Example sentences of "foot [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then turn to the opposite direction by stepping with the left foot about a shoulder 's width to the left , thus ending up in a left forward stance in the opposite direction . |
| 2 | ‘ He put his foot between the two bottom rungs of the ladder and then caught at the upright to save himself from staggering . |
| 3 | You could trap a foot between the joists or something . ’ |
| 4 | The gap between the British and Prussian armies was still very narrow , yet Sharpe 's news proved that the Emperor had his foot between the two doors and , in the morning , he would be heaving damned hard to drive the doors apart . |
| 5 | There-would be , at the very most , a foot between the surface of the water and the beam Vechey used to hang himself . ’ |
| 6 | A chicken once put its foot through a newly-sheeted tunnel , but the less said about that the better . |
| 7 | Nothing can be more daunting for a beginner than to step up and smash his fist or foot through a neatly arranged stack of wood or tiles , but that is only because his mind constructs a barrier . |
| 8 | Will your household insurance pay for the damage if you spill a can of paint over your wall-to-wall carpet , put your foot through the bedroom ceiling , or demolish a load-bearing wall and bring half your home tumbling about your ears ? |
| 9 | Beyond that , you can usually buy extensions covering accidental damage to the buildings , eg ; by putting your foot through the bedroom ceiling , or to the contents , eg , by spilling paint on a carpet . |
| 10 | You might also be unlucky if you put a foot through the bedroom ceiling while repairing the inside of the roof ; but you should be covered if you were insulating the loft . |
| 11 | In the field , the guerrillas rely mainly on AK47 automatic rifles , B40 and B41 rocket-propelled grenade launchers , hand grenades and 82mm mortars , which can all be carried easily by men moving on foot through the jungle . |
| 12 | Examples were given of machinery overturning on land undermined by badger workings ; a horse and rider both suffering broken bones when the horse put a foot through the roof of a badger tunnel ; a nine-month-old calf breaking its neck when it fell into a sett ; a young lamb trapped in a sett ; extensive damage to spring grazing pastures by badgers grubbing for worms ; wheat crops flattened and eaten or soiled by badgers ; and numerous examples of TB in dairy herds close to large badger populations known to be infected with TB . |
| 13 | Residents fled on foot through the wooded hills . |
| 14 | Reinforcements were arriving on foot through the tunnel . |
| 15 | The momentary lapse gave Donna time to edge away and she pressed so hard on the accelerator she feared she might shove her foot through the very floor of the car . |
| 16 | These days , as soon as her children have one foot through the school gates , a woman has to rush out to pursue ‘ a brilliant career ’ , shunting her children around . |
| 17 | Maxham was one of the chatty type , like a superior salesman , a foot through the door before you had time to register that someone was on the doorstep . |
| 18 | Each tree consists of just two branches , 2–3ft long , running along about a foot off the ground . |
| 19 | If you go into a corner too fast the tyres will lose their adhesion , but in the AX it is safe to take your foot off the throttle and let the car snap itself back into line . |
| 20 | He jerked his foot off the accelerator and glanced in the mirror , heaving a sigh of relief that nobody was on his tail . |
| 21 | He can then take his foot off the pedal as the revs will now stay at their preset level , rather like a cruise control in a car . |
| 22 | When he takes his foot off the pedal again , the revs will fall back to their preset level again . |
| 23 | Also the carbs on the SD1 V8 engine take a long time to return to idle when you take your foot off the throttle . |
| 24 | The pilot 's bum is little more than a foot off the ground and one is towered over by a Cessna 172 ! |
| 25 | ‘ Take your foot off the accelerator ! ’ |
| 26 | Get your foot off the pedal — I 'm trying to brake ! |
| 27 | People seem to like Leeds a bit more and while that 's nice , it 's maybe one reason why we 've relaxed and taken our foot off the pedal . |
| 28 | She winced , clutched him for support as she eased her right foot off the ground , and a shabby handbag touched his chest . |
| 29 | Dolly leaned on the table to help keep her right foot off the floor . |
| 30 | ‘ Take your foot off the accelerator ! ’ |