Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv prt] [prep] another [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it has stopped coming , he drops the body and goes back for another lamb and another , creeping down the earthen steps with his blood-stained knife and his feet and ankles splashed with red . |
| 2 | He put the letter in his Out tray and moved on to another piece of paper , and then he stopped and went back to the first letter . |
| 3 | The rabbits gave them a wide berth and came through by another gap farther up , close to the gnarled trunk of an old crabapple tree . |
| 4 | It sounds fantastically timeless , like you just jumped into the Tardis and came out in another place and era entirely . |
| 5 | Sometimes Mary went home , and came back with another scar or suppurating patch . |
| 6 | It was not that each child was continually talking but every now and then a child would speak to his neighbour or another would leave his place quietly and walk over to another child to speak with him . |
| 7 | Jumping spiders will make detours to reach their prey ; for example , it may be necessary for the spider to leave the branch on which it is standing , climb up the stem , and walk out along another branch . |
| 8 | It has the same effect as the fake burglar alarm box — the intruder will think twice and move on to another house that does not present any problems . |
| 9 | This time he simply said ‘ It does n't work ’ and walked off to another activity . |
| 10 | Those which are being discarded , usually after 30 years and around 750,000 miles ( 1,200,000 km ) of service , are sold at £8,000 each and go on to another life overseas . |
| 11 | For the moment he left the subject there , and went back to another line of questioning . |
| 12 | Frequently we stopped , turned and went back for another try to the left or right Our order did not change , with Odd-Knut out in front , then Tony and Nathan , and me bringing the line to an end . |
| 13 | His father nodded curtly and went out without another word . |
| 14 | At the door he stopped for a moment and looked back , but then he turned and went out without another word . |
| 15 | Alec stopped , turned , and went out without another word . |
| 16 | They stepped off the pavement outside and crossed over to another group of shops that curved around the square . |
| 17 | If someone persists in being awkward , then as leader you can choose to continue the discussion with them elsewhere and move on to another questioner . |
| 18 | Massage is contra-indicated in the following conditions : fever , inflammation ( of skin or joints ) , skin rashes or eruptions , swellings , bruises , sprains , torn muscles and ligaments , broken bones , burns and varicose veins — in short , if it hurts , abandon the movement and move on to another area of the body . |
| 19 | That same Heinkel managed to escape to the Firth of Forth , turn , and move back for another attack run . |
| 20 | Er , H I V , the aids virus is a , a debilitating disease , we wo n't pay out initially because as soon as on diagnosis you could basically say they are , er , they 've got a debilitating disease , but we will pay out as soon as the illness actually affects some other part of the body er , and moves in to another disease . |
| 21 | Come out now and come back for another go at the weekend . |
| 22 | ‘ But I might just feign insanity some day and come back for another cup of that damned fine coffee . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ See here , ’ said the doctor doubtfully , ‘ it is n't usual for a man to walk into an empty house at four in the morning and come out with another man 's cheque for nearly a hundred pounds . ’ |
| 24 | There are some solutions of the equations of general relativity in which it is possible for our astronaut to see a naked singularity : he may be able to avoid hitting the singularity and instead fall through a " wormhole " and come out in another region of the universe . |