Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv] [prep] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | The electronics division of EMI was expected to continue to generate cash , initially at a higher level than the scanner operation and ending up at about the same amount . |
2 | This is the video to huff and puff away to in the privacy of your living room — it received an overall thumbs-up as safe , enjoyable , well-presented , high quality exercise . |
3 | Large numbers of tropical and exotic pets , together with tons of plants ( orchids , cacti , and bulbs ) are therefore forcibly removed from their natural environment and shipped daily from around the world to adorn the homes and egos of those with money . |
4 | The first body-blow to this belief was dealt by Kinsey , Pomeroy and Martin , who concluded that , far from a high-point of sexual feeling and tension existing only in the earlier adult years and continuing only to around the mid-fifties , sexuality and sexual activity decline after youth only in the most gradual way , with no set or probable point of cessation . |
5 | Her hair was done on top like a cottage loaf with bits dangling around her ears , in which she had long red glass earrings , and peeping out from under the long russet-coloured dress were her brand new button-up boots . |
6 | This particular client seems to follow the policy of staging a shootout or competitive pitch between firms for each assignment , and trying out an increasing range of firms , rather than just sticking to those it has known and worked well with in the past . |
7 | The girl finished stacking the guide books and slipped out from behind the desk . |
8 | He let go of her and slipped out from behind the wheel of the car . |
9 | Ceauşescu knew Lenin 's dictum , ‘ trust is good but control is better ’ , and ordered the Securitate to send in new informers and to recruit more from among the existing workforce as well . |
10 | So I took a nick out of my finger and ended up with from the top of my finger . |