Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [conj] [adv] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thwarted , I walk on and barely have time to savour the moment before bumping into Joe . |
| 2 | The UN will have to understand the complexities completely , and act firmly and sensitively to encourage re-unification and co-operation . |
| 3 | I do n't want to be ‘ kept ’ by him , so if I ca n't afford to go out we just stay in and read together or just watch television . |
| 4 | One is a no-through motor road , the other an ancient cart track ; they diverge immediately and then proceed north roughly parallel and half a mile apart . |
| 5 | It 's either that or we have tea like straight away , go in and just put tea on straight away |
| 6 | Instead , stretch , curl up and slowly reach sitting position by pressing the palm of your hands on the floor , keeping your chin down , touching your throat . |
| 7 | They point out that well known communication graphic techniques such as pie charts often do a good job of summarising data but are of little use as exploratory tools since they reveal little about their structure . |
| 8 | ‘ I was speaking metaphorically — they do not as yet have morning sessions . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ They were improvements designed to make the building 100pc perfect , but which we could take out to cut the £4.5m estimate back and still maintain safety , ’ said Mr Buxton . |
| 10 | ‘ As the lady Anne is aware — and to her chagrin — I have more than once expressed admiration of her companion . |
| 11 | … I have more than once drawn attention to the practical difficulties … but the difficulty goes deeper . |