Example sentences of "[adv] [adv prt] the [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One moment halfway up the straight it looked as if Eddery might have cut it too fine ; the next it was a question of how far he would win by , for this burst of speed was so decisive that it made the top horses in Europe look one-paced . |
| 2 | Whereas it is obvious that the launch must be abandoned anywhere near the ground , halfway up the launch it is reasonable to hold on for a few seconds to see if the speed picks up again . |
| 3 | The front is even more striking — white with very strong black bands from side to side , becoming larger and thicker the further down the body they are . |
| 4 | Further down the coast you could see the dock tower , tall and elegant , rising out of the squat warehouse buildings around it . |
| 5 | Further up the quay she saw movement . |
| 6 | Further up the beach it was all quiet the thing there was a line of wave breakers . |
| 7 | Further up the range we have the Trinidad and Trinidad TC , TB20/TB21 respectively , which are the real GT and Ghia of the range . |
| 8 | In the protected area at the bottom of the hill the wind was gentle , but further up the slope it picked up considerably to 16–17 miles an hour . |
| 9 | If they manage to collect 50kg of the slag which is washed ashore from the coalmines further up the coast they 'll be paid 80 pesos , that 's about 10 pence . |
| 10 | We are yeah we had video at number three about three or four years back , and we thought that was great and we never dreamed of going any further up the charts you know so it 's great that this one 's gone to number one . |
| 11 | The further up the line you get , the longer your time horizon becomes . |
| 12 | The further up the ladder you go , the more it begins to take over your life . |
| 13 | ‘ I think you should get to know as many people as you can the further up the business you are , ’ he says . |
| 14 | At the meeting-place of roads on the Plateau d'Iraty there are four things you can do : go unadventurously back the way you came , to Esterençuby ; carry on due east over the Col Bagargui along a tolerable but not always reassuring road into Larrau and the valley of Mauléon ; turn sharp left along a somewhat hazardous stretch of track rather than road towards the village of Men dive ( I funk Ed this route myself , after a short trial run , but bad roads do get mended or improved in the Pyrenees , so one year 's experience may be different from the next ) ; or turn to the right along the very scenic road into the Forêt d'Iraty itself . |
| 15 | She pulled Fontana around and trotted quickly back the way she had come . |
| 16 | Meredith waved goodbye and watched her set off back the way they had come in the direction of Pook 's stables . |
| 17 | When he was satisfied no fresh threat was about to manifest itself from the darkness , he moved off back the way he had come , retracing his steps until he reached the shallow stream he had leapt a short time before . |
| 18 | He drove quickly and dangerously back the way they 'd come . |
| 19 | And then later on the script she ha to say he had to say to her well , call her , you leave her and if she does n't come to you that 's not your dog and take her to the pound and have her put down . |
| 20 | Throttle open and keeping to the centre of the stream where there were no obstructions , he powered the BMW in second gear straight back the way they had come . |
| 21 | From now on the windows she polished , the floors she swept , the cups and saucers and plates she washed would not be her own . |
| 22 | Not only do most people find this tricky but you run the risk of forgetting how far down the list you have travelled . |
| 23 | So next weekend when you come back off the induction you should be fired up , let's see what we 're really gon na to do here yeah . |
| 24 | As he drove back up The Street he frowned . |
| 25 | Then he was climbing back up the bank he had slithered down and I watched as he walked in a leisurely fashion across the slope of the mountain to the gully . |
| 26 | On her way back up the stairs she struck it to make sure it had petrol . |
| 27 | see when the water comes back out the filter it goes through this pipe right , a big unit type of thing |
| 28 | Half-way down the boulevard she built a vast caravanserai which , before it was destroyed in 1857 , was regularly described by visitors to Delhi as the most magnificent building outside the fort . |
| 29 | Lower down the chain it was plain and simple buck-passing . |
| 30 | Lower down the page he had scribbled a quotation from Shelley : ‘ Life stains the white radiance of Eternity ’ . |