Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [adv] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Remove spent tomato plants as soon as possible and put the old compost on the garden as a mulch ; do n't save it for using again next year . |
| 2 | This was reflected in the decision of HarperCollins , Hodder , Penguin , Pan Macmillan and Random House to rejoin the fair after staying away last year , and the fact that GALC , the umbrella organisation of the European booksellers ' associations , held its annual spring meeting during the event . |
| 3 | ‘ I was letting Woosie down badly and had no feeling at all , ’ said Mouland , who came into the tournament after finishing only 84th in this season 's European money list . |
| 4 | The Scots lassie wandered empty-eyed from the Montjuic track , staring vacantly ahead in utter despair after finishing only fifth . |
| 5 | YVONNE Murray was reduced to tears after trailing home eighth in the 3,000 metres final . |
| 6 | Even then , Valerie opted for living together first — but a year later I received an invitation to their wedding . |
| 7 | Oxford came next they went out as favourites and were confident of pulling home first … |
| 8 | Ballystate looked in need of the run despite winning here last time , so improvement can be expected in the John Devenish Handicap Hurdle . |
| 9 | Travis had n't said anything about going abroad last night . |
| 10 | But a hard-sliding Rickey Henderson forced Jays second baseman , Nelson Liriano , into throwing past first base , allowing two runs . |
| 11 | Why do you always insist on burgling only second floor flats ? |
| 12 | That bastard over getting there first I think ! |
| 13 | ‘ She was talking about leaving here first thing tomorrow . ’ |
| 14 | But such a response implies that next period their stocks of goods will be lower than they feel is optimal , and they will therefore want to build them up again by producing more next period than they otherwise would . |
| 15 | Another leisure analyst , who declined to be named , said Airtours had ‘ shot itself in the foot ’ by announcing only last Monday estimated cost savings of £20 million in the 1993/94 financial year if the merger went unconditional . |
| 16 | Constables know that all radio messages are taped and that the time they take to arrive at calls is recorded , which is often unnecessary , given the competition to beat other stations and colleagues by getting there first , although stories were told to us of instances where people were transferred for failing to respond to a call . |
| 17 | ENGLAND are saving manager Graham Taylor from the angry fans by playing away next month . |