Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] [adv] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I saw Charlie suddenly jerk forward and vomit in the footballer 's lap , before collapsing backwards off his stool . |
| 2 | But if you only listen well and make little contribution yourself , you risk suppressing your own needs and leaving the other party feeling cheated and exposed at the end of the conversation . |
| 3 | So listen carefully and take it to your hearts . |
| 4 | Although more representative of the whole unemployed population than the After Redundancy study , research on unemployment alone is insufficient to judge the specific impact of redundancy , especially on older workers — many of whom do not choose to declare themselves as unemployed , so register only while entitled to unemployment benefit — and the experience of economic insecurity following relatively secure employment . |
| 5 | So go ahead and take the children down to Devon , Laura . |
| 6 | He steered the small boat through a jumble of miscellaneous craft , then , with what seemed to be a deliberate attempt to lighten the atmosphere , said , ‘ So go ahead and ask me . ’ |
| 7 | They are liable to scorch ( plasmolysis ) , so use sparingly and keep them away from leaf and stems . |
| 8 | Collate means not only collect together but organize it . |
| 9 | Any tool you use on your hair , be it hairdryer , curling tongs , brush or comb , can damage and tear , so choose carefully and use gently . |
| 10 | " It 's my temper , you brat , so come here and take that ! " |
| 11 | For example you could use the letter P , in which case the last two lines might be : " It 's my patience , you brat , so come here and take that ! " |
| 12 | So come anyway and enjoy the quiz ; even if you do n't know many answers it will be an opportunity to learn something . |
| 13 | ‘ As a result , technologies not only diffuse rapidly and help to rejuvenate mature sectors but large enterprises can quickly penetrate emerging areas either through invention , successful imitation , or knowledge acquisition ’ ( Kenney and Florida 1988 : 140 ) . |
| 14 | She said , ‘ You just sit here and think about what you 've done . |
| 15 | Cos even when I , I 've been to see like , you know ones I just sit there and tend to go , yeah . |
| 16 | ‘ For pity 's sake just sit there and try not to do anything silly for the time it takes me to fill two bowls with cawl . ’ |
| 17 | We 're not picking on you we 're just trying to get a conversation going here like , but it 's very hard when you just sit there and say nothing . |
| 18 | Just sit there and say nothing , and just see what happens . |
| 19 | Just sit there and look out , that 's what you look onto . |
| 20 | Just sit there and do anything , do a bit of fishing . |
| 21 | So after that I just lay there and let him do what he wanted and he would complain about that too . |
| 22 | Why do people not just speak directly and say what they mean ? |
| 23 | Now , when there is heavy rainfall on the Himalayas the soil on the slopes just wash away and cause rivers to overflow . |
| 24 | Now you just lie here and enjoy the rest . |
| 25 | Pigs , they just lie there and get fat ! |
| 26 | So instead , what I do is just stand outside and look through the window . |
| 27 | If you do n't know what to say , you have to think … you just stand quietly and do n't say nothing and something comes into your brain . ’ |
| 28 | Because you just stand there and hope someone 's gon na read your lips so you do n't have to do anything with your body ! |
| 29 | You just stand there and say , Who 's going to be here next week ? |
| 30 | Now , when Joe and I see each other we just get together and play a bunch of Hendrix songs . |