Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [prep] [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ did proceed across ( or along ) the carriageway ’ This point means that the pedestrian tried or succeeded in walking across the carriageway i.e. from footpath to footpath or along the carriageway in the same direction as the traffic flow . |
| 2 | I use a punchcard roll and began by punching out the customary two rows of holes for the overlapping join , only to find that the first row stretched the plastic slightly , giving a wavy edge . |
| 3 | She broke down in tears and confessed to making up the story of how she was abducted and held by two men for 36 hours . |
| 4 | Ceauşescu was hunting in Nigeria at the time and insisted on playing down the impact of the earthquake even before he returned . |
| 5 | When a servant came up with the telephone , and apologised for breaking up the dancing couple , he could n't know how relieved they both were . |
| 6 | It did not challenge the essentials of the system between the wars but concentrated on edging up the maximum wage and stressing the benefits of belonging to a mutual aid society for sickness or injury . |