Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Food , of course , remains a topic of passionate concern — the focus of minor complaints and disagreements which rumble on for long periods — and outbursts of contentment which are extremely short-lived . |
| 2 | These trays take four or six PP3s ( depending on the model of detector ) which push on to snap terminals in the bottom of the tray . |
| 3 | Burrows and Hunter 's research indicates that many landlords are trying to force pre-1988 tenants out of their properties so that they can either move in new tenants , sell with vacant possession or sell on to other landlords . |
| 4 | In the Gaza Strip , hundreds of women held a sit in at Red Cross headquarters in Gaza City and in Khan Yunis . |
| 5 | this season we 'll be cheering louder than ever for our three teams … in the new first division we 've got Oxford United … they 've new owners and new heart after escaping relegation … we 've first division football at the County ground as well … where style and skill have always been swindon town 's hallmarks … this time around they 're hoping for strength too … in division three Hereford United have been rebuilding … they 're going continental with a player-coach instead of a manager … so for the best season ticket sit down for Central South … . |
| 6 | Yet , embittered pigeons have a great tendency to come home to roost at a later date , wreaking merry havoc as they zoom in on perceived injustices and ensure that all and sundry realise the iniquities of their previous employer . |
| 7 | It is easier to keep them buried , push the feelings back down with stiffened muscles , joints and tension headaches . |
| 8 | Garages cash in on chipped windscreens |
| 9 | Three cash in on bright ideas |
| 10 | crack down on inhumane rearing of livestock , particularly poultry , pigs and dairy herds . |
| 11 | Syrian troops allegedly crack down on pro-Iraqi demonstrators in eastern Syria . |
| 12 | They flock along to in-service courses . |
| 13 | Nicolas Tredell has said of some New Accents contributors , ‘ despite their ostensible Gallic sympathies , they crash down on French jouissance like a ceiling-full of cold showers . ’ |
| 14 | After 400 yds , just before ridge rises , bear half left down off ridge : soon lake and outdoor centre passed at start of walk are seen below — make down for right-hand end of lake . |
| 15 | Rub down with abrasive paper then degrease the surface with white spirit . |
| 16 | Some companies make lifts that fit on to curved stairways or have automatic platforms that bridge the difference between the two steps at a platform landing . |
| 17 | You have , by nature , a great deal of common sense , and should life become unexpectedly eventful of confusing , the important thing is to meet things head on with Capricornian determination , and always with an eye to the long-term future . |
| 18 | For the smaller flags , glue on to halved cocktail sticks and stick into the red balls of fondant . |
| 19 | Glue the frame on to a piece of coloured card , matching the edges and corners , then glue on to white card , again carefully matching the edges and corners . |
| 20 | Some weapons home in on infra-red sources , some on radar , others just go where they are told . |
| 21 | " And let it be said , " Harry went on , " now we 're talking straight , that Miss Jennifer here can forget all the Romish ideas she was fed on down at Roscarrock Hall and start eating Protestant pie , which she 'll find suits a Cornish stomach a sight better than all that hocus-pocus-nomminy-domminy rubbish they peddle down at Holy Joe 's . |
| 22 | How does Compact fit in with other Government initiatives to benefit the inner cities ? |
| 23 | They can succeed only if they fit in with similar international plans ; in the Netherlands ' case , with the standards agreed by the European Community to which it belongs , and that applies particularly to vehicles . |
| 24 | you know I , I think , I think usually what I say about questionnaires is towards the business of , you know , kind of writing them in people 's own words that , that sort of fit in with ordinary language okay putting them in a sensible order advising people to do scale type things with five or seven points or something which you 've got a lot of already so a lot of the comments that I normally make on people 's questionnaires er you can take as read as it were erm so I think erm you know just really one or two minor things about layout like , you know , you know sort of space and , and moving things around a wee bit , it might make them easier to read but again as I say that 's a you know relatively minor erm problem . |
| 25 | Though proceedings occasionally teeter over into winsome cuteness ( witness the sugary pap of ‘ Sun ’ and ‘ Helicopter People ’ ) , most of tonight 's set sounds like the work of people with a sound grasp of pop virtues . |
| 26 | Without access to corporate data , says Gresham , companies are unwilling to begin the shift over from proprietary systems . |
| 27 | You can take a cruise down the Nile , fly off to sun-drenched Barbados or choose any holiday you wish . |
| 28 | We shall be leaving Peking for Sian at 11.30 this evening , and the comrades have given us a rousing send off with beautiful presents including a big embroidered tablecloth and napkins , and a beautiful framed picture made out of shells , with an inscription written on it specially for & I. They also gave us the enclosed photos , which give you an idea of what life is like here . |
| 29 | Under the conditions of city life he believed it ‘ incontrovertible that the children grow up into rotten adults , without virility or stamina , a weak-kneed , narrow-chested , listless breed ’ . |
| 30 | These little sneak fertilizers however are young and small of course , this is what they rely on their enormous of speed for , and they grow up into female mimics or transvestites , and what a transvestite does is when a regular male and a regular female are in the nest swimming around together doing the regular thing , the transvestite swims in , appearing as a second female . |