Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv prt] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | We used to chase them down a narrow valley with a sheer cliff-wall at the end . ’ |
| 2 | One of these walks used to take them down a narrow side-street in a busy part of London . |
| 3 | Throw them down the bloody banisters and then lock them up . |
| 4 | So I stuffed them down the waste-disposal unit . |
| 5 | That eventually took them down the wide , steep main street of a small town , then the road narrowed , crossed an old stone bridge , and began to climb , leaving behind the houses , the church with its tall , graceful steeple , and the half-timbered buildings . |
| 6 | When old Mother Jacobsen had unlimited time at her disposal and the opportunity to take up the strands from where she had laid them down the previous day or week , she embroidered her stories with meticulous and colourful detail . |
| 7 | ‘ He went into the bend with Glengar Ranger , who took him out a bit and the winner got on the inside of them down the back straight . |
| 8 | However , they paid little or no attention to her , and Lucy guessed that their minds were too occupied with the exciting venture which would take them down the foaming white waters of the river . |
| 9 | He could have disposed of them in a more conclusive way on a bonfire or by throwing them down an old mineshaft . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The route they had taken into the underground passages had led them along a wide , high-ceilinged passageway that was easy to negotiate . |
| 13 | 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 ? |
| 14 | They spread the risks of lending by pooling funds and allocating them over a wide range of depositors ( e.g. unit trusts ) . |
| 15 | Management should effect redundancies at one point in time rather than spreading them over a long period . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The Profitboss. genuinely cares for his customers and develops sound trusting relationships with them over a long period of time . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | I peel off my clothes , and put them over a low branch . |
| 21 | Chop the vegetables and heat them over a low flame . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | However , if the force-carrying particles have a high mass , it will be difficult to produce and exchange them over a large distance . |
| 24 | Last March , in common with many other small businesses , the Russells needed extra funds to tide them over a difficult period . |
| 25 | These children had suffered 25 attacks between them over a 59-day period . |
| 26 | Another major advantage over the thinner types of cladding is that they provide additional insulation to exterior walls ( which can be augmented by fixing them over an extra layer of insulation ) . |
| 27 | There is a general expectation that people will not remember detailed facts correctly if they are only exposed to them in the spoken mode , especially if they are required to remember them over an extended period of time . |
| 28 | It is rather important to prolong important climaxes , rather than let them slip away quickly , by holding them over an adequate period , through word repetition , musical extensions , etc . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | In Ninfania , no one threw away the feather of a bird or the peel of a fruit or the seed from a melon , let alone such durable items as the buttons and hooks and eyes from a worn-out item of underwear — I 've seen you still snip them off an old bra , even today , and drop them into a little box in your sewing basket . |