Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv prt] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got through to become an ‘ aspirant guide ’ . |
| 2 | Anyway , that was the other thing , it was raining so hard , rattling at the windowpane in the dark … even so , I was convinced I 'd heard something , and at that hour there 's nobody else up except the baker , and he 's over here on this side of the Piazza , so I got up to take a look and saw this girl lying there in the rain . |
| 3 | So I got up to have a look out of the side window . |
| 4 | By about 4.30 am I had given up on trying to sleep so I got up to have a shower . |
| 5 | ‘ I bent down to smell a brose in my garden , ’ replied the woman . |
| 6 | Poppy seemed so much happier — the staff at the home had obviously helped to build her trust in people , although she still cowered if someone bent down to make a fuss of her . |
| 7 | Then I stopped off to do a bit of shopping , cash in Betty Y 's prescription et cetera . |
| 8 | At the beginning of our second week in Corfu , I woke up to find a lump beneath my left arm the size of a pigeon 's egg and two smaller ones running into my breast . |
| 9 | It 's mostly chipboard based , but I did buy an old 60s wardrobe quite cheaply which I cut up to make a computer work station . |
| 10 | ‘ Thought he might have hurt himself or something so I came out to have a look . |
| 11 | I strolled over to have a look . |
| 12 | I dropped down following a lovely track through the woods below Ivelet Boards and followed the pathway down to Ramps Holme , disturbing a weasel on the way . |
| 13 | Ahead of me , to my right , the humps of Yorburgh and Drumaldrace shimmered in the heat as I dropped down following a kink where the road crosses a beck . |
| 14 | ‘ However , on the day in question I turned round to see a car coming slowly towards me , and I stepped aside . |
| 15 | I turned out to have a modest talent for neuropsychiatry . |
| 16 | We got up and found ourselves roped in to join a group of Fathers dressed in light gear , as it was a hot day . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'll never moan about hard work again , Jacko , ’ I lied as I set off to make a packed audience laugh like drains , with a face the colour of one and stomach that sounded like one . |
| 18 | I ca n't say I set out to do a ‘ cut and sew ’ jacket . |
| 19 | In my early years , I set out to find a roster of acts who I would represent . |
| 20 | This time with a light plastic bag containing nothing more than a sketchpad and a book ( Sleeman 's Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official ) I set out to have a look at Roscommon Town . |
| 21 | So I set out to have a go at the Station side , but it just happened that there was also a scratch side called the C.N. Lowe 15 . |
| 22 | ‘ Having established that the larger skeleton was that of a female , I set about making an estimate of the subject 's age at the time of her death . |
| 23 | With this in mind , I set about designing a circuit which could be used with an existing meter ( preferably a digital type ) . |
| 24 | That 's fine with me , and I set about securing a partial guarantee from the Philippines ' largest bank . |
| 25 | ‘ But some of the young people in the bar explained and I rushed off to get a camera . ’ |
| 26 | I rushed off to have a shave and a wash , which I had hardly finished doing before we were ordered downstairs for breakfast in the darkness . |
| 27 | I walked back to have a cast at him . |
| 28 | Another name can be crossed firmly off the IBM Corp list : John Sculley , chairman of Apple Computer Inc has now gone on the record saying ‘ I would like to respond to the persistent rumours that I might leave Apple and go to IBM — I have told Apple 's board of directors and our executive management team that I am not available or interested in being chief executive of IBM ; I believe Apple has a tremendous opportunity to be extremely successful in the years ahead , and Apple will be the most important innovator and leader in the industry ; 10 years ago this April I signed up to do a job , and there is still a lot that I would like to accomplish with all of us ; ‘ I hope this statement will put to rest the speculation that I might go to IBM , and also serve as a clear message of the confidence that I have in Apple , ’ he declared . |
| 29 | Another name can be crossed firmly off the IBM Corp list : John Sculley , chairman of Apple Computer Inc has now gone on the record saying ‘ I would like to respond to the persistent rumours that I might leave Apple and go to IBM — I have told Apple 's board of directors and our executive management team that I am not available or interested in being chief executive of IBM ; I believe Apple has a tremendous opportunity to be extremely successful in the years ahead , and Apple will be the most important innovator and leader in the industry ; 10 years ago this April I signed up to do a job , and there is still a lot that I would like to accomplish with all of us ; I hope this statement will put to rest the speculation that I might go to IBM , and also serve as a clear message of the confidence that I have in Apple , ’ he declared . |
| 30 | I drive over to take a look . |