Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] a [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mel Chin ( USA , b. 1951 ) laid down a field of plants which extract heavy metals from the ground by a process called hyperaccumulation , in his ‘ Revival field Netherlands : simultaneous replicated field experiments ’ . |
| 2 | Then you laid down a bed of branches . |
| 3 | It may happen when parents have indoctrinated their children , that is , laid down a set of beliefs without allowing the children freedom to think for themselves and to come up with their own reactions . |
| 4 | I was manhandled to my feet , unchained , then led down a flight of steps , lit by bare bulbs , to the inner section . |
| 5 | The only injury Crawford sustained in making the second series was when he stubbed his finger while inside a wardrobe that tumbled down a flight of stairs in an episode about Frank attending an RAF reunion . |
| 6 | He strolled forward , and Sabine fought down a prickle of apprehension . |
| 7 | He checked his mirrors , changed down a couple of gears and shot the Missile past the Renault . |
| 8 | Etzioni links his three concepts of power to three forms of involvement of participants in organizations , ranged along a continuum from alienation to commitment . |
| 9 | She beat down a gush of self-pity , knuckling away tears as she slid gingerly from the bed to make for the bathroom again . |
| 10 | She sucked in a double-lungful of air and screamed , but not in pain . |
| 11 | He peered over a rampart of cushions . |
| 12 | A DAREDEVIL parachutist appeared in court yesterday charged over a leap INSIDE St Paul 's Cathedral and another off Tower Bridge . |
| 13 | Gradually , collaborative writing ( writing in pairs , threes , fours and sustained over a number of sessions ) began to increase . |
| 14 | As the train thundered over a set of points he steadied himself against her seat for a moment , then wandered off down the aisle . |
| 15 | Nearing the noise he was not surprised to find Tock bent over a bag of tools . |
| 16 | If the damage occurred over a period of time , there is no cover . |
| 17 | He caught over a stone of roach , which was about 200 per cent more than any normal angler would have managed . |
| 18 | His tutorials were always stimulating and ranged over a variety of subjects . |
| 19 | During an overnight assault through the Alps we bounced off a wall of snow but , luckily , only lost the number on the driver 's door . |
| 20 | His sketching speed was amply illustrated at our meeting : at the request of The Independent photographer for a cartoon to be positioned against a picture of him , within seconds a huge Asterix bounced off a sheet of paper . |
| 21 | Another racking fit of coughing seized him , doubling him over and ending only when he retched up a gush of phlegm and blood . |
| 22 | The entire ZTT organisation drew up a blueprint for world domination which was a product of the desire to change the pop star syndrome . |
| 23 | The League drew up a scale of reductions whereby players on £5 a week ( the maximum ) took a 15 per cent cut and these on £3–4 a 5 per cent cut , the money saved going into a fund to help clubs in financial straits . |
| 24 | In Allen v. Jarvis ( 1869 ) L.R. 4 Ch.App. 616 a solicitor-executor drew up a bill of costs amounting to £691 and paid himself out of the testator 's assets . |
| 25 | From all this information the team drew up a matrix of crafts , materials and local resources , analysed technologies applied locally and attempted to order skills development in level of difficulty and in relation to social custom as a preliminary to curriculum design . |
| 26 | He drew up a map of Scotland based on where the men lived and found the excess of cases in children from rural areas who had been exposed to those men . |
| 27 | In August 1853 Britain , France , Austria and Prussia drew up a letter for despatch from the sultan to the tsar which gave Nicholas what he wanted . |
| 28 | At the far end of the century , in June 1596 , Lord Burghley drew up a note of matters to be considered by Queen and Council . |
| 29 | When the North Tyneside District Labour Party drew up a programme of objectives for the new authority in 1973 , it placed considerable emphasis on new house building . |
| 30 | He drew up a chair for Wycliffe and sat down himself . |