Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [verb] [adv prt] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they collided , the sedimentary deposits around them were squeezed and rucked up to form new mountain ranges . |
| 2 | But cautious councillors demanded that all coal-laden rail wagons leaving the site should be fully enclosed and washed down to avoid spreading dust . |
| 3 | Powergen was given the go-ahead for the Gladstone Dock facility earlier this year , but councillors demanded that all coal-laden rail wagons leaving the site should be fully enclosed and washed down to avoid spreading coal dust . |
| 4 | The VWA , one of five Dutch sado-masochism associations , is recommending stricter fire safety regulations because ‘ people who are handcuffed or tied up need more time to get out of a building ’ . |
| 5 | A few doors away I watched for half an hour through a film of sunlit flour motes as a small , soft mass of dough was miraculously spun and flung out to cover six-foot squares of sacking by two whirling , wizened old men . |
| 6 | In preparation for the interview , the braggart should think of all the uncomfortable , difficult questions he or she might be asked and set about preparing honest answers to them . |
| 7 | A deluxe high level Sola grill with glass side panels to keep the heat in and a ‘ grill-and-serve ’ position for the grill pan where it 's safely supported when pulled out leaving both hands free to turn or serve the food . |
| 8 | Many of those displaced were not rehoused but moved on to multi-occupy neighbouring districts . |
| 9 | Avoid Blackgang Chine which is over-commercialised and continue on to see some of the other chines — dramatic fissures in the cliff faces — such as Whale , Walpen and Shepherd 's Chine . |