Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is dependent on the permission of others for every step he takes , and if they so wish they can make it impossible for him to carry on any concrete activity . |
| 2 | My wife and children have felt that their vocation in life was to carry on this early training so that I have had a lifetime 's pressure towards humility , reinforced by the effect of biblical meditation and involvement in the worship of the Church . |
| 3 | Groups go up there and they pay the money for it and they put it in the middle while you 're waiting for the film , it 's all carpeted and you can watch all the monitors and they just sit down this huge tub of popcorn they had an op |
| 4 | ‘ Because it gives us time to stall them , ’ Roquelaure came back sharply , ‘ until we track down that Arab cartel or locate the missing arms shipment . ’ |
| 5 | But the 11-year-old pointer was lucky that odds-on favourite Ocean Link fell at the first , bringing down another fancied runner Material Girl . |
| 6 | For example , the first constitution of independent India in 1947 laid down that foreign ownership should be limited to less than half in oil , and in certain other restricted sectors . |
| 7 | It is thus apparent , as has been indicated elsewhere , that not all of the earthworks are contemporary with one another ; indeed , the basic outline of the settlement seems to have been determined by land divisions laid down several thousand years previously . |
| 8 | The Court of Appeal laid down some rough guidelines in Froom v Butcher [ 1976 ] QB 286 when it decided that the defendant who succeeded in establishing that a plaintiff 's injuries could have been avoided by wearing a seat belt would have the benefit of a 25 per cent reduction in the plaintiff 's damages , even though the plaintiff was otherwise an innocent party . |
| 9 | Susie Terhune 's crew laid down some heavy fire . |
| 10 | And stock will graze down that tough grass and sweeten it again . ’ |
| 11 | Yes , well I was on a r a radio programme with him at one time and er and he was telling about some of his sticky stories , and there was one where he was doing a similar job from a farmhouse and he picked the furniture up and had to drive down this long drive to get onto the road and the the farmer , who presumably was the man who felt er an injustice to him was being done as it were , he was on his tractor , saw the van moving down the driveway , took a shortcut to the road edge , and fired a shotgun at his van . . |
| 12 | At Naxos it poured with rain and torrents swirled down those narrow streets . |
| 13 | Albert Hammond that is and er A Free Electric Band it 's Radio Nottingham it 's a quarter to one and er Action Line Action Line time now and er in a film Thelma and Louise that 's starter of the trend for stronger independent women if er you fancy a lift but want something a little less drastic then our Louise from the Action Line team is here today with something to tickle your fancy I 'm scared now I hope you 're not suggesting that er women take to their cars and mow down any unsuspecting male that gets in their way . |
| 14 | Let's pause for a while in order to breathe in some pure air . |
| 15 | Plea please can I ask you if you bring in any other ideas of business you 'll be considered to be |
| 16 | More than twenty children were killed bringing in that first wartime crop of 1914 . |
| 17 | While the diners laughed and chatted together , perhaps half-listening to music , the slaves were kept busy bringing in each new course and clearing away the empty dishes . |
| 18 | But by bringing in such literary examples , we are confronted with the question of whether the notions of " truth value " and " reference " can be applied to the mock realities of fiction . |
| 19 | Mention of celebrity concerts brings to mind another Vancouver personality , Miss Lily Laverock , who was the city 's first real impresario , bringing in many international artists on concert tours over the years . |
| 20 | I accept the argument which er Noble Viscount put so clearly that there may be a case for bringing in some outside people , but if this is to be done , it seems to me that the police authority itself is the authority best able to judge what particular gaps need to be filled and the one of the amendments to which I am speaking erm does contemplate giving power to the authority to co-opt members with experience which might not other ways be available , for example from among the ethnic minorities . |
| 21 | But the team has shown it has potential and we now want to help that talent by bringing in some experienced players . ’ |
| 22 | Hell , the first time we met you were bringing in some by-hand-of-bearer letter telling us we were trying to depose the monarchy devalue the pound and make the natives play baseball instead of cricket . |
| 23 | And Strudwick intends to take full advantage by bringing in some tough Aussies during their off-season . |
| 24 | The headhunters ' fees are large because of the very real difficulty of attracting key people and because bringing in these outstanding people can add millions of pounds ' revenue to client organisations , which makes the headhunter 's fee appear small in comparison with the overall potential gains . |
| 25 | And yet they 're bringing in these other things that er enormous cost which nobody wants and you 've still got ta pay , and if you have n't got one , if you have n't got the necessary er coin then that , that could lead to very anti social behaviour . . |
| 26 | I hope , and I shall be bringing it up at the next police committee , that we will commit ourselves to that initiative will a view to bringing in those two pilot schemes in the county and extending it at a later date . |
| 27 | If that is not the case , perhaps the Minister will say that it is not the intention of the Government to go down that high road or low road , whatever they wish to call it , and merge further education and higher education in one funding council after the general election . |
| 28 | He passed along several narrow alleyways , the tight , over-crowded vicoli that led towards Via Crispi where his pensione was situated . |
| 29 | Other Diamond kites — the Ace , Trlby , Zig-Zag , Rainbow , Hyperkites Ghostie , Blazer , Brookite Stunters and Dunford Stingray — have carried on that first generation with low-cost products that perform impressively for any novice and have served over the years to bring so many into the kite fraternity . |
| 30 | Consider this brief passage , from an essay by a non-native speaker ( numbers have been added to identify sentences ) : [ 1 ] One of the functions of a literary work is to pass on some crucial truths or information , give some didactic indications , or convince the reader of some general laws . |