Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After an appallingly rough five-day voyage the self-styled monarch was unable to land , as intended , at Montrose in Angus , because of the presence of a suspicious-looking vessel , and had to sail on for a further 60 miserable miles [ 96 km ] to Peterhead , beyond Aberdeen . |
| 2 | William lived on for a further 16 years after that , into the reign of George V and the First World War . |
| 3 | Clarke drove on for a further 200 metres before stopping and when he did emerge from the van witnesses reported that he was in a confused state . |
| 4 | Carry on for a further third of a mile , then take the signed bridleway on the left . |
| 5 | The scallops would be put on to the seabed after about two years growth in special nets , and grown on for a further two years before harvesting . |
| 6 | This is not wanted to there has to be a circuit arrangement which does not respond to a short pulse from the batting l.e.d. but acts only if this l.e.d. remains on for a longer period , that is , when the batsman has correctly intercepted the ball . |
| 7 | If the lamp remains on for a longer time it is possible that the incorrect outer ( track ) connection to the rotary potentiometer VR2 has been used . |
| 8 | New Scientist published an article with the transfixing title of ‘ The search for scale invariant cosmology ’ , showing that there was a search going on for a deeper understanding of the Universe . |
| 9 | She slipped through the bushes alongside the sorry procession until they passed in through the lower guard of the castle , and disappeared up the tree-shrouded ramp . |
| 10 | This is almost certainly because the decision to send them in during the later stages of the accident was political ( western-made robots might have been used instead , had the new Soviet leader , one Mikhail Gorbachev , been willing to let the West learn the extent of the disaster ) . |
| 11 | Dougal bent down for a closer look . |
| 12 | We went in for a closer look . |
| 13 | The proportions reported to have had difficulty with various aspects of caring for themselves ( getting in and out of a bath or shower , dressing and undressing , going to the toilet , washing and shaving , feeding themselves , making a hot drink , or needing help at night ) for a year or more before death was 87 per cent of those who had been in a residential home for a year or more , 60 per cent of those in for a shorter time and 25 per cent of those who had not been in such a home at all . |
| 14 | Hissene Habre , President since 1982 , was sworn in for a further seven-year presidential term on Dec. 22 , 1989 , after endorsement by a referendum on Dec. 10 ( see p. 37114 ) . |
| 15 | On March 5 Sharad Pawar was sworn in for a further term as Congress ( I ) Chief Minister . |
| 16 | Habré arranged elections and was sworn in for a further seven-year presidential term on Dec. 22 , 1989 , but was overthrown on Dec , 1 , 1990 , by rebel forces from the east under the leadership of his one-time military commander Idriss Déby , leader of the Patriotic Salvation Movement ( MPS ) [ see p. 37907 ] . |
| 17 | Congress ( I ) retained power in Maharashtra in the State Assembly elections in February 1990 and Sharad Pawar was sworn in for a further term as Chief Minister [ see p. 37245 ] . |
| 18 | He can mix the Hi-Watt in for a cleaner sound , if that suits a song more . |
| 19 | Trading in for a smaller house or flat again releases considerable capital , which is often shared with the offspring . |
| 20 | But Pearce , says : ‘ I just ca n't see him packing it in for a younger man to come in . |
| 21 | ‘ We 'll trade the swine in for a younger model , ’ she had said . |
| 22 | they might keep you in for a longer rest |
| 23 | they put her in , they put in for the higher |
| 24 | He went down through the lower hall to the kitchen , drank some water . |
| 25 | Then he staggered off the pavement into the street , throwing a glance down towards the brighter lights at the junction . |
| 26 | The auto gearbox refuses to take the revcounter needle anywhere near the red line ( and that 's set only at 4500rpm ) , which means the chances of kicking down into a lower gear are limited , making A-road overtaking manoeuvres more ponderous than they should be and knocking a substantial hole in the cruising speed when you meet a hill . |
| 27 | Maybe it 's like driving an expensive sports car : you ease through city traffic , choking on fumes and endless queueing , and then you finally edge out onto a motorway , you drop down into a stronger gear , and you press the accelerator . |
| 28 | She heard a shrill , penetrating whistle of a bird and trying to follow George 's pointing finger , she caught a glimpse of brilliant blue-green plumage , with an orangey breast , as the bird flashed down into a deeper pool scooped out by the stream . |
| 29 | After a while his initial panic died down and he settled down into a steadier gallop , still with his head turned to the outside . |
| 30 | Landing feet first , I broke only partway through the crust , so that nothing but my boots plunged down into the softer material beneath . |