Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [to-vb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But after a bit my curiosity got the better of me and I spread my fingers slowly to peep through . |
| 2 | She 's always having the builders in to fiddle around with something or other . |
| 3 | Write to the addresses below to find out who to contact in your country . |
| 4 | The group also has evidence , from the Azores , of volcanoes rising above the waves only to sink again and again beneath the weight of accumulating lava . |
| 5 | When a drover 's or farmer 's beasts went missing , they were liable to find their way into rogues ' hiding-places such as the deep cleft of the Devil 's Beef Tub near the source of the River Tweed above Moffat , where encircling hills seemed , according to Sir Walter Scott , to be ‘ laying their heads together to shut out the daylight from the dark hollow space between them ’ . |
| 6 | While the two aircraft commanders get their heads together to sort out the best approach to the problem we have been set , the two pilots sort out the flying side of life . |
| 7 | Nearly 150 heads of state , including most of the countries of the industrialized West , are putting their heads together to discuss how to curb the production of greenhouse gases , how to slow the depletion of the ozone layer , and how to stop the deforestation of the Amazonian rain forests . |
| 8 | ‘ Look , ’ Forester said urgently , and Carson could imagine his knuckles going white as he gripped the payphone receiver hard in an attempt to get his point across , ‘ my chance at having a kid 's been ruined , and the police and the government have got their heads together to cover up for the killer . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , ’ she agreed without elaborating , because although it was true it was n't entirely the truth , and she hoped he would have the good manners not to probe further . |
| 10 | I told him about taking six months off and doing rep in the provinces just to get back in touch with live acting and live audiences and he reacted as if I told him I 'd had a mental breakdown . |
| 11 | Without going into matters which might be the subject of the inquiry , can the Secretary of State confirm , first , that there have been recurrent problems with the signalling at either end of the line , as a result of the damp ; and , secondly , the system in case of an emergency and a red light was for the relevant engine drivers physically to get out of the cab and use a telephone near the tunnel ? |
| 12 | After some time Jean advised me in the words above to go out and be alone with God and express my renewed affection for him . |
| 13 | He had overheard his uncle warning the two maid-servants not to go up there because it was too dangerous . |
| 14 | Wolf identified himself with the existing élite of Anglo-Jewry in regarding Jewish emancipation in England as a success story , and expecting that the growth of tolerance would enable Jews elsewhere to live both within their ancestral religion and culture , and as full citizens of their respective countries . |
| 15 | A group of American companies was reported to have instructed its vessels not to stray farther up the Gulf than the Saudi terminal at Ras Tanura . |
| 16 | And er are there any opportunities like to come back and work part time if you 've got children ? |
| 17 | He stood up and bent his knees slightly to take out the stiffness . |
| 18 | The veteran of 11 wars , including Vietnam , was seen by millions of television viewers when he was hit but returned months later to file more moving reports from the war zone . |
| 19 | Nevertheless , it is clearly important that pupils should have opportunities both to read silently and to listen to well-written books read aloud throughout their school years . |
| 20 | The London-based Social and Community Planning Research organisation was commissioned nine months ago to carry out a special study of Employment Training . |
| 21 | Phil Mitchell , ex-FYT field officer for the North West , and his wife Lyn , decided a few months ago to open up their home to young people . |
| 22 | Kalchu had brewed some millet beer months ago to ferment out ready for today and it was sweet and clear and very strong . |
| 23 | A couple of bands were hired several months ago to jolly up the celebrations , whose main participants appeared to be trade unionists who had been on free holidays to one of the last proletarian paradises . |
| 24 | ‘ I missed London desperately but I needed my clients here to sit up and and take notice of me and prove to them that I am fit , healthy and looking good again . |
| 25 | The markets ' obsession with credit ratings has spawned a sideline for investment banks : advising clients how to spruce up their presentations to the rating agencies . |
| 26 | Langer has done a good deal of research into the evaluation of this approach to schema activation , and she is convinced that is helps poor readers and good readers alike to learn more from difficult textbooks . |
| 27 | It has been suggested that the Soviet political process produces tendencies for problems to be faced too late and for decision-makers then to push too fast and too far paying little heed to the impact of their decisions in other realms . |
| 28 | In the weeks before the meeting , the Daily Worker published plans for a five-column march on Olympia and even a map to show its readers how to get there . |
| 29 | Aunt Louise seemed to swell up like a bullfrog , her eyes about to pop out of her head . |
| 30 | I send them on regular trips abroad to keep up to date with new technology … ’ |