Example sentences of "[vb pp] and [adv] [vb base] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I imagine those who appeal would carry on paying the bill until the outcome is resolved and then receive a rebate with interest if necessary , ’ said Mr Collin .
2 We should have SOME games in the season where we are outplayed and yet get a result .
3 Moreover , Corbett realised that if de Craon knew he was asking questions it was only a matter of time before the Council of Guardians intervened and either put a stop to his activities or expelled him from the country .
4 In practice , we first form a column of skip means alongside the values to be smoothed and then form a column of the required smoothed values .
5 He said he would wait another week to see if the injury healed and then make a decision — if he steps down , leading batsman Javed Miandad may lead the team .
6 Larval termites look like those most primitive of insects , the bristletails ; larval horseshoe crabs are visibly segmented and so reveal a similarity with the trilobites difficult to perceive in the adult ; the free-swimming molluscan larva looks very like that of the segmented worms and thus suggests a link between the two groups .
7 Will the Foreign Secretary keep the House informed and perhaps make a statement when the House returns after the recess ?
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