Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [prep] a [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jamie and I sit down at a side table to wait . |
| 2 | Next remove all the old putty from both parts of the joint and give the metal surfaces a good rub down with a wire brush and , if necessary , abrasive paper before applying two coats of bitumastic paint . |
| 3 | Before starting the repair , remove all debris and loose rust and rub down with a wire brush and abrasive paper |
| 4 | P. P. Sometimes , when we were going in at night , when it was wet , we would try and put a mac on and slip down to A Division parade room — hang the mac up quick and dive into your coat . |
| 5 | Two letter of thanks were then read — the first from Edith Harlow thanking all the teachers for the lovely handbag , matching gloves and cheque which were presented to her at the Essex Rally together with a jewel box , cheque , flowers and an iced cake all given by Essex teachers and class members . |
| 6 | ‘ Carve through with a power axe , and quickly ! ’ he bellowed . |
| 7 | Descend easily to a point level with the base of the stack . |
| 8 | The stunned reaction to ‘ Vitriola ’ provides a worrying moment , as Lesley 's vocal contortions fly headfirst into a brick wall of bemusement . |
| 9 | Send now for a Tile Information Pack . |
| 10 | Shell out for a nest egg |
| 11 | What they want out of a gang fight is a nice big bruise … that they can show around during the week . ’ |
| 12 | I 'm watching Chris and Dave fool around at a disc presentation ceremony , a routine they 're well versed in by now , and talking kilt tartans to Matt Cameron from Soundgarden , who were due to play here with Guns N' Roses the following night but the gig 's been cancelled . |
| 13 | Interviewers and cameramen with slavering lips and wolfish grins ( all Americans are dogs ) press forward over a film set piled high with gaunt striped-pyjama 'd corpses . |
| 14 | A group of sports fans are claiming they were overcharged and let down by a tour operator who sold them tickets to the Olympic Games . |
| 15 | This route would have been wishful thinking to the classical organic chemist hut the reaction proceeds readily in the presence of rhodium , one of the rarest metals , and of iodine , which act together as a catalyst system . |
| 16 | If you ever break down on a country road at 2 a.m. , you will truly understand the meaning of the word ‘ alone ’ . |
| 17 | Put together with a faith vision of the contemporary social world as inherently secularist and radically subversive of Roman catholic values , the combination is significantly reactionary and ethnocentric . |
| 18 | Cutting should be about 9in long , cut just below a leaf joint at the bottom , and just above a leaf joint at the top . |
| 19 | Cut just below a leaf joint , and trim off the bottom leaves together with the stipules ( the small scalelike growths at the base of each leafstalk ) . |
| 20 | Place some of the royal icing on the top of the marzipan-covered cake and spread over with a palette knife , taking care to press out any air bubbles . |
| 21 | Twenty-five years ago , a building contract was regarded by surveyors , clients and contractors alike as something to be signed , put away in a filing cabinet and brought out only in the unlikely event of a dispute . |
| 22 | Around the south of Ithaka , stop off at a day anchorage for lunch and a swim , then into Port Vathi , capital of Ithaka . |
| 23 | Ten Joseph tunes line up alongside a poppy cover version of Curtis Mayfield 's The Other Side of Town ; all fall together under a common musical blanket that 's soft , funky , rolling and affectionate . |
| 24 | Prop up with a cocktail stick from behind if necessary . |
| 25 | This will provoke a strong pull-back which can draw you towards the opponent Lash out with a back fist the instant this happens . |
| 26 | Local villagers had been suspicious from the start , Why would a young woman , devoted to her children , walk out on a five-year-old boy and a mere baby ? |
| 27 | ‘ Oh , you can ‘ But , Daddy ’ at me all you like — it 's not going to bring you , or any of those amadans mocking the poor guard , back to life when they walk out under a ten-ton truck . ’ |
| 28 | Break out to a VMS editor from within LIFESPAN ( PF1/1 ) and edit the file . |
| 29 | The field which the path has to cross is owned by Wimpey and let out to a tenant farmer . |
| 30 | If , for example , a firm were to amend its sales budget half-way through a budget period the personnel responsible for production need to know this amended sales budget so they can plan and make provisions to ensure the products are available for sale . |