Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] in the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 1993 event started in York on 14 February and we will report on how they got on in the next issue . |
| 2 | ‘ No more risque sketches and you 're to get everything toned down in the second half . ’ |
| 3 | He had the roads to Ruthyn and Denbigh under his eye from this eyrie , and Mold was not too far for a raid if the weather and the omens were good ; but since his active autumn of last year he had contented himself with holding and consolidating , and swooped down in the occasional raid along the border only to keep his hand in for greater things if the season should indicate the necessity . |
| 4 | Sick leave will be granted under the terms laid down in the Civil Service Pay and Conditions of Service Code . |
| 5 | The Trust is fortunate that its regional structure was conceived and laid down in the 1971 Act of Parliament . |
| 6 | We suggest that the procedure laid down in the Environmental Protection Act for registers under parts I and VI of the Act could be used in this situation . |
| 7 | This example of evaluation is related to the parameters laid down in the first part of the chapter . |
| 8 | There is not the space here for a detailed examination of the regime laid down in the 1981 Act and the Education ( Special Educational Needs ) Regulations 1983 , as amended . |
| 9 | ‘ Friends of Killynure ’ fearing that , Killynure House will be closed despite claims that the present home subscribes fully to the criteria laid down in the consultative document for the provision of residential care for elderly people , now appeal to the fast growing community of Carryduff and surrounding areas to support the fight for the retention of the home by signing a petition against closure . |
| 10 | She observes that the prisoner is following a prohibition laid down in the Old Testament , but that a rabbinical ruling had allowed Jews to eat in the camps on Yom Kippur in order to stay alive . |
| 11 | As early as 1524 , Henry had given up all hope of Catherine bearing another child , and by the time he became infatuated with Anne Boleyn two years later , he had already begun to convince himself that his wife 's failure to give birth to a son who survived infancy was a sign that his marriage to his brother 's widow was sinful , in that it had broken the laws concerning affinity laid down in the Old Testament Book of Leviticus ( chapter 20 : verse 21 ) . |
| 12 | When it comes to crime and punishment , the penalties laid down in the Old Testament for offences against the person are more severe than for offences against property . |
| 13 | Sailors in the US Navy of the 1920s who returned from leave with more than they bargained for after dallying with the local ladies faced a set medical routine laid down in The Medical Annual : |
| 14 | Japan continued to favour the guidelines laid down in the 1988 Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resources ( Cramra ) . |
| 15 | An exclusion clause , which purports to exclude or limit liability under these terms , is subject to the rules already outlined in this chapter , including the rules laid down in the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 . |
| 16 | He knelt down in the constricted space . |
| 17 | He headed in in the 31st minute after Wright 's centre had taken a deflection , then scored from the penalty spot after being brought down by Bennett . |
| 18 | The following morning , as we wandered along in the warm sunshine , a brilliant , azure sky enhancing the already remarkable scenery , Harish related a little more history . |
| 19 | We needed a compass bearing to ensure we headed off in the right direction , a reminder that even a ‘ valley ’ walk can land the unwary in difficulties . |
| 20 | I was thoughtful as I headed off in the opposite direction . |
| 21 | Storey moved off in the general direction of young Lindy . |
| 22 | Massive bottle-necks built up in the early spring on the railway network , at Koslov , west of Saratov on the route to Moscow and particularly at Balashov , between Saratov and Tsaritsyn on the west side of the Volga . |
| 23 | This came partly from that confidence built up in the wide affection of the large family , partly perhaps from the arrogance of the supreme athlete , mostly , though , from his view that writing and learning were the real thing : acting was fine and dandy but not in the same league . |
| 24 | Slowly , an image built up in the mirrored lens . |
| 25 | She hailed it , gave the Chinese driver her address in a monotone , and sank back in the air-conditioned interior , staring at the white skyscrapers below . |
| 26 | He swam around in the cold plunge for five minutes to close his pores , then towelled himself vigorously before jumping on the scales in the rest room . |
| 27 | Culley moved around in the small space close to the window . |
| 28 | His front paws rested on the heather as his back legs thrashed about in the dog-sized hole . |
| 29 | Many years ago Gross and his colleagues found neurons at higher levels in the visual pathway in which the vigour of the response varied strongly with details of the shape of an object moved about in the visual field . |
| 30 | Rocky came on in the 60th minute but could not affect the game . |