Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And how pathetically ironic that a bunch of Americans , who normally carp on about freedom of speech and the First Amendment , resort to crushing records which contain perfectly innocent torch songs when they defend to the hilt the right of misogynist swine like 2 Live Crew to peddle their filth with impunity . |
| 2 | They drag on from generation to generation and emigration to Britain makes very little difference . |
| 3 | When world leaders sit down to dinner at home they prefer simple fare , according to the people who cook for them . |
| 4 | One of the latest siezures in Operation Gemini , the police crack down on crime in Gloucestershire . |
| 5 | Brush with water and press on to bottom of cake . |
| 6 | He would have liked to stand on the roof of the train and leap along from car to car like one of the bad guys in that Western . |
| 7 | Unless one has followed the rug-making process through from clipping to completion , the only way to assess the quality of the wool is to rely on the " feel " of the item and the reputation of the individual weaving group . |
| 8 | Use a shave hook to remove build up of paint from drip grooves . |
| 9 | We urgently need a promotional video — one of the most effective tools to communicate with a wide audience — which we can show to groups and visitors within RBG ; send out on loan to groups , schools and other organisations , and use as a vehicle to promote ourselves to potential sponsors and supporters . |
| 10 | T is awful I was taught as a child in catechism the labourer is worthy of his hire there are four sins that cry out to heaven for justice one of them is a oppressing the widow and orphan and the other is defrauding the labourer of his hire because the labourer is worthy of his hire that 's a sin that cries to heaven for justice , that 's what I was taught as a child . |
| 11 | I wo n't bore you all with the technical details ; suffice it to say that the alloy truss rod previously fitted to Warwick basses just is n't man enough for the job — a classic case of a nice design let down by choice of materials . |
| 12 | For example , when children show off in front of strangers they may really be communicating their uncertainty , even ( paradoxically ) their shyness . |
| 13 | Such errors show up from time to time as inconsistencies in the records , but much worse are those that go undetected , and which could lead to the wrong conclusions being drawn when the records are analysed . |
| 14 | APIVOTAL £21million stake in besieged merchant bank Morgan Grenfell was yesterday put up for auction by Hanson as talks which could have heralded a Morgan-BZW merger broke down . |
| 15 | Fourth Division Cardiff City were yesterday put up for sale at £2 million by the club 's financial controller . |
| 16 | The highlight of this sale of French and continental furniture and tapestries is to be found among pieces put up for sale by Lord Elgin and supplied to his ancestor Thomas , the Seventh Earl , by Martin-Eloy Lignereux . |
| 17 | Your two crystals grow visibly : they break up from time to time and the pieces also grow . |
| 18 | The polar opposite of automatic support is the idea that people act out of self-interest in family relationships , as in other areas of life . |
| 19 | People who speak out in favour of negotiations receive death threats ; businessmen who openly trade with Vietnam have received letter bombs . |
| 20 | To a very large extent this is what Ashton does in A Month in the Country where the non-dancers speak out from time to time in explicit gestures . |
| 21 | I 'm beginning to feel that direct action is the only way forward like Earth First , who in Canada lie down in front of loggers and generally sabotage development . |
| 22 | Consett , who kick off at noon against Billingham Synthonia , are without keeper Tony Morris , so Chris Teesdale deputises . |
| 23 | People rightly sound off about politics on television and the last two weeks have shown how sharp and articulate they are . |
| 24 | Does the Secretary of State agree that the individual totals announced today do not in all cases stand up to comparison with real-terms increases south of the border ? |
| 25 | What are the skills that we need when we stand up in front of people to actually deliver what we have to say |
| 26 | I just pop up from time to time to see if Bob 's all right . ’ |
| 27 | Stand back from time to time and take a look at the big picture . |
| 28 | At this stage , more girls drop out for fear of retribution . |
| 29 | WATCH out for Cab On Target in long distance hurdle races this term . |
| 30 | Figure 4.4 : Print out for search by pupil name and author |