Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv prt] [coord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Forays had been made at night ; scaffolding had been torn down and a few workers employed in building Carewscourt had been killed . |
| 2 | The old open fireplace had been boarded in and a single gas fire now burned in the hearth . |
| 3 | For a couple of years the low cliffs of unconsolidated coombe rock and brickearth were eroded at the rate of 3.5–6m ( 12–20 ft ) per year before they were boarded in and a new groyne system established . |
| 4 | Browns team member Stuart Redman , from East London , one of the first to discover the dead Fish , said : ‘ It was an awful sight , the canal was frozen over and a carp of 10 lb , bream to 2 lb , roach and a tench were lying dead on top . |
| 5 | 10.37 : The police are tipped off and a frantic race to locate the device and warn hundreds of shopkeepers begins . |
| 6 | It was planned to establish this common market in transitional stages over 12 years : actually this process was speeded up and a full customs union was achieved , triumphantly , on 1 July 1968 . |
| 7 | With a sweet spot that is 15% larger than traditional irons , an aerodynamically designed back and a sole that is 80% wider than in steel-headed irons , the A.D.X. 200 irons give an easy swing which translates into greater distance and more accuracy . |
| 8 | He had changed into a cotton shirt with the sleeves rolled back and a pair of faded black jeans that hugged the contours of his body . |
| 9 | In order that is for there to be some change , whether er change er like having a page torn out or a change like moving from one location to another , there also has to be something that stays the same , mainly the subject of change . |
| 10 | Darmid fell with his throat torn out and a grypesh worrying at it . |
| 11 | A county council spokesman said speed checks would be carried out but a final decision on imposing a speed limit was with the Department of Transport . |
| 12 | There may also have been certain conditions of the advance ( eg that a woodworm infestation shall be treated before completion , that certain repairs shall have been carried out or a deduction made from the mortgage loan until they have been ) . |
| 13 | These were arranged to allow the morning feeding to be carried out and a one-and-a-half hour break for tea allowed many farmers to return for the second feed and to check the stock . |
| 14 | Extensive geological surveys were carried out and a mile long pilot tunnel dug on the British side of the Channel before hostile public opinion led to the abandonment of the project in 1882 . |
| 15 | An inspection of the premises is carried out and a certificate is only issued where the local fire authority are satisfied that adequate precautions have been taken . |
| 16 | I have discussed the situation with the officer in charge of the inquiry in the Hampshire Constabulary who admits that on 1 May 1991 , searches were carried out and a large quantity of potential evidence was seized from the possession of Mr. Tully . |
| 17 | I have discussed the situation with Officer in Charge of the inquiry in the Hampshire Constabulary who admits that on 1 May 1991 , searches were carried out and a large quantity of potential evidence was seized from the possession of Mr. Tully . |
| 18 | Examination of the records of prenatal biochemical screening for these two cases showed that biochemical screening had been carried out and a report of an increased risk of Down 's syndrome issued before the ultrasonography was done . |
| 19 | A number of controlled reading experiments have already been carried out and a Knowledge Access Network ( KAN ) model is under development . |
| 20 | There were various shallow metal dishes scattered about and a wooden wheelbarrow with its vegetable remains pungent upon the night air . |
| 21 | Next door but one , new neighbours had recently moved in and a man was at work in the garden , slowly digging a flower bed , while a small boy pottered about trying to help him . |
| 22 | However , the assets are written down and a better measure of the true value of the company is the near £600m which the stock market puts on it . |
| 23 | A loud juddering sound occurring when a tap is turned off or a ball-valve shuts is known as water hammer . |
| 24 | The total number of large vessels , a mere 40 in 1763 , was raised by 1771 , when he left office , to 64 ships of the line and 50 frigates ; stocks of stores were built up and a fourth arsenal , at Marseilles , added to those at Brest , Rochefort and Toulon ; improved training and signalling methods were introduced , along with a more scientific study of tactics . |
| 25 | By finding a friendly ‘ joint venturing ’ purchaser — and also providing him with development finance , if necessary — an old debt can be written out and a new one incurred . |
| 26 | This generous depth , combined with a full-scale neck , a heavily arched back and a lightly-strutted belly , means that the guitar packs a lot more punch than it has any right to — more than a Martin 0–16 New Yorker , I 'd say , although that 's only from memory . |
| 27 | I closed my eyes and suddenly the jakes door was thrust back and a veritable mountain of a man stood there . |
| 28 | The next time Mould appeared the other jacket sleeve was ripped off and a leg of his trousers . |
| 29 | Many tales have been handed down and a great number of myths have been created around his memory . |
| 30 | The girl 's pink and white candy stripe skirt ( 26 stitches × 15 rows ) was removed on to a length of yarn so that the top could be drawn up and stitched in position around the waist ; the sides and hem of the skirt were then stitched down and a pink bow was added . |