Example sentences of "[noun] forward " in BNC.
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| 1 | The worst damage to hulls etc. had been reported on arrival in the area after last night 's operation , and the troop 's attached REME Forward Repair Team had worked on for hours after most others had taken to their sleeping bags . |
| 2 | The solo flute persuasively nudges momentum forward , and the arrival of the bassoon trio in pained , baleful tones really dredges the depths . |
| 3 | The descent from high speed forward flight is an aspect of helicopter flying which many flyers find very difficult . |
| 4 | Fig. 6.4 High speed forward flight . |
| 5 | The whole subject of high speed forward flight will become of increased importance when you attempt to perform aerobatics , as described in Chapter 9 . |
| 6 | Normally , at the entry to the roll , the model is in high speed forward flight which means that it is at full power and in a nose down attitude to prevent it climbing . |
| 7 | And now that Provincial has sorted out its rag-bag inheritance into clear service-groups , it too can show great steps forward in many areas . |
| 8 | Further steps forward were taken in 1875 and 1879 when the ‘ Cross Acts ’ were passed . |
| 9 | ‘ So this Alfred Emblow steps forward , ’ she went on , deepening her voice a tone to impersonate the strong-man , ‘ and says : ‘ Well done , young man . |
| 10 | As each name is recited by the Lord Chancellor , the recipient steps forward , bows slightly , and kneels or inclines his head to receive the award . |
| 11 | Do we want to step back to those days as eastern Europe steps forward ? |
| 12 | And then , when he said that , Viola Angotti had taken two steps forward . |
| 13 | These were essential steps forward , but were they enough ? |
| 14 | A young man , my neighbour , gets up from his seat , takes several steps forward and stops in the middle of the road . |
| 15 | Three major steps forward in diabetic care in this century have been the discovery of insulin , the development of treatment programmes for diabetic ketoacidosis and the management of pregnancy in the diabetic patient . |
| 16 | Luke took a few steps forward , then flicking his wrist , sent the lash out at waist-level . |
| 17 | The effects on the body do take a little while to show themselves and sometimes there will be periods when you seem to take three steps forward and two backward . |
| 18 | There are actually quite a few positive steps forward : for a start , and under intense pressure from environmentalists and scientists , the World Bank has begun to take into account conservation when it is approving projects for funding . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's fine , ’ she said , but as soon as she took a few practice steps forward , the edges of the bale , on either side of the binding rope . |
| 20 | The great steps forward taken over the last 30 years have not been undone . |
| 21 | Faith steps forward ; doubt hangs back . |
| 22 | Then she had to imagine switching on the light in that cupboard under the stairs and taking a couple of steps forward so that she was just inside — but with the door open to the hall and with the knowledge that she only had to take a single large step back to be out there again . |
| 23 | Donne steps forward , his arms relaxing as if to balance himself during his first few faltering steps after centuries of rest in the tomb . |
| 24 | He said : ‘ For a lot of this season , it 's been two steps forward and one step back . |
| 25 | fwd[n] takes the navigation n steps forward from the current position . |
| 26 | I pulled the wing above my head , steadied it , turned and faced downhill and with a few steps forward , and a gentle push from David , I was airborne . |
| 27 | One of the Warlords took several thudding steps forward . |
| 28 | I took a few cautious steps forward to where , by craning , I could just make out the ghostly crescent of the beach opposite the pier . |
| 29 | Should the Doom Diver be slain then the catapult can not shoot in its following turn while another Doom Diver steps forward to replace him — the model can therefore be removed and replaced in its following turn . |
| 30 | At this point ( III.i. 151 ) the Duke-Friar steps forward with his composed and rational prose outlining a complex plot by which Angelo can be brought to book , and the play recovers its balance . |