Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [to-vb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried not to even consider the soft swell of his expressive mouth , and gabbled on to break the tense atmosphere . |
| 2 | This is almost obligatory , because it takes a bit of practise before you become dexterous enough to become adept with the net and experienced enough to discover the hiding places of the various fish and other interesting creatures . |
| 3 | The Award is one of four made annually to encourage the local community to mark outstanding achievements . |
| 4 | The reference is to the three cantons ( Uri , Schwyz and Unterwalden ) which originally got together to form the Swiss Confederation , along with the fourth that soon joined them , Luzern . |
| 5 | The first category , compare and contrast positive and negatives , involves a comparison between positive and negative adjectives describing the person used together to form the final opinion ; for example , ‘ [ I ] weighed all good points against all bad points ’ or ‘ as far as I was able to tell , every person was described by three positive/favourable adjectives and three negative/unfavourable ones … just as an impression was formed it was negated by the 5th or 6th words , giving it a cancelling out effect . |
| 6 | She tried fiercely to control the sudden rush of pleasure that hearing his voice again so soon gave her . |
| 7 | Kelly , however , moved swiftly to give the beleaguered Taylor his full support for the time being at least . |
| 8 | He was unfastening the waist of his trousers now , having kicked shoes and socks under a chair , and in helpless fury she bent down to snatch the damp towel from the floor , wrenching it round herself and jumping down from the bed , glaring at him so ferociously that he suddenly burst out laughing . |
| 9 | Bragg bent down to lift the slight body . |
| 10 | She bent down to retrieve the best china from the floor , whilst Ray picked up teaspoons with one hand and dabbed at the goat 's milk with the other holding his handkerchief . |
| 11 | This creative period was followed by an exploitive period in which many theoretical physicists moved in to apply the new mechanics to a host of significant problems . |
| 12 | Rex waded in to hold the struggling arms apart . |
| 13 | Although he did not specify how this was to be achieved , he promised not to increase the unpopular goods and services consumption tax ( GST ) . |
| 14 | But as she waited an obstinately persistent sound filled her head , drove itself from ear to ear , settled over her eyes and seeped through to fill the whole arena of her cranium . |
| 15 | The Washington Post of July 16 reported that " before last month 's elections , it was Slovak nationalist politicians who seemed determined to end the federation , while Czech leaders tried doggedly to preserve the joint state " . |
| 16 | The Washington Post of July 16 reported that " before last month 's elections , it was Slovak nationalist politicians who seemed determined to end the federation , while Czech leaders tried doggedly to preserve the joint state " . |
| 17 | She pretended not to notice the mocking drawl behind his words and instead concentrated on the scenery . |
| 18 | ‘ Good , ’ said Caspar , meaning it , and Fenella , still curled into her uncomfortable corner , crossed her fingers and tried not to disturb the shining folds of the Robes all about her . |
| 19 | Sally held her breath as Louise fastened the multitude of little hooks and eyes and tried not to notice the little roll of fat that squeezed out above and below it . |
| 20 | Benny tried not to feel the rough wool of the jumper at her neck . |
| 21 | The plasterwork has peeled to reveal the red sandstone underneath ; and in places that sandstone has in turn crumbled away to reveal the intricate brickwork that lies at the core of the structure . |
| 22 | In fact there had not been one unified element to the train which followed Artai 's progress but several , and those which were the designated efforts of individual districts of the city , or of the guilds , now moved away to become the driving force behind a carnival which ruled every street . |
| 23 | In response to this threat , Irokawa argues , the ruling classes moved rapidly to reinforce the conventional norms still adhered to by the vast majority of the people , but in a way which removed any spontaneous content and value . |
| 24 | Thousands of Taiwanese rallied yesterday to mark the 10th anniversary of an anti-government riot and demand the release of dissidents involved in the 1979 incident . |
| 25 | Possibly the only person ever to have succeeded in upstaging Margaret Thatcher in a photo-opportunity , Katharine lined up to shake the Prime Minister 's hand wearing a T-shirt declaring ‘ 58 per cent Do n't Want Pershing ’ at a Downing Street reception in 1984 . |
| 26 | It would reveal not only the acceptance of cruelty , suffering , destruction , fighting , massacring , torturing and other terrible acts that humanity as a whole instinctively condemns , but also the corruption , superstition , misrepresentation of the truth and love of pomp and elaborate ritual that has been allowed to flourish within the powerful hierarchies built up to control the various churches within the religions . |
| 27 | Sydney : Early buying petered out to leave the All Ordinaries index up 3.9 points at 1,775.6 . |
| 28 | Amy bounced back to win the junior championship with a record number of points ( 239.05 ) . |
| 29 | One sign of the times was that Lord Young of Dartington , a founder member of the SDP in 1981 , moved back to rejoin the Labour Party . |
| 30 | Her eyes flickered sideways to read the digital cost display ’ … . m afraid your budget … an no longer . |