fire escape on the gable end of the building . |
| 24 | After the first few months , George was insistent that she give up the market stall . |
| 25 | As you pass round the plant stem for the last time , turn the cord through between stem and stake and wrap the turns , pulling the cord tight to form a firm collar as shown in Figure 5 . |
| 26 | Issued , it 's written when you fill in the application form or submit it , it 's issued once it 's been underwritten or been accepted by the drug dealer if you like . |
| 27 | You pump up the fuel pressure , p rime , and raise the starter switch for twenty seconds to spin up the flywheel . |
| 28 | I said I told you if you want chips you go down the chip shop . |
| 29 | And when you go down the aqua slide |
| 30 | Right , well so that 's alright tomorrow right me and you go down the dirt track and we 'll see if you can handle a one two five , yeah ? |