Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Forget about strolling down to the shops to get a newspaper or sauntering in the park with the family on Sundays . |
| 2 | Some German women are up in arms , No thank you , they say to going back to the role of mothers and home builders . |
| 3 | They speak of opting out in the primary , secondary and further education sectors ; as for social services , they speak of monitoring and enabling rather than providing . |
| 4 | Organic farmers believe in putting back into the land what they take out , not starving it of nutrients and piling on the fertilisers . |
| 5 | Just concentrate on watching out for the right opportunity to broach the subject of Janice , she reminded herself . |
| 6 | It 's very amusing , and you 've explained it amusingly to us , but er , there 's a lot of truth , I think in er , what you say and er how can we , er make the best of these unwelcome guests who insist on turning up at the most inopportune times , when we 're trying to enjoy ourselves . |
| 7 | Some hotshot parents cheat by calling in at the food store and ordering a gourmet prawn salad for 20 — at a cost of $60 . |
| 8 | I think of dashing off to the loo to drink it but I decide to wait . |
| 9 | In the case of water , higher pressures result in breaking down of the hydrogen bonds which bind the water molecules in ice together in an open structure . |
| 10 | Start by thinking back over the experience and selecting a part of it ( a 15 minute period or so ) which was significant or important to you . |
| 11 | When you come to doing along on the other side make sure they 're beautiful parallel |
| 12 | If any walls appear to lean , check by going back to the nearest upper window and drop a plumb line down . |