Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] in a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They sit together in a non-smoking section . |
| 2 | Einstein was driven to this idea not so much by the experimental results as by the desire to make two parts of the theory fit together in a consistent whole . |
| 3 | She wanted to eat her cake and have it , put Georg away in a little box for the future , when she 'd finished having a good time . |
| 4 | This will differ according to the richness of the environment provided by the home and the wider community , but all children live and grow up in a print-rich world full of writing and people who write . |
| 5 | The various decay products in the uranium chain are not present as they are not soluble in water , but they build up in a defined way , according to the decay rates of the individual isotopes in the chain . |
| 6 | Both species grow well in a tropical tank , and lesser Duckweed thrives in cold water too , where many coldwater fish , including Goldfish will eat it . |
| 7 | Sit comfortably in a quiet room or in a garden if you prefer . |
| 8 | The authors conclude that it is more likely that many other factors should also be included in the analysis such as motivation , nicotine dependence , personality type , self-efficacy , therapeutic support , etc , which act together in a complex way and would substantially increase the explained variance of smoking cessation . |
| 9 | Poise is directly concerned with good deportment ; a poised person does not walk noisily or clumsily , slump in a chair , or sit or bend down in an ungainly manner . |
| 10 | It 's a like er using the same components but put together in a different way . |
| 11 | Mass production dates from the time of Henry Ford , who was the first man to adopt the principle of the production line , when he used this approach to produce a restricted range of motor cars put together in a flow-line process . |
| 12 | Flour beetles do not need water but breed best in a damp atmosphere , so push a test tube or small jar containing water down into the flour . |
| 13 | She 'd seen the card I put up in a local shop , advertising the top flat . |
| 14 | But then they had seen a number of man-things leap from the line of vehicles in front of the blazing building , and spread out in a loose line . |
| 15 | Thus such jets spread out in a conical shape . |
| 16 | Not only that , but one imagines such huts to be found in the very heart of the wilderness , where one can not ascend a peak and walk out in a single day , and must take shelter for the night . |
| 17 | For the slightest skirl of the pipes makes the retired cleaner go WEAK at the knees , break out in a cold SWEAT and SHAKE uncontrollably . |
| 18 | If Snotlings find themselves themselves further than 12″ away from a unit of Orcs or Goblins , and if they can not move to within 12″ of a unit during that movement phase , then they mill around in a confused mass . |
| 19 | Michael Scott describes the practical proposals put forward in a new report on this contentious issue . |
| 20 | The range of views put forward in a small sample of recent works on the subject ( see Abbott , 1987 ; Berardi , 1985 ; George , 1985 ; Tullis and Hollist , 1986 ) , illustrates well the complexities of the issues and the difficulty of solving them . |
| 21 | Prof Midwinter was commenting on four options for single-tier councils put forward in a Scottish Office consultation document . |
| 22 | After the Labour group meeting , which was held in private , Councillor Keith Geddes , leader of the Lothian administration , said the referendum depended on the proposals put forward in a white paper which Mr Lang was due to publish . |
| 23 | These proposals , with their aspirations for the future , put forward in a popular picture magazine , illustrate strikingly an important theme in British wartime politics . |
| 24 | If they are unusually anxious or irritated , they may find the noise just too much to deal with and stalk off in a feline sulk rather than squat down for a good meal . |
| 25 | It would have an educational benefit and bring home in a dramtic way the frightening nature of serial killers . |
| 26 | or stand together in a rising mist |
| 27 | Margery had a particular devotion to this saint , whose Revelations she had heard read aloud in an English translation . |
| 28 | Such writings hang together in a remarkable way , and one is left with a definite feeling that they are describing a real energy with specific and consistent characteristics . |
| 29 | They now lie together in a single lot in a local cemetery . |
| 30 | A very young man has shot himself and ‘ we ’ ride off in an inquisitive Gadarene ‘ cavalcade ’ ( ‘ our ladies had never seen a suicide ’ ) to view the corpse ; ‘ everything 's so boring ’ — recall Marya Lebyadkin 's words — ‘ one ca n't afford to be squeamish about one 's amusements so long as they are fun ’ ; and Lyamshin , the man who gets himself asked to parties to mimic women in labour , new-born babies , and peasants in the confessional , steals a bunch of grapes from the room of death . |