Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [adv] [adv prt] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Salami minestrone , ’ his voice came floating eerily down the gangway . |
| 2 | Marion Aluinn , smiling , turned to go back up the beach , caught her foot and staggered . |
| 3 | After checking that the two mirror carp were well packed in newspaper , he curled his arm around Molly 's waist and they began to stroll back up the track . |
| 4 | The funeral cortege , began moving solemnly down the country road to Laoag 's 17th Century cathedral . |
| 5 | She turned , her throat constricted now , her heart pounding in her breast , and began to run back up the slope towards the cottage . |
| 6 | Then I started walking back up the field . |
| 7 | He decided to attack right down the landing path , diving from behind them , and he nudged his throbbing aircraft slightly to one side . |
| 8 | Daak had stopped half-way up the girder and , holding on with one hand , was flailing the air with his chainsword . |
| 9 | Later I found out that a standby wife had got halfway down the aisle before turning back , remorseful at abandoning her husband , leaving one empty seat — my seat , I brooded , as I waited for the next flight . ) |
| 10 | By 1989 reserves had slipped well down the list and education and public awareness had risen . |
| 11 | Most of them , to judge by the paw marks , had gone straight up the ride , not working the covert on either side at all . |
| 12 | Paul had climbed back up the embankment — with the post sticking out of his body . |
| 13 | She sat watching him for a moment , hoping he would look around and smile ; but he kept his back turned to her and continued to gaze abstractedly out the window . |