Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [adv] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At dinner the undergraduate in his second year got on well with the ex-prime minister , which is a mark up to both sides . |
| 2 | He trusts me , we got on well in the old days . |
| 3 | Nisbet , with his first goal of the season , ultimately revived Rangers ' European ambitions and no matter how fortuitous his strike was , it may yet turn out to be of inestimable value to an Ibrox team who clung on bravely in the closing stages . |
| 4 | A few crofting families clung on there until the 19th century but the island is now uninhabited . |
| 5 | The excavators at Silchester and Caerwent had found great quantities , but regarded it as merely so commonplace and ordinary , that they hardly bothered even to mention it , thus ignoring the important principle laid down earlier by the great Pitt-Rivers , who attempted to record everything he found ‘ however small and however common … common things are of more importance than particular things , because they are more prevalent ’ ( 1898 , 27 ) . |
| 6 | She watched as Simon wandered on through into the all-white kitchen , the door swinging shut behind him . |
| 7 | Max appeared disappointed by the reply as he peered down again at the grisly work on which he was engaged . |
| 8 | Ominously , she could n't even see the road when she peered down out of the high window . |
| 9 | Chapman had kept a close watch on Speirs ' feud with Bradford City , and moved in just at the right moment . |
| 10 | Grandparents who moved in only at the very end of their lives , just for a few last months , rarely left much of a mark unless earlier contact had been important . |
| 11 | Leeds boss Doug Laughton moved in quickly for the 31-year-old former Test forward after he was listed at £20,000 at his own request . |
| 12 | Leeds boss Doug Laughton moved in quickly for the 31-year-old former Test forward after he was listed at £20,000 at his own request . |
| 13 | I revived as I felt myself go hurtling through the air and crashed down on to the wooden planks of the scaffold . |
| 14 | Then , lurching to his feet , he moved over on to the only empty seat in the shrine — a patch of floor covered with a sheepskin rug . |
| 15 | They all moved off together down the tawny dust of the road , close beside the shingle banks and black deeps of the river . |
| 16 | Its dominance over other media built up steadily through the 1980s ( Table 6.13 ) . |
| 17 | There followed a period of comparative quiet , while the water built up again behind the top step and those beneath . |
| 18 | Yeah , well before sh he was born , she stopped doing them and er she phoned up out of the blue and so said to her , no they live at Bognor I think or something . |
| 19 | The Olympic 800 metres finalist moved back up to the 1500 metres where he first made his name as a junior and led from gun to tape to win in 3 mins 39.58 secs . |
| 20 | The Borderers , coached by Jim Telfer , beat Glasgow High/Kelvinside 27–16 at the Greenyards in their final game to win the major championship and hold off Edinburgh Academicals ' challenge , Kelso , relegated last season , moved back up to the first division . |
| 21 | The Physics department moved out completely to the new building and Chemistry — abhorring a vacuum — expanded to take over the space vacated . |
| 22 | In winter some continued ashore , reinforcing their tents and huts for extra warmth , while others moved out on to the inshore sea ice , living in snow houses and feeding mostly on fish and seals . |
| 23 | On 20 January 1920 a detachment of Polish soldiers in greatcoats and four-cornered caps waded out knee-deep in the icy Baltic . |
| 24 | They rode through just before the first of the big gate timbers descended in an explosion of sparks . |
| 25 | It lingered on well into the 1930s . |
| 26 | ‘ Aw they 'll be up to somethin' , nae doot , ’ Isa 's needles clicked and the paddle-wheels of the Jeannie Deans churned on remorselessly through the grey waters of the Clyde , ‘ Chunk … chunk … chunk … ’ |
| 27 | The wind , I thought , was shaking the door , but no , it was St John , who came in out of the frozen darkness , his coat covered in snow . |
| 28 | I picked up my cup and saucer and flopped down on to the half-moon hearthrug , curious as to what the desired effect of the substance was supposed to be , and wondering why it had n't worked , when I noticed the saucer felt thicker . |
| 29 | She flopped down on to the padded driver 's seat , planning to catch up on her sleep . |
| 30 | We reached the edge of the cliff and flopped down on to the soft turf . |