Example sentences of "they [vb base] [adv prt] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harrods probably has one they send out in a little green van . |
| 2 | The various decay products in the uranium chain are not present as they are not soluble in water , but they build up in a defined way , according to the decay rates of the individual isotopes in the chain . |
| 3 | If Snotlings find themselves themselves further than 12″ away from a unit of Orcs or Goblins , and if they can not move to within 12″ of a unit during that movement phase , then they mill around in a confused mass . |
| 4 | In kiddies ' adventure stories they always wonder Where am I ? when they wake up in a strange place . |
| 5 | They shuffle about in a rapt way to these radiant arches of sound , punctuated by the thunder of dub-style percussion . |
| 6 | Well a cup of whatsername stuff I poured down the sink upstairs rather than get it kicked over because if they come back in a silly state then they 'll knock it all over books . |
| 7 | In this a group of friends form a syndicate to create the Hopkin myth , inventing biographical details ( ‘ a near genius living in the country with a romantic proletarian background , possibly a dipsomaniac mother and so on ’ ) for a painter who does not exist but whose paintings they churn out in a fashionable style ( ‘ with dots , crescent shapes and bright colours ’ ) and exhibit in a sensational first exhibition . |