Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [adv] and [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lacking axes or crampons we 'd kicked steps up the snowy approach gully the afternoon before and checked out the devious ladders and chains forming the descent from the summit . |
| 2 | Signe took the money gleefully and ran out of the room shouting , ‘ I can take a hint . |
| 3 | There , it seemed , commentary was powerless and pointless ; he would simply read the text aloud and move on to the next poem . |
| 4 | The older man read the text overnight and came up with some suggested changes , all of which the Prince ignored . |
| 5 | I lay the transcript aside and lean out of the window . |
| 6 | He parked himself in the seat opposite and picked up the menu . |
| 7 | He turned the horse away and walked off , ignoring her , and she went back to the house seething with annoyance . |
| 8 | She stepped forward to the window again and looked down from her turret , whence she had the view of a seagull , on to the sweep of snow , blanketing terrace and steps and lawn , rolling on white and smooth to the ruff of black shrubs on the lochside , and then beyond that the grey water , still as glass , gleaming like steel . |
| 9 | She opened the window altogether and leaned out , shivering as the night air struck icy through her thin nightgown . |
| 10 | I closed the window tight and turned up the heat . |
| 11 | I start up the engine again and move on , staying within fifty metres of the shore , which is the usual feeding range of the local otters . |
| 12 | When they had finished they patted the dovecot affectionately and climbed back unhurriedly down the stairs . |
| 13 | He then staggered into their office , ablaze from the waist upwards and tore off his burning jacket . |
| 14 | Instead , look for a protein based product that is acid balanced to keep the cuticle tight and hold on to the colour . |
| 15 | ‘ Draw on the canvas then and fill in the outlines with colour , ’ Max replied . |
| 16 | Call into the shop today and find out for yourself , or Telephone : 061 and speak to NIKKI OR PHILL or write to : FOREST AVIATION , FREEPOST , NORTH PARADE , NORRIS ROAD , SALE , M BT. ( no stamp needed ) |
| 17 | They stepped off the pavement outside and crossed over to another group of shops that curved around the square . |
| 18 | They fell foul , on the other hand , of Simon de Mont fort , who was sent to the south-west of France by King Henry III in 1248 to curb the unruliness there and ended up assaulting the Viscount of Soule in his castle in Mauléon . |
| 19 | He would go down into the cellar tomorrow and put down some rat poison . |
| 20 | Please take the time to return the coupon today and find out how easy it is to give yourself and your family the peace of mind and protection of HSA SuperPlan . |
| 21 | By following the course of the stream overland and looking over an intervening wall , the immense crater of Braithwaite Wife Hole will next be seen . |
| 22 | But while he has anguished over his role in life , to the point where it would surprise no one if he just threw in the towel tomorrow and went off in search of obscurity , Steffi appears to have suffered no such agonies and self-doubt . |
| 23 | ‘ Yes , ’ he said , shaking himself ; , ‘ we 'll have the vigil here the night before and put up a permanent display inside the church . ’ |
| 24 | Increasingly worried , Comfort dried Julia 's face as gently as she could , threw the water away and went back to her chair to watch . |
| 25 | But after the interval the striker pulled up with a hamstring strain , signalled to the bench to come off — and then gave the ball away and set up Stuttgart 's vital opening goal . |
| 26 | She dropped to the ground again and lay down , burying her face in the sweet-smelling grass . |
| 27 | I got to the ground early and strung up a ‘ Well done Les ’ banner over the turnstile , but in less than ten minutes Micky Deere had wiped his nose on one end and cleaned last week 's mud off his boots with the other . |
| 28 | The boys declared it a feast compared with the week before and polished off their chocolate as a bonus . |
| 29 | He indicated the chair opposite and sat down again . |
| 30 | Titch cruised past the Wheel , then put the motor astern and backed up to it . |