Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What 's Karen got hanging on the washing line erm are we up are we up for erm the Bare Naked Ladies there I think we are . |
| 2 | As regards the current European Communities-European Free Trade Area negotiations [ see p. 37906 ] , the programme avoided ruling out the possibility of an eventual application for EC membership . |
| 3 | Knocker suddenly stopped mopping down the bar and looked at Yanto . |
| 4 | These included speeding up the confinement of government troops and agreeing to an election timetable . |
| 5 | Now as he comes out of the roundabout he starts overtaking down the offside of those vehicles . |
| 6 | ‘ Anyway , ’ Yanto continued , ‘ Selwyn starts pulling out the bucket from under me . |
| 7 | As I recall , I had conveyed a plea to Miss Kenton for assistance — via a messenger , naturally — and had left M. Dupont sitting in the billiard room awaiting his nurse , when the first footman had come hurrying down the staircase in some distress to inform me that my father had been taken ill upstairs . |
| 8 | From the customer 's point of view , buying now on credit does save any increase in price that would take place between now and ( say ) whenever he finishes paying off the loan . |
| 9 | Before I left the Lock and I was on nights the sirens went one night and this was before they stopped going down the shelter we went down the air raid shelter that is , now , is the cellar to the club at Bloxwich Lock 's club ! |
| 10 | But Charlton said : ‘ I ca n't consider watering down the team for Lithuania in anticipation of Spain . |
| 11 | After a while she became more accustomed to the extreme dark and quite enjoyed blowing out the light and being swallowed up by the billowing darkness . |
| 12 | The Emperor is supposed to have considered giving up the Province , and Seneca , who , as one of his advisers was well informed , is said to have been calling in his , or the Imperial , loans . |
| 13 | He sat still and his words seemed to come crawling up the sunlight , over the grass . |
| 14 | This will be very unsatisfactory , so is there anyone nearer to Horndean who would consider taking on the task ? ’ |
| 15 | We tried taking out the pith from behind the bud , and we tried leaving it in — it made little difference . |
| 16 | Passey and Melosh suggest taking on the basis of their investigations of crater fields . |
| 17 | We have been offered a pot-pourri of amendments — some favour London , some favour London and the south-east and others suggest carving up the country into all sorts of different regions . |
| 18 | Versace dazzled with psychedelic prints , Dolce & Gabbana sent corsets disguised as frocks shrieking down the catwalk and even the conservative Genny showed micro-skirted green and orange checks instead of the restrained tailoring that made them , made Milan … made Italy the world 's leading fashion force . |
| 19 | Not only does Buffon try to relegate the pleasure of watching kittens at play to the level of a childish amusement , but he also suggests that this play is malicious because it involves acting out the killing of prey — the very skill for which mankind domesticated the cat in the first place . |
| 20 | All these questions came tumbling out the moment she entered my room a couple of days later . |
| 21 | Daily inspections of the tank will indicate a few fry hanging on the tank sides and others hiding in the mops . |
| 22 | After the cab had departed he 'd returned to the body search ; a couple of rough-looking kids came sneaking up the alley for purposes unknown , but a long , low growl from the shadows sent them running . |
| 23 | As far as law and order was concerned just over half believed bringing back the death penalty would decrease crime , while 64pc said sentencing was ‘ too soft ’ on adult criminals . |
| 24 | The familiar whisky-edged voice came bellowing down the line , and she grinned fondly . |
| 25 | Fed up now with being a domestic skivvy , he is seen typing out the goodbye letter before leaving for Marrakech , where he plans to write a novel based on their sex life . |
| 26 | He and Mrs Taylor came tearing down the yard to see what was up . |
| 27 | Twice , when Meredith ordered ‘ Two steps stage left ’ and Geoffrey moved to the right , Meredith came bounding down the centre aisle shouting ‘ Left , left , ducky ’ and leapt onto the apron to seize him by the shoulders and shove him into place . |
| 28 | Straw — came rocketing down the line . |
| 29 | Fewer birds are involved than in spring , but up to 75 have been seen passing down the Channel in a day , and once 200 ( 19 November 1972 , Selsey Bill ) . |
| 30 | A couple more members of the gang came scrambling down the companionway ladder . |