Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv prt] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is one sign of the rise of semi-literacy that the descendants of the nineteenth-century civic worthies who took pride in the libraries they opened genuinely can not see any problem in closing them down a hundred years later , or authorising the ruthless dispersal of their stocks built up during that period . |
| 2 | We used to chase them down a narrow valley with a sheer cliff-wall at the end . ’ |
| 3 | One of these walks used to take them down a narrow side-street in a busy part of London . |
| 4 | The fellow grinned and took them along a dark , smelly passageway into another chamber where the keeper of Newgate , Fitzosbert , was squatting behind a great oak table like a king enthroned in his palace . |
| 5 | They must have walked for about another ten minutes and could glimpse the blue wood-smoke rising above the trees from Godstowe village when suddenly the porter stopped , turned left , and led them along a narrow beaten trackway into the forest . |
| 6 | The route they had taken into the underground passages had led them along a wide , high-ceilinged passageway that was easy to negotiate . |
| 7 | I thought I would go and take one of the head ones and journey along down to that place and so , you know , is there any chance you slipping me down a good four long ones and if he says no , think again ? |
| 8 | They spread the risks of lending by pooling funds and allocating them over a wide range of depositors ( e.g. unit trusts ) . |
| 9 | Management should effect redundancies at one point in time rather than spreading them over a long period . |
| 10 | Many commonly-prescribed drugs increase the sensitivity of the skin and eyes to ultra-violet light — particularly if you take them over a long period of time . |
| 11 | The Profitboss. genuinely cares for his customers and develops sound trusting relationships with them over a long period of time . |
| 12 | The bulk of the programme would then outline in some detail the specific projects being funded , and the resources allocated to them over a 3–4-year period . |
| 13 | The NEAP process involves : ( i ) the identification of a country 's environmental conditions and specific problems ; ( ii ) preparation of proposals to overcome the problems ; and ( iii ) formulation of a plan of action to deal with them over a specific period of time . |
| 14 | I peel off my clothes , and put them over a low branch . |
| 15 | Chop the vegetables and heat them over a low flame . |
| 16 | Under the agreement the seven EFTA member countries would immediately abolish trade barriers on all goods covered except for certain sensitive products , while Czechoslovakia would abolish them over a 10-year period . |
| 17 | However , if the force-carrying particles have a high mass , it will be difficult to produce and exchange them over a large distance . |
| 18 | Last March , in common with many other small businesses , the Russells needed extra funds to tide them over a difficult period . |
| 19 | These children had suffered 25 attacks between them over a 59-day period . |
| 20 | It was like pulling them off a duplicating machine , and after a while , when we realised we had little or no chance of catching anything bigger , it became so boring we never went again . |
| 21 | But like , he even said it , he said to me when I was drunk and I , and it pissed me off a little bit actually cos like , he goes to me you know like I I was saying about it and he goes erm well she was the one who wanted it all casual and everything , and I said oh yeah . |
| 22 | Well it put me off a little bit |
| 23 | You would n't want to meet her coming towards you down a dark alley . |
| 24 | How aware are you that the powers that be could be steering you down a particular course ? |
| 25 | On the A four two three at Hopcroft 's Holt , there are temporary traffic lights for resurfacing work and er that might slow you down a little bit . |
| 26 | You stay right there , Rainbow , if that 's what you really want , and I 'll make you up a nice plate and we 'll pass it over to you . ’ |
| 27 | I 'm I 'm winding you up a little bit but no I mean there 's a little method in this . |
| 28 | To take you back a wee bit before that er when you were an apprentice was your tuition from your journeymen quite good ? |
| 29 | An X baseball cap will set you back a money-grabbing $19 , the shirt $19 and sweatshirt $30 . |
| 30 | The new machine will set you back a cool £1,700 which does n't make it the cheapest machine in the world . |