Example sentences of "[adv] and [vb base] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dig down — use a stick , not your hand — for a foot or so and drop in a piece of paper . |
| 2 | The danger is in having a film of glue dry prematurely and appear as a line . |
| 3 | I watch the horrible dream drive away and disappear in a dribble of tail-lights . |
| 4 | When the fish are well on feed I will put one rod away and change to a butt-indicator which allows me to fish more quickly and efficiently . |
| 5 | Then he started to pull himself together , returned to Hollywood and stayed sober — except for Sundays , when he would lock himself away and drink like a fish . |
| 6 | The first one was half of us were blindfolded and we were set out in a line and the rest had to move about 5–10 metres away and stand in a line . |
| 7 | Send it on soon and work to a deadline |
| 8 | You want to leave me on my own tonight and go to a disco and let some spotty lout put his arms about you ? ’ |
| 9 | I run outside and hide behind a hedge then wake up laughing , 'cos I 'm out there in my underwear on the street . |
| 10 | Turn right and walk to a junction of roads and tracks . |
| 11 | He warned that the project would change the character of the West End for ever and lead to a ribbon of development between Darlington and Croft . |
| 12 | He values the situations and people that have enabled him to be more himself , to find a dynamic fulfilment in the ability to express his deeper feelings , explore life further and evolve as a person . |
| 13 | He values the situations and people that have enabled him to be more himself , to find a dynamic fulfilment in the ability to express his deeper feelings , explore life further and evolve as a person . |
| 14 | At a future review conference — such conferences will occur every few years in the Community — it might be desirable to go even further and press for a clause in the Community body of law that makes it crystal clear that all powers that are not specifically allocated to the Community should remain as of right with the member states , as is the case in the American constitution . |
| 15 | Now go home and rest for a while , Charlie . |
| 16 | He said she was to go to Ludgate Circus , stand on the south corner of Fleet Street at 6.30 p.m. and wait for a cab to pull in and pick her up . |
| 17 | Flatten slightly and slice with a knife to cut out separate limbs . |
| 18 | Apply the breadcrumbs , mix evenly and gratinate under a salamander until golden brown . |
| 19 | Make balls as before and place in a serving dish with the others , tossing them to mix the colours . |
| 20 | I used to come up quite often and stay for a couple of days and just revel in meeting high-spirited people who did n't care about university politics . |
| 21 | So , start collecting your cans today and help save a rainforest . |
| 22 | Season well and place on a wire rack in a large roasting tin , with the rib bones pointing upwards . |
| 23 | Gossage 's images of Berlin at night , and as a block city , are reminiscent of photographs taken 50 years ago and resonate with a sense of Berlin 's history . |
| 24 | Lift the knife to make a space beneath and slip in a ribbon of pepper . |
| 25 | Starting with the marked end , roll up fairly tightly and place on a serving dish . |
| 26 | Trouble is when , they take her abroad and travel in a caravan |
| 27 | Slice the celery thinly and place in a 23cm ( 9in ) baking dish . |
| 28 | Repeat twice and end with a layer of sponge fingers . |