Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] [vb base] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The three arc-lamps had come to rest athwart the sunken bomber , sharply illuminating the fuselage and the two wings . |
| 2 | And shall there insert every persons name that shall be wedded christened or buryded And for the sauff ( safe ) kepinge the same boke the parish shale bonde to provide of these comen charges one sure coffer with twoo lockes and keys where of the one to remayne with you and the other with the said wardens , wherein the said boke shalbe laide upp Which boke ye shall every Sonday take furthe and in the presence of the said wardens or one of them write and record in the same all the weddinges , christenyngs and buryenges made the hole weke before , And that done to lay upp the boke in the said coffer as afore . |
| 3 | They 'd rather do that than having to piece twelve quarter then you 've got to have join the bit then all the pattern that will be matching exactly er you 'll use more . |
| 4 | Maxim doubted Blagg had bothered to rip open the suitcase linings ; he just would n't be thinking in those terms . |
| 5 | Hurrying towards the square miles of deafening battering that had been provided to smash open the British Line for their benefit . |
| 6 | Blatcham station never exuded sweetness and light at the best of times , but the last train from London pulled into an atmosphere of peculiarly depressing gloom and resentment : gloom of the fatigued and silent travellers , and resentment of the station staff , who evidently considered it a gross imposition that they were compelled to keep open the station until 11.20 for a handful of passengers returning from some nocturnal debauch in the metropolis . |
| 7 | For a magazine feature , Kim , who drives about 30,000 miles a year , was asked to test drive the 1.1-litre version of the new Polo . |
| 8 | By the time he had worked out how to do this the riot had increased , and he was forced to fling open the door . |
| 9 | Patients subjected to research need the twin protection of informed consent and surveillance by ethics committees . |
| 10 | He was tempted to fling open the carriage door , with its new leather strap , and roll down the shingle embankment to freedom . |