Example sentences of "[adv prt] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got out of bed and put on my dressing-gown with shaky haste . |
| 2 | For no apparent reason it was hanging on my head like lank seaweed ; I could n't make it puff out in a way that hid my ears properly . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's hanging on my bike in the yard , inside a roll of lino . ’ |
| 4 | My policy is a policy of peace … my minister of foreign affairs carries on my policy in this sense " . |
| 5 | When I lock along my collection of phrenology books , including titles such as The Brain and How to Read It , and run my fingers with affection over the porcelain phrenological head that stands on my filing cabinet , I often wonder what future generations will make of today 's psychologists . |
| 6 | And it 's coming down my shoulder to my hand . |
| 7 | ‘ Give me my bill , ’ I said to the man behind the desk , ‘ and bring down my suitcase in half an hour . ’ |
| 8 | I thanked her and left after slipping the coin down my stocking for safe keeping . |
| 9 | I 've tried to slow down my pattern of speech , I 've tried to simplify my vocabulary , and certain methods of when you 're talking to someone you do n't tower over them , you try and squat to his level or you give instructions in certain ways to certain classes . |
| 10 | I asked why should I bother to do that when presumably if I had set the trap I would expect Harry 's car still to be there after the races , and he just wrote down my answer as if I 'd made a confession . ’ |
| 11 | The potent blend of aromatic herbs and brandy slid down my throat like a liquid flame . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm against apartheid too , ’ growled Surkov , ‘ but I do n't want it thrust down my throat like this . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 'd never suffered like that , not to the extent where tears were pouring down my face for no apparent reason . |
| 14 | I said quickly , putting down my glass of beer . |
| 15 | Out of this absurd impasse came the idea of my writing down my version of Tom Watt 's story . |
| 16 | I mean I do it sort of a bit naturally , I mean if you , you know that what , the Delvine Hotel , I mean I sort of went in and I du n no sort of part way in I sort of said can I ask you if , you know , you 've had your other quotes and he sort of said yes we 're gon na sit down tonight and make our minds up |
| 17 | ‘ I shall be the first one to give in my order to these dear ladies , I shall have three pairs of the best leather boots the house of Grenfell and Morgan can supply . ’ |
| 18 | This may sound bureaucratic and boring but without it there are bound to be anguishing problems of the kind : ‘ I handed in my work on time but it must have got lost in the pile ’ . |
| 19 | We have announced a number of job losses over the past 12 months which have arisen as a result of er an internal cost cutting exercise to make our research more er cost effective , and also as a result of decisions by the Government and the electricity supply industry who have cut down their funding for basic research into reactor technology . |
| 20 | They were desperate for solid information rather than rumour , and a few made veiled threats to scale down their coverage of another case for which the Yard was desperate for publicity unless there was a press conference . |
| 21 | Little is known about early Micronesian Melanesian culture mainly because they developed no writing , passing down their knowledge through words and music instead . |
| 22 | In 1992 they 'll be letting down their hair in the traditional manner between 19th September and 4th October . |
| 23 | Prime Minister Vorster had threatened to take action against English-language newspapers which refused to tone down their criticism of his government , and these included my paper , the Daily Dispatch , and the Herald of Port Elizabeth . |
| 24 | There appears no civilised pale where they can remove their armour and let down their guard for any length of time . |
| 25 | This manager stuffed money down their throat under the guise of being their friend and adviser . |
| 26 | Instead of working psychologically on their own awareness , they may now , involuntarily , try to hold down their discomfort by physical means . |
| 27 | Early in 1987 , a memo was circulated to all Harvard staff assuring them that Harvard would still be in business that time the following year and that appeal options would be taken up , should the Stock Exchange turn down their application for membership . |
| 28 | Indeed we may inhibit their development if we force them to use unfamiliar approaches which slow down their thinking in the cause of a mistaken view of what it is to work systematically . |
| 29 | We must also consider the opportunity that some occupations have for deliberately restricting access to the acquisition of the skills needed to do the job , thereby keeping down their distribution amongst the population , and enabling them to claim higher rewards in the market place . |
| 30 | Syllabuses define the amount and content of knowledge and skill in each subject and lay down their distribution throughout the years that the young person spends at school . |