Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv prt] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cut the crap — he 's doing a handrail down a flight of steps , that 's all . |
| 2 | Diana enjoyed herself enormously at the birthday party not least because it brought her sister down a peg or two . |
| 3 | It was high time someone took his young sister down a peg . |
| 4 | ‘ Greed , cynicism , the rotters and the agents have spoiled it , ’ McIlvanney reflects bitterly , ‘ the rotters ’ being the trade term for journalists trained to sniff out sensation or scandal , or failing that , to drop a cheque down a hole and see who bites . |
| 5 | That narrows the field down a bit , if it 's correct . |
| 6 | The boys were back in town to finish off their latest album of dinkety-bonk and decided to let their hair down a bit after a little light refreshment in the bar . |
| 7 | What we are talking about is moving the responsibility down a stage so that there is a system in place that recognises individual club players and helps them when they move up . |
| 8 | He flicked a switch on a console and said . |
| 9 | After scouring through several reports , he ran his forefinger down a column of figures and discovered the facts behind the old woman 's plight : commodity prices are plunging . |
| 10 | You 've got the notes a b c d e f sharp g sharp a coming down a g sharp f sharp , well it 's not the bloody minor scale then is it ? |
| 11 | DESPITE AMERICA LETTING THE SIDE DOWN A BIT , SAGE GROUP PROSPERS ON BACK OF NEW PRODUCTS , ACQUISITIONS |
| 12 | I du n no , on the one side down a bit so he was n't so noticeable and round the other side there 's ! |
| 13 | The answer is to send the light down a pipe which guides it round corners . |
| 14 | Each unit acts like an eye , and contains a small lens or facet , which focuses light down a rod ( known as a rhabdom ) made up of layers of light detectors . |
| 15 | Then you take that and taper down a bit and then it 's gon na split again |
| 16 | The average business traveller , who does n't pay his own bills or make his own booking , will plump for that option in preference to a detour down a country lane or through suburbs in search of some unknown quantity which might turn out to be a gem . |
| 17 | If you injected cold air you 'd actually chill the furnace down a bit . |
| 18 | So , if you 've got a mouse you could actually help speed up a lot of this editing but , I said , I 've not written in the mouse commands into this schedule because we did n't actually have mice on all work stations when this was written . |
| 19 | cut his card up a bit more . |
| 20 | Manchester-based Leonard Curties and Partners are busy drawing up a report on the club 's financial affairs before attempting to finalise the sale next year for a fee of around £1.3 million . |
| 21 | I phone Andy and confirm it 's still all right to visit , then I ring Eddie and get the next three days off , tell the cops — they 're based at Fettes , though the DI has gone back down to London , and no they 're still not giving me back my new portable yet — and ( after I 've cleaned the car up a bit ) head out of the city and across the grey bridge in a day of squally , buffeting rain that has the bridge 's 40-limit signs on , high-sided vehicles banned and the 205 dancing its Dunlops sideways as the gusts hit . |
| 22 | Such activities may spontaneously develop ideas of the degree of push needed to get a car up a slope with cries of , ‘ Push harder — that was too gentle ! ’ |
| 23 | If you 'd made your mind up a bit earlier instead of farting about . |
| 24 | I 'm not talking about shoving a prick up a five-year-old , which is beastly , or years of sexual dominance , but just a little playing around ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ People said I was brave setting up a company at such a time , ’ recalls Mr Chambers , adding ‘ Brave ’ is a back-handed way of saying ‘ You 're mad ’ . ’ |
| 26 | Treaty by setting up a company within the meaning of article 58 , whereas in this case the very right of nationals of other member states to take part in the setting up a company in the United Kingdom is restricted by the residence requirement . |
| 27 | It only made sense to put tea back a bit . |
| 28 | Anyway then I said are they interested in this quiz night , and she says I have n't go she says she 'd ask Jan , I said well give me a ring back a bit later . |
| 29 | Anxious not to be further delayed , she merely nodded and waved but before she was out of earshot she heard Ford 's voice boom out a greeting . |
| 30 | We 'll have to try figure out a time when you 're all available . |