Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] [conj] the [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The troops crack on as the storm sets in over So Kon Po . |
| 2 | It begins gently at first , a pipe bridge , a lattice canal footbridge and an arched cable bridge , and then develops in earnest as sliproads flail through the air , the M6 crosses , the Birmingham to Lichfield railway passes through and ever more sliproads arc over until the canal passes into a large box tunnel with two towpaths below the A38M Aston Expressway before emerging into the relative simplicity of Salford Junction below the M6 . |
| 3 | If people expected to come to a meeting to make a decision , they will feel let down if the meeting does not reach one . |
| 4 | Regulators freeze up if the diver breathes too hard . |
| 5 | 3–4 The fuses fizzle out and the gun fails to fire . |
| 6 | Finally we climb back and the bus continues . |
| 7 | We complete if five degrees nose-down , still hammering along at 250 knots , but I push harder to increase the speed to 3400 , brace my stomach , and ease back until the g-meter reads a steady four . |
| 8 | A witness said : ‘ Two engines cut out and the plane started to eject fuel as it lost height . |
| 9 | A witness said : ‘ Two engines cut out and the plane started to eject fuel over a lake as it lost height . |
| 10 | Security and crowd control video cameras were recording at the time of Saturday 's attack , but cut out when the fire blew the electricity supply . |
| 11 | Unfortunately they cut out when the fire blew the electrics . |
| 12 | Being told to do things like not run in the corridor , or stand up when the governor comes in . |
| 13 | They stand up as the PLAYER whips off their cloaks preparatory to execution . ) |
| 14 | Now , on the national issue of course , like all legislation there are all the side issues that pop up after the legislation has been passed , and there 's no question in my mind that one of the side effects of the opting out legislation that it will make it very difficult for local authorities to reorganize . |
| 15 | I ca n't see what Andy 's doing because the man 's body is in the way , but then Andy hits into him , bowling him backwards and he shouts and I wriggle away from them ; I scramble off through the ferns on all fours and then stop and look back and the man 's got Andy , he 's struggling with him , leaning over him , folding him , pressing him down , and Andy 's breathing hard , grunting , trying to break free . |
| 16 | The electorates of Europe stand by as the squabbling continues . |
| 17 | But soon the facts crowd in and the film spirals into hagiography . |
| 18 | The valley narrows as the enclosing heights crowd in and the road ascends to a large car park and signs inviting a visit to the Falls of Measach nearby . |
| 19 | And he could n't stop it , I , I never get over when the doctor said to him if I were you I would n't smoke , it 'll do you good not to smoke , so he did n't , and he stopped it |
| 20 | When used in a properly fitting , thin joint they were reliable enough but , when the joint fitted badly so that the glue-line was thick , the shrinkages and internal stresses set up when the glue hardened often caused the glue to craze and to fall to bits in the joint . |
| 21 | I always wake up before the alarm goes , so I got to watch . |
| 22 | Now be careful and get out when the going gets too hot ! ’ |
| 23 | This set-up program will prompt you for the directory and hard disk where you want to install Money Smith , then sit back while the program does the rest . |
| 24 | Use a garden moss killer , then brush off when the moss has died and gone black or brown . |
| 25 | There is an art to the task ; it is possible , otherwise , to put out the fire by smothering it with too much fuel , or even to poke it up too hard so that the last embers blaze up and the fire dies . |
| 26 | I repeat : where do people find out that the helpline exists and obtain the number ? |
| 27 | If you have set a strategy on the lines described in Chapter 7 , the way to begin to judge whether you have a good advertisement is to go to your target group , or at least a few of them , and find out if the ad affects them in the way you intended . |
| 28 | Find out if the library runs a slide-tape presentation . |
| 29 | It takes requests as and when they turn up and the server deals with them and res returns the results back to the client that requested that information . |
| 30 | Only strike out if the attacker enters your personal safety zone . |