Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] drop " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 'd better drop me at the hospital . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I stopped to make a phone call , and I thought I 'd better drop off some clothes at the dry-cleaner 's . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Well , you 'd better drop it in , had n't you ? |
| 4 | ‘ Next time I ask we 'd better drop the wedding dress , I think , ’ he said . |
| 5 | However again , in the field that 's frequently not and you do literally drop your probe in a bucket . |
| 6 | Charity did guiltily drop the glasses . |
| 7 | All through the furore , the numbers attending the hospital 's paediatric department did not drop , she says . |
| 8 | ‘ But you did not drop , ’ she said . |
| 9 | Torrington 's mishandling enabled the enemy to drive a wedge between the English and Dutch ships and by 1 pm the former were in shameful retreat , a disaster only being averted when the wind suddenly dropped , though Torrington did not drop anchor until safely within the Thames . |
| 10 | Organized labour did not drop the issue though and some more enlightened firms continued to introduce private agreements . |
| 11 | They found there were frequent proportionate mispricings in excess of transactions costs , and the average size of the proportionate mispricings did not drop over this four year period . |
| 12 | Ensuring that all children studied a broad range of subjects and did not drop at too early a stage in their school careers subjects which might be useful to them later . |
| 13 | I was past putting the tent up , celebrating and wondering why my arms did not drop off . |
| 14 | Dips should be fairly thick so that they do not drop off accompanying crudités , and fillings for pastry parcels and buns should be firm if the food is likely to be bitten and not eaten in one mouthful . |
| 15 | Do not drop your head back onto the floor at all . |
| 16 | I generally did n't drop off till four or five . |
| 17 | But although it staggered once more , it still did n't drop . |
| 18 | ‘ Are you certain Dana did n't drop a hint about my dress ? ’ she asked . |
| 19 | Of course , one did n't drop out of an engagement simply because one was not strong enough to take insults and hatred . |
| 20 | Davies did n't drop a shot as she carded six birdies and an eagle in her round , after starting the day six strokes behind the French golfer . |
| 21 | He also noted how people dressed and admired the motor vehicles that belched out fumes but did n't drop shit as they travelled down the middle of the road . |
| 22 | I did n't drop him off till about twenty past , twenty five past ten . |
| 23 | I did n't drop him . |
| 24 | I did n't drop them |
| 25 | I , I , I did n't drop them |
| 26 | I did n't drop it ! |
| 27 | Avoid geraniums with double or semi-double flowers as , unlike the single varieties they do n't drop their petals as they fade , and the blooms are prone to rot in wet weather . |
| 28 | Dorothy went on with her work for a minute and then asked : ‘ Isobel , what happens to these kids , supposing they do n't drop themselves over the railway bridge in sheer despair ? ’ |
| 29 | Many of our younger players have inherited his sense of enjoyment and that explains why our heads do n't drop and why we 're such a happy bunch even though we 're near the foot of the Premier League . |
| 30 | Second , Ketamine has a slow onset taken orally , so if your tablet does n't work , do n't drop a few more and cross your fingers . |