Example sentences of "[vb pp] [coord] [verb] [adv prt] the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Where the information is available , it shows that each modern nation is descended from a wide diversity of peoples , leaving aside all those who have joined or left down the years .
2 They 've come and put down the fairways and greens without regard for existing rights of way .
3 As the influence of Christianity spread , the new religion gradually embraced and took over the festivals , giving them new names and meanings .
4 At Whitehall the petition was unloaded and carried on the shoulders of eight officers into the Commons .
5 Kibbles filled and raised up the shafts had to be landed and tipped into hoppers .
6 The writer has not thought or planned out the ideas or points to be made ; the clue of " was was " and doubt about " contend " and " content " point to the speed with which it was written .
7 The filter bed arrangement for reverse-flow is exactly the same as the downflow method , but the direction of water is reversed and pumped down the uplifts and up through the various media .
8 This time is taken up by reading each word from the ASCII file , working through it letter by letter , allocating any new nodes required and setting up the pointers correctly .
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