Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lady Horne led them up a stone-vaulted passageway into a comfortable but cold solar . |
| 2 | Barak led them up a narrow concrete path to the unpainted door and opened it . |
| 3 | They must have walked for about another ten minutes and could glimpse the blue wood-smoke rising above the trees from Godstowe village when suddenly the porter stopped , turned left , and led them along a narrow beaten trackway into the forest . |
| 4 | Marlin had given them both a detailed description of the assailant , and instructions to let nobody up to the second floor without Ms Odell 's permission , and even then they were to accompany the visitor to the apartment door , and escort them out if his guest chose not to see them . |
| 5 | Under the agreement the seven EFTA member countries would immediately abolish trade barriers on all goods covered except for certain sensitive products , while Czechoslovakia would abolish them over a 10-year period . |
| 6 | I 'm I 'm winding you up a little bit but no I mean there 's a little method in this . |
| 7 | Finn helped her over a fallen-tree stump blooming with yellow fungus . |
| 8 | HER REPLY on August 21 appears to have tipped him over a political brink . |
| 9 | So it covers it up a little bit , but it looks like he 's gone bald . |
| 10 | no the , I 'd , I 'd pursue it just a little bit further , spend a |
| 11 | They built it around a makeshift shrine , with offerings to the gods , both good and bad , and it took them all the following winter , this winter . |
| 12 | Do you have to reti pack it up a certain time ? |
| 13 | If you wish , you can make this casserole in a saucepan , simmering it over a low heat on top of the cooker . |
| 14 | Her ‘ usual stuff ’ had built them both a fabulous reputation and in any case he was n't too sure how she would take such a phrase . |
| 15 | Chop the vegetables and heat them over a low flame . |
| 16 | Erm , there 's a question of a rally in Central Hall , now in order to organise this pensioner 's rally there short of funds , erm , I think the executive will be discussing this and as , as before we did give them quite a considerable donating , because it costs a thousand pounds to hire the centre hall and we do want to erm take part in a very big rally , like the last one was . |
| 17 | Would you give them a hundred thousand pounds worth of life cover for a shorter period , looking at them making up the difference perhaps later when they could afford it , or would you give them initially a reduced amount of life cover , say eighty thousand , for the eighteen years ? |
| 18 | They took no care to work quietly , hoping that someone they disturbed from sleep would fetch them out a hot drink or a bite of freshly-baked bread . |
| 19 | However , if the force-carrying particles have a high mass , it will be difficult to produce and exchange them over a large distance . |
| 20 | ‘ You would have seen them together a fair bit and it 's just so sad this should happen while they were on holiday . ’ |
| 21 | I peel off my clothes , and put them over a low branch . |
| 22 | Could you give me just a little clarification on that |
| 23 | Ignorance may be blissful , but it could bring you both a nasty shock when the subject does come up . |
| 24 | When you 've tasted mine you might not want , you might want me to bring you bring you back a different sort . |
| 25 | And that , I mean it 's very very readable and I think if you just read those two books that should give you quite a good |
| 26 | The Stage I V8 was fitted with restrictors behind the carbs to ‘ strangle ’ the power down to comply with type approval regulations If you remove the carbs you will see behind them the restrictor ‘ plug ’ with three smaller holes in it Sometimes they pull out and sometimes they need breaking up with a chisel ( after removing the manifold ) This will give you quite a considerable increase in power , so watch the roadholding ! |
| 27 | We have an awful lot of experience in these things , and we can do you quite a big show at very short notice . ’ |
| 28 | Inside the sanctum , Miller was once made to sit down with the words ‘ Let me show you how a covert operation is set up . ’ |
| 29 | But you must see that she says her prayers at night , Antoinette exclaimed : how else can you bring her up a good Catholic ? |
| 30 | Eventually he paused to lead her along a side-track where the hanging vines reached out to cling about them . |