Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Words about words tend to float off into a mysterious space of their own — though I hope most of those we have used have been firmly pinned down . |
| 2 | You want to go out for a wee wee puss ? |
| 3 | Androgyny was expect to go along with a broad , flexible and effective repertoire of behaviours , and well-adjusted emotions . |
| 4 | In terms of progressing or taking part in the discussion , can I suggest that if you want to come in on a particular item , you put your name board up like that , so that we can readily observe it er and equally , our friend who is looking after the microphones can make sure that the vol the volume of your microphone is turned up at the appropriate time . |
| 5 | However , the grouting can easily get discoloured and dirty-looking , so it might bc better to start off with a dark grouting from the beginning . |
| 6 | These appear to die off after a few weeks in the water , but this is not actually the case . |
| 7 | These advanced techniques involve partnering up with a fellow student and following a step-by-step routine of attack , defence and counter-attack . |
| 8 | I want to restore my 1967 LWB and hope to end up with a functional , economic vehicle . |
| 9 | But much food aid is stolen as it is unloaded at the ports ; and army-escorted convoys manage to lose up to a third of their cargoes on the way . |
| 10 | Around the catafalque are some of his most powerful magical items , which lie scattered around in a strange quasi-circular pattern as if they were being drawn to the catafalque in a spiralling motion and suddenly stopped . |
| 11 | Of course , it was all too immediate , though some of us kept diaries , ; now we select and interpret looking back from a different Personal life and a very different political time . ) |
| 12 | Give yourself time to settle down with a new program before you draw the conclusion that it is so buggy as to be unusable . |
| 13 | To start with , none of the themes seem to link in with a previous theme or rheme ; each sentence seems to stand on its own in a sort of vacuum . |
| 14 | As we approach the site , coming off the freeway , we get caught up in a four mile tailback , as there 's only one entrance to the fairground . |
| 15 | Sweets were produced and I remember going around with a bandaged head for a day or so . |
| 16 | ‘ Like Dorigo and Stuart Pearce , I like to weigh in with a few goals and in pre-season I joked with the lads that I 'd get 15 this year . |
| 17 | Once well formed , remove the polythene bag and allow to grow on for a few weeks before potting on each plant singly . |
| 18 | The Fishguard-based crabber Inspire went down in a calm sea when a huge wave swamped it . |
| 19 | This ‘ bad faith ’ operates among the doctors and pharmacists who allow their knowledge and skill to be abused ; among the politicians who wish to see themselves as community benefactors , while knowing full well that they are nothing of the sort ; and even among the poor who are so often critical of the medical ‘ care ’ they receive yet continue to hold out for a medical solution to their social and economic problems . |
| 20 | Smaller animals tend to have higher metabolic rates , just as the engines of small cars tend to turn over at a higher rate than those of larger cars . |
| 21 | Only the Russians and some German Social Democrats keep banging on about a neutral Germany . |
| 22 | And then then risk the life of one of the best rabbits we 've got , just to play nursey while you go wandering about like a moon-struck field-mouse . |
| 23 | Do n't indulge in the verbosity of the amateur , or try to hang on to an inappropriate bit of writing just because you wrote it . |
| 24 | Try jumping down from a low platform , landing with bent knees . |
| 25 | ‘ Like a dog you keep chained up in a dark room . |
| 26 | It is not surprising that Dr L regarded the humanities with some contempt , arguing that students go to sign on for a medieval history course in the arts faculty and |
| 27 | Is there a certain time when you always love to sit down with a relaxing drink and something to eat ? |
| 28 | I think to come back to an earlier question of what should you teach them , and what is normal , is that ideally a child wants to grow up in an environment where his or her parents enjoy here , where the relationship is enjoyable on both sides and not shot through with anxiety about how well this child is developing , providing the development is within the normal range . |
| 29 | I think to come back to an earlier question of what should you teach them , and what is normal , is that ideally a child wants to grow up in an environment where his or her parents enjoy here , where the relationship is enjoyable on both sides and not shot through with anxiety about how well this child is developing , providing the development is within the normal range . |
| 30 | Weary constituency and trade union delegates , queuing for a cup of tea and a sandwich , constantly risk ending up with a signed copy of someone 's memoirs . |