Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Beyond the door , Mother Bombie 's feet in soft felt slippers could be heard slapping angrily down the stairs . |
2 | A way of starting in shallow water that involves stepping on to the board with the rig already in the sailing position . |
3 | Many salespeople believe that the most efficient routing plan involves driving out to the furthest customer and , then zig-zagging back to home base . |
4 | I 'm not allowed to go jetting off to the Caribbean , that 's all . |
5 | That was just about the only redeeming feature of that winter because it formed a kind of bridge which made walking up to the road a lot easier . |
6 | This is not the moment to go toddling back to the office to fart about over some fine print in sub-clause seventy-nine with a bunch of anal-retentives from Accounts . ’ |
7 | He was breathless with the effort of clinging precariously to the limited footholds and it was time , he decided , to risk climbing down to the ground . |
8 | LHX lacks instant appeal and involves swotting up on the options available . |
9 | Five hundred lines to anyone caught sneaking in before the bell ! ’ |
10 | He even tried sneaking back to the library at night , thinking the Bookman might appear after dark , but had to stop this when he backed into Mr Crangle , who was up to the same thing . |
11 | An actress who found fame in a commercial for Volkswagen cars has been banned from driving after being caught speeding twice in the space of thirteen minutes . |
12 | The researcher stopped hanging on to the doorframe and stepped into the room . |
13 | The traditional Elancyl treatment involves the green massage glove containing Elancyl soap with ivy , which you can really enjoy using briskly in the bath or shower . |
14 | Exhilarated Ian wanted to try walking back without the balancing pole . |
15 | When the Gruagach had come storming down from the Northern Wastes and attacked Tara and stolen away the Wolfking 's son , Tara 's heir , the people of the half-world of the forest had vanished , afraid and timid . |
16 | ON Saturday 130 of Britain 's fastest kart racing drivers will take part in the Townparks Car Sales sponsored opening round of the British championships for gearbox driven machines . |
17 | THE Princess of Wales seriously considered walking out on the Royal Family , according to royal biographer Andrew Morton . |
18 | THE Princess of Wales seriously considered walking out on the Royal Family , according to controversial royal biographer Andrew Morton . |
19 | So much so that many people internal to Digital never bother venturing out into the big bad world of USENET for their kicks . |
20 | Vincent barely managed to keep his temper in check in the blast of this ‘ raw north wind ’ that had come howling in through the front door . |
21 | She seemed very pleased with me , and finally she said , ‘ Would you enjoy living here in the palace , do you think ? ’ |
22 | She tried looking out of the window to the hospital 's green lawns and the tall eucalypts that stood motionless against a gloriously blue August sky , but found that looking away seemed too impolite . |
23 | They do most of the damage , knocking on doors , daub writing all over the place . |
24 | He stands looking straight at the judge as the clerk reads out his name and that of his co-defendant , Robert Lopez , who is charged with manslaughter and inflicting grievous bodily harm . |
25 | She tried lying down on the bare mattress , but the whole place felt cold and close . |
26 | Cos it starts going all over the place . |
27 | Spring is the time when everything starts growing again after the winter . |
28 | However , a tail-wheel is more convenient for ground handling , particularly as with these types of glider the tail is extremely heavy and awkward to lift when the glider needs turning around on the ground . |
29 | Wondering what would happen I tried pulling up on the boom as I went into a turn . |
30 | I mean Cyprus has been one of the major growth destinations in the last year or so and erm people stopped going there from the day war broke out . |