Example sentences of "[v-ing] [art] [num ord] [noun sg] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joan Bailey enquired , drawing the first letter out of its envelope , looking casually down at it , not avid , barely curious . |
| 2 | ‘ Some mistake , ’ the woman said , plonking the second pint down on the bar . |
| 3 | Getting out her suitcase , and with her fury riding high , she began throwing her belongings into it — she was catching the first plane out of there ! |
| 4 | An extensive seismic programme will begin in the second half of 1992 with a view to drilling the first exploration well in late 1993 . |
| 5 | HUNDREDS were last night facing a second night away from their homes as the true cost of the North Wales flood disaster emerged . |
| 6 | No , well , he , you know , just at the end when they 're giving the last news just before nine o'clock |
| 7 | It just it just takes the edge off it so it is a good tip actually it 's just if you 've time beforehand is just even as you were saying producing a thought pattern like this even just doing the first level just in pencil . |
| 8 | I worked a lot in one which I used to call D4 — basically taking the second string down to A and then sometimes taking the third string down to F sharp — open D. But sometimes keeping the third string tuned to G. I also used to tune to D minor sometimes and take the F sharp down to F , but sometimes keeping the E at the top so you 'd have a ninth . ’ |
| 9 | I worked a lot in one which I used to call D4 — basically taking the second string down to A and then sometimes taking the third string down to F sharp — open D. But sometimes keeping the third string tuned to G. I also used to tune to D minor sometimes and take the F sharp down to F , but sometimes keeping the E at the top so you 'd have a ninth . ’ |
| 10 | The technique of squeezing the last mark out of the examination game ( for it is so artificial as to be a game ) needs as much practice as mastering the breast stroke or converting a try . |
| 11 | The sun was squeezing the last moisture out of the deserted landscape . |
| 12 | ‘ Nothing for you , Monsieur , ’ he said , putting the last letter back in place . |
| 13 | With two other men he worked his way rhythmically across the sheet , beating the second layer gently with rounded mallets until the starches produced from the pith welded all the strips together to form a sheet , the size of the stone , of white papyrus . |
| 14 | Sant' Ambrogio transferred the remains of San Nazaro to the basilica that now bears his name , raising a second basilica here for the remains of San Celso ; that basilica was replaced by a church . |