Example sentences of "[vb past] [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 | Charity did guiltily drop the glasses . |
| 6 | All through the furore , the numbers attending the hospital 's paediatric department did not drop , she says . |
| 7 | ‘ But you did not drop , ’ she said . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Organized labour did not drop the issue though and some more enlightened firms continued to introduce private agreements . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I was past putting the tent up , celebrating and wondering why my arms did not drop off . |
| 13 | I generally did n't drop off till four or five . |
| 14 | But although it staggered once more , it still did n't drop . |
| 15 | ‘ Are you certain Dana did n't drop a hint about my dress ? ’ she asked . |
| 16 | Of course , one did n't drop out of an engagement simply because one was not strong enough to take insults and hatred . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | I did n't drop him off till about twenty past , twenty five past ten . |
| 20 | I did n't drop him . |
| 21 | I did n't drop them |
| 22 | I , I , I did n't drop them |
| 23 | I did n't drop it ! |
| 24 | I had n't seen her since you went to America , and then about six months ago I was staying the week-end with the Coleworthys and I thought I had better drop in to see the old girl in case she heard I was in the neighbourhood and took offence " |