Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A strip of electrician 's tape stuck round both sides of the base to make them waterproof and they 're ideal for bringing on any bulbs destined for the windowsill . |
| 2 | This was true enough : the Company needed to sell about £100,000 of goods a year in West Africa to carry on enough trade to cover its fixed costs for shipping and for its forts ; it was never able to manage this and in a good year it could only take about 6,000 slaves across , which might be worth £90,000 . |
| 3 | Mr Griffiths said : ‘ It is time the Government laid down proper guidelines to stop the public being duped . ’ |
| 4 | Together they laid down strict rules to keep the vital traffic moving . |
| 5 | If afternoon winds are light it 's fun to cruise along this spit visiting the beaches and anchorages along the north shore . |
| 6 | Most hill-walkers ' wildlife experiences take place as they mow down interesting species caught in the glare of their XR2 's headlights on the way home from a hill . |
| 7 | The blue water which tumbled down formal cascades fell through several levels but the lowest level fed into the highest . |
| 8 | They got there but they had to go in second gear look |
| 9 | This included bringing in ex-L.C.C. cars to replace the Felthams as they were moved to Leeds . |
| 10 | Community membership will be opened up to Finland , Sweden , Austria and Norway , bringing in richer nations to share the burden with Britain and Germany . |
| 11 | The cash will be spent on ‘ de-bottlenecking ’ the production line — bringing in new equipment to speed up manufacture . |
| 12 | But Scotland Today can reveal that the council IS considering bringing in external auditors to find out what went wrong . |
| 13 | The sister who 'd protested and overruled her by bringing in another doctor to relieve Brückner 's suffering . |
| 14 | But it might not be a bad idea to go down that route to see if we can we can see if it can be exploit it at this stage because we have discussed , and I know this is getting off the the the the agen |
| 15 | One of the main factors underpinning the share price was an anticipated shortage of water shares , because of the decision to scale down overseas allocations to increase the public offer from 23.5 to nearly 30 per cent of the offer . |
| 16 | The number of passengers carried on international flights quadrupled between 1960 and 1970 , and quadrupled again ( to 4.2 million ) between 1970 and 1988 . |
| 17 | Boeing predicts that revenue passenger miles ( RPMs — the number of passengers carried on each flight multiplied by the distance of the flight ) will continue to grow by 5.4% a year over the next 15 years . |
| 18 | The move comes hard on the heels of growing pressure from the Government for banks and building societies to pass on recent rate cuts to home owners to get the economy moving . |
| 19 | Unions also opposed a further government emergency measure of June 26 , creating a new wage indexing mechanism , which could only be used twice in a year and which forbade employers to pass on increased wage costs to consumers through higher prices . |
| 20 | So I was laid out in the back of the van on the bed and he 's driving down this field to put the tent , because it had little er bits you know where it 's marked out for you to camp , and I 'm driving around in the back saying , yes you 've , you 've just missed the fence there and you know . |
| 21 | They send in advance troops to scout out the dangers then bathe them in the glare from TV arc lamps . |
| 22 | He stands down this summer looking tired and weary after 20 years in office running a metropolis of ten million people which has a world-wide reputation for its crime , its gangs , its murders , its drugs , its violence , its riots , its burning streets . |
| 23 | His Auntie ( Mothers sister ) lived most of her life in Harwell village , having come down this way to do domestic service . |
| 24 | Eventually , after walking along many avenues flanked by big houses and grand , white , marble wayside shrines , keeping her direction heading uphill , Cleo came to another wide bridge which was decorated with gilded wrought-iron curlicues . |
| 25 | THE COPPER-COLOUR RUST STAINS FROM RAGGED WINDOW-SHUTTERS THAT DRIP DOWN OCHRE-COLOURED STONE CATCH MY EYE FREQUENTLY . |
| 26 | THE COPPER-COLOUR RUST STAINS FROM RAGGED WINDOW-SHUTTERS THAT DRIP DOWN OCHRE-COLOURED STONE CATCH MY EYE FREQUENTLY . |
| 27 | ‘ I am walking over hot coals suspended over a deep pit at the bottom of which are a large number of vipers baring their fangs , ’ he said of the fight against anti-Europeans in his own party . |
| 28 | She wandered for a while under the climbing roses and clematis , coiled over wooden trellises to make shady walkways . |
| 29 | We scrambled over the chockstone of the Eye onto the plateau and wandered over shimmering snowfields to drink from the icy waters of the Garbh Uisge where it emerged from a shadowy blue tunnel before tumbling from the plateau . |
| 30 | The Complete Hedgehog beat off all rivals to win the best documentary video at the National Video awards in London — it also won prizes for best direction , best production and best distribution : |