Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 They suffer badly from the leaf menace .
2 Some circulate in the Arctic Ocean , others stream down the east Greenland or Labrador coasts and disperse widely in the north Atlantic Ocean , becoming a hazard to shipping .
3 Jamie and I sit down at a side table to wait .
4 When you sit down in the examination room with the usual small table in front of you , the situation should be familiar and comfortable from the long practice you have carried out .
5 We had two perfect days skiing , early morning climbs being rewarded by long sweeping runs back down to the valley bottom on sun-softened neve .
6 Cutely , the two band names sit together in the Guinness Book Of British Hit Singles .
7 At the gal P1 promoter , a member of type II promoters , both the wild-type and the α-truncated RNA polymerases bind cooperatively with the CRP protein with a synergistic ratio around 6–8 .
8 We Repeat regardless of the ADF aspect , this accident should never have happened .
9 We portage the bridge , cross the canal , into the mill stream , crash down through the slalom poles , do n't quite make the sharp lefthand bend yet again and pull into Newbury .
10 As darkness fell again they took turns to wash in the tent , and then they lay together under the night sky and reached again for the stars .
11 They lay together in the gathering darkness , holding each other , neither making any attempt to speak their hurt and their loss but both knowing it was there , buried deep within them .
12 For the producers of material X , for example , although not currently selling X to exporting firms , can argue that , if they were not supplying firms that sell only on the home market , those firms would have to buy imported supplies of X , and that , if the firms that now supply X to exporting firms were unable to do so , they would be able to take their place .
13 Rub down of the port intake area was underway when this shot was taken .
14 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 .
15 Before starting the repair , remove all debris and loose rust and rub down with a wire brush and abrasive paper
16 From this vantage you peer down into the crater lake , its surface green with the fresh growth of ‘ totora ’ , a reed otherwise known only in the Andes .
17 Apply it to one of the surfaces then clamp together until the glue sets .
18 I eat alone in the dining room and the next morning set off early back to Mr Shah 's hotel .
19 Mr Major won his mandate to continue his premiership and press on with the Maastricht Bill by just three votes after a photo-finish climax to a day of drama .
20 STEER clear of the Lake District if a few drops of rain sends you scurrying for cover — it has one of the highest rainfall levels in Britain .
21 Make several more flowers in the same way and attach on to the waterlily leaves .
22 Tap Right with the Scroll Lock ON to scroll right 1/3 Of a window at a time
23 ‘ Without a trade , without a craft , without any values — scrap iron that does not count , rubbish fit only for the waste heap ’ is how Canon Henry Scott Holland summed up the problem : ‘ We the public have used him up : he is no more to us now than a squeezed orange . ’
24 It does not , however , say much for the Worcestershire industries that , apart from salt , cloth making was the only one noticed by Leland , although it was unimportant except in Worcester and towns like Kidderminster , where there were swarms of poor artificers , and Bromsgrove .
25 Newcomers concentrate on the winemaking and the flower arrangements , while locals head single-mindedly for the beer tent and the equally serious business of the vegetable show , a forum in which husbandry skill is still subject to public competition .
26 It was built by Francis Smallman , whose initials and those of his wife Ellen appear all over the plasterwork ceilings .
27 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 .
28 Slip along to the mortuary office , would you , Sergeant , and see if you can get some cardboard boxes for the cartridges , and wrapping paper and string for the clothes , while I let the doctor know that the body is ready for him . "
29 Nip down to the Marriage Guidance Council ?
30 Now if you nip down to the Victoria Hospital , if you know where that is in Mansfield ?
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