Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without thinking , she drank deeply from her glass , all the time her eyes riveted on to those early leaders as the brandy burnt its way down her throat . |
| 2 | For he had not yet fallen on upon any of them . |
| 3 | She might have stumbled on to some big-time drug smugglers for example . ’ |
| 4 | Pickers were diverted on to another plot after the theft was discovered . |
| 5 | The highlight of the Festival for us was really the International Violin Competition , which went on all day for 4 days ; 28 competitors played three different programmes , the ‘ survivors ’ being whittled down at each stage . |
| 6 | More dangerous , however , is the ease with which anti-racists ( who see racism as the prime enemy ) have largely fallen in behind this new religious definition of community , despite its damaging implications for the most vulnerable groups , particularly women . |
| 7 | Dustin , with darkened eyebrows , oily black hair smoothed down on either side of a central parting , dark sunglasses and Italian gestures , wastes much of his talent in this frenzied , intermittently funny satire on Italian customs . |
| 8 | Well it looks fine tucked in like that . |
| 9 | Even this part of the production process is itself broken down into many different stages at Kalmar . |
| 10 | Each group is broken down into many different variants depending on the particular way in which the image is transferred onto the paper ; daisy wheel , ink jet , thermal transfer and so on . |
| 11 | It only requires behaviour to be broken down into some specifics , the equivalent of building blocks , and for those specifics to be cast into a coherent plan of action . |
| 12 | This suggests that , in order to develop pupils ' grasp of the concepts , the criterion needs to be broken down into several more basic criteria relating to space-covering aspects and terminology . |
| 13 | The market for private motor-cars , for example , can be broken down into several segments , depending on income levels , family commitments , benefits sought and many other preferences . |
| 14 | The unit is then broken down into several outcomes or elements to which performance criteria are attached . |
| 15 | Which is actually broken down into several headings erm now people break these bills down into many different er forms er , for example , in major projects , I , I know that for any bill be able to tell me er how many were involved in pouring er , concrete er , on any base . |
| 16 | Changes in the number of households may be broken down into those which can be attributed to the changing numbers in each age group and those attributable to changes in headship rates . |
| 17 | Lumps of excrement and sodden pieces of toilet paper lie in the water in a state which suggests they have not been broken down at all . |
| 18 | This figure is then broken down for each of the UK countries . |
| 19 | The projected future population growth rate for Wales is then broken down for each county . |
| 20 | But the child protection system had broken down in this instance , not because of the excessive timidity or woolliness of social workers who missed the warning signs and failed to act , but because of their over confidence in medical diagnoses and their ready reliance on compulsory measures to remove the children . |
| 21 | Organic molecules broken down in this way release virtually as much energy as they are capable of releasing — so such ‘ oxidative ’ breakdown is extremely efficient . |
| 22 | this is the er survival technique take your coat off supposing you in London tube and it 's broken down plus this thing 's not as useful , do you remember what happened , know how starts to get cold , take you w wearing a coat in winter take your coat off |
| 23 | Some people said their incomes were so low they could not obtain mortgages and 18 were squatted in by former occupants who refused to pay the money . |
| 24 | Some people said that their incomes were so low that they could not obtain mortgages and 18 were squatted in by former occupants who refused to pay the money . |
| 25 | He a attended courses , and on a couple of occasions he 'd travelled down with another officer to collect prisoners . |
| 26 | you could see it like , er but it could easily have been filled in with some wood and nobody would know it was there , yeah |
| 27 | Only one copy of Section 1 needs to be filled in , but ideally separate copies of Sections 2 , 3 and 4 should be filled in for each course taught in the appropriate field . |
| 28 | The flying logbook is an official document which is carefully filled in after each flight , and after each month 's flying the entries are verified and then signed by the Flight Commander and the Squadron 's Officer Commanding as being correct . |
| 29 | The hon. Gentleman always gives in to lobbies and should not have given in to that one . |
| 30 | Are we justified in regarding these examples as unequivocally wrong in all circumstances ? |