Example sentences of "[adv] and [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 To avoid danger you must start off sensibly and warm up slowly , says consumer magazine Which ?
2 " Later that evening , as El-ahrairah was urging his rabbits to growl more fiercely and run up and down in the marshes of Kelfazin , Prince Rainbow came over the river .
3 She grunted fiercely and set off up the slope .
4 so it came as no surprise when Audrey Roberts decided that enough was enough and stormed out , leaving Alf puzzled and in the lurch .
5 The other two , a couple of weak-kneed cowards , had thought that was enough and run off .
6 Henry seemed to feel he 'd gone far enough and backed off .
7 If we want to do something badly enough and set about it seriously it is staggering how much help just seems to fall our way .
8 W.L. Gore , of Gore-Tex fame , clearly thought this was n't enough and set about developing a lightweight , breathable windproof lining designed primarily for fleece and wool .
9 Participants in a five-year effort by the Carnegie Corporation to bring science and government closer together believe that they have improved that relationship somewhat and hold out the promise of even greater success .
10 When Chola was kneading the dough for ro is , tired after a day 's work in the fields , exasperated by the twins ' hungry grizzling , the chickens flapping around the bowl and the dogs ' beady eyes , she 'd lash out , screaming , and the red bitch would yelp exaggeratedly and skulk off to a corner .
11 Sophie welcomed her warmly and pulled out a chair for the plastered leg to stretch out on , and soon they were joined by Helen .
12 Ibn Fayoud turned away from the girl , smiled warmly and held out his arms as if greeting an old friend .
13 She rose suddenly and brushed back the tears , crying would get her nowhere .
14 Guido was already heading down the corridor towards his own room , but he stopped suddenly and glanced back at her across his shoulder .
15 He straightened suddenly and looked down at her coldly .
16 The man looked at Clinton indifferently and peered down into the vat .
17 He swallowed thickly and stood up wobbling slightly .
18 She sat down , reached inside and took out an envelope , removing the contents .
19 I see you 've talked to Pickerage , ’ said Mr Crumwallis , his long , bony body now fully inside and draped up against the doorpost , his head poked forward , the whole effect being to make him look like a bereaved ostrich .
20 We got out of the coach and walked through the gates to the stares of those gathered on the gravel , and over to a low metal hut in the corner of the compound where we were ordered to go inside and sit down in silence .
21 Fold band to inside and slipstitch down .
22 Next morning Sophie set off for Seabourne , and , after looking in the pet shop window , she went inside and strolled around .
23 A big van pulls up and they stick their stuff inside and get in , but just before they go , the man with the fog horn thing turns round and says all friendly like , ‘ Happy Christmas ’ .
24 The thing to watch out for is getting them twisted because as the male member bangs away and does n't get in very far , it can push the whole thing inside and slip around the sides .
25 Those few citizens of Taunton who walked the streets after dark tut-tutted and averted their gaze as the motley queue filed inside and settled down .
26 Then he had dashed back inside and curled up in his seat with his hands covering his ears until she came to take him home .
27 ‘ Now shall we go back inside and carry on with our little game of make-believe ?
28 She hurried next door to get the spare one she always left with her neighbour , then let herself inside and sank down wearily on the bottom of the stairs .
29 She is dying inside and crying out for love , just like me .
30 It took his eyes a few seconds to get accustomed to the gloom then he darted inside and ducked down behind a rusty skip close to the door .
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