Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] and [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will inevitably take some time before the full benefits of our strategy are realised and , whilst we expect our production and cash flow to remain strong and rise over the next few years , profitability in the short term is likely to remain depressed , even with contributions from disposals . |
| 2 | She pulled it frantically to no avail , then forced herself to remain calm and sat up . |
| 3 | Fly right to the platform under the last button you hit , go up and collect the arrow , go down and right , go left and right through the platforms to get to the bottom , at the bottom go up the other side of the wall , collect the star and fly left over the spikes , collect the arrow and recharge your flying abilities on the star , fly right and go down , go right to the star in the grass , collect it and fly up , push the crate down , fall down . |
| 4 | Maybe she should fall asleep and wake up as Maureen Lipman , saying ‘ It was all a terrible nightmare . |
| 5 | If I get the subway I 'll probably fall asleep and end up at Washington Heights . ’ |
| 6 | When I had finished , her abdomen was lifted high and nipped in like a wasp-waisted Victorian lady of fashion . |
| 7 | The boy managed to struggle free and ran off unharmed … the prowler escaped . |
| 8 | Nail clippers might also be required to prevent dew-claws from becoming overgrown and curling round into the dog 's flesh . |
| 9 | He vehemently dislikes smoking and while they were together she stopped smoking and cut down on drinking . |
| 10 | No , not at all , and then , even in her confused state , her mind shied away from the reasons for her distaste , and she found herself saying even through her pain and shock , ‘ I will not think about that , I will not , ’ and so saying she stopped struggling and sank back into oblivion once more . |
| 11 | We rose early and sailed back among the flying fish to Kalkan . |
| 12 | Do n't buy silver-top and skim off the cream yourself , because this does n't provide an equivalent calorie saving . |
| 13 | I swam hard and caught up with him round the corner of the old castle . |
| 14 | When allowance is made for the hours needed for sleep and eating and keeping fit and carrying out Union and Society activities , you would be pardoned for thinking that there are not many left to be used for organising a study programme . |
| 15 | Greg had rung Helen from London to tell her when he would be arriving in Manchester , and she had promised to work late and go out with him for a meal . |
| 16 | Nor had they gone far before she was forced to stand still and stare up at tall tree-ferns , their gracefully curving fronds sheltering the path like a row of lofty umbrellas . |
| 17 | For example there are echoes of colonial discourse in the way the boys make a distinction between the ‘ good blacks ’ ( who accept the verdict of the first , lost fight ) and the ‘ bad blacks ’ who cry foul and fight back , trying to reverse the verdict of a society which has made them permanent losers . |
| 18 | Half way through the meal Taff produced a bottle of red wine scrounged from H.Q It certainly tasted good and set off the meal . |
| 19 | Fen stopped short and pulled out a folded map from his pocket and spread it out before her , stabbing at it with his finger . |
| 20 | Ben stopped smiling and picked up his spade . |
| 21 | Every room looks welcoming and lived in . |
| 22 | He suddenly stopped teasing and looked down at her lovely face as she rested against his shoulder . |
| 23 | Mrs Smith accepted a sherry from her husband and looked resigned about the outcome of the evening and eventually excused herself to see to the dinner , and Mr Smith poured more whiskies and ‘ something harmless ’ for Nutty , which tasted delicious and brought on an amazing feeling of optimism . |
| 24 | Those days Rose dreaded and fretted through and it was a kind of peace to turn to the two girls and the boy . |
| 25 | D5 glows green and changes back to red when the period is up . |
| 26 | The man with the dog drew level and went by . |
| 27 | The door crashed open and slammed back against the wall with such force it seemed it would come off the hinges . |
| 28 | This cuts down the risk of a photographer becoming stale and running out of ideas about how to present the material . |
| 29 | A final possible reason — which relates to police practice — is that individual police officers may feel under pressure to make arrests in order to appear efficient and to get on . |
| 30 | Skipper stopped dead and looked down on me with a definite ‘ What on earth are you doing there ? ’ look on his face . |