Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] five [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | And friendship with Clan Diarmaid , that we 've been fighting off and on for five generations ! |
2 | Let him go ’ , so the interpreter sat down and M. Ver carried on for five minutes more . |
3 | Just leave lotion on for five minutes . |
4 | Efforts to procure his extradition , which have been going on for five years , and which seemed for a time to have been successful , have now been thwarted , at least for the moment . |
5 | Is he aware that the negotiations have been going on for five years , that we must have a replacement for the multi-fibre arrangement that will enable our textiles to penetrate the markets of countries which do not allow any textiles in and those with tariffs of 200 per cent. , and that even the United States has a tariff of 36 per cent . |
6 | The conflict has already dragged on for five years ; thousands have died . |
7 | ‘ Got to observe strict ARP , you see , Miss , though here we are gettin' on for five months of war and not a peep out of a Jerry plane . |
8 | He strolled up and down for five minutes then , on the dot of ten , dropped the fat envelope through the letter-box of the apartment-house . |
9 | She wanted to wash her face and hands in cold water , if possible to lie down for five minutes . |
10 | Mum will you sit down for five minutes . |
11 | to sit down for five minutes after the tea , no the other one was , is that the biggest one ? , thanks , there you are |
12 | So I 've got time to sit down for five minutes before we go out ai n't I ? |
13 | I could n't lie down for five weeks ! |
14 | Each coat is liberally applied , allowed to soak in for five minutes and then carefully mopped dry — on no account leave liquid oil on the surface to dry . |
15 | Come in for five minutes , she 's not had her tea yet ! |
16 | ‘ Well , ’ they continue , ‘ we 've been reading your columns and we 're just a little bit worried that you might mean it when you say that the European Community is a fraudulent delusion ; the German economy is kaput ; the French are morally bankrupt ; racism is becoming endemic ; America 's had it ; Britain 's in for five years of total chaos and the middle-classes will soon be taking to the streets . |
17 | To benefit from tax-free interest , you must leave your money in for five years . |
18 | The contract ensures that if you decide to cash in after five years in April 1997 , you will not get less than the unit price on offer in April 1996 . |
19 | The absence of the Bentham brothers and Trevor Robinson proved too great a hurdle against a competent home team that recovered from being 22–6 down after five minutes to take a 22–13 lead , then run the bench for a 77–49 victory . |
20 | An earlier ceasefire arranged on Nov. 11 had broken down after five days . |
21 | The formation of the lattice from its elements in their standard states can be broken down into five steps . |
22 | Route B : This is broken down into five steps , one of which is the formation of the lattice from its gaseous ions . |
23 | Daffodil Quentin 's runner , Pampering , had been flown in with five others owned by people on the train , all of whom were strolling around with rosettes and almost permanently smiling faces . |
24 | Ung Phan , Minister of Communications , Transport and Posts , had been dismissed and arrested along with five Army and Foreign Ministry officials . |
25 | The first volume of his father 's biography appeared in 1966 , Youth 1874–1900 ; the second , The Young Statesman 1901–1914 , a year later , along with five companion volumes of documentation ( 1967–9 ) . |
26 | Colour Sergeant Brian Johnston , 33 , a native of Carrickfergus , Co Antrim , died along with five colleagues when their landing craft was hit by a missile in Choiseul Sound on June 6 — on the eve of his 34th birthday . |
27 | By the time of the Declaration of Arbroath he had attained sufficient eminence to be included as a principal signatory along with five earls . |
28 | This fire officer , however , refused to allow the use of a sizeable proportion of the props , around which the entire show was structured ; and , although the Prince and Princess of Wales were arriving in one and a half hours ' time along with five Cabinet ministers , and the cast would have no time to rehearse without the props they relied upon , he was not to be budged . |
29 | The light flooded down from five roundels high up on the far long side , as though in a cathedral clerestory . |
30 | Except that she 's got to clock in in five minutes time . |