Example sentences of "[adv] [adv prt] the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was comparatively easy for the German troops to frustrate any rapid advance by Allied troops , particularly in the vast mountainous regions which stretch right down the centre of Italy . |
| 2 | Fifth Avenue , sliced right down the centre of the island , felt liberatingly airy because of the gigantic proportions of every shape and space . |
| 3 | Busacher snorted , drank , and wandered over to look at the long table which had been set up right down the centre of Willi 's big living room . |
| 4 | Instead of swallowing them , however , the eggs are taken into the vocal sac which is unusually large and extends right down the underside of the male 's body . |
| 5 | Left alone , Charlotte walked slowly down the length of the room , debating with herself how much or how little Holly McKitrick might know . |
| 6 | Vass regarded her flushed face , then let his eyes drift slowly down the length of her slender , dressing-gown-clad figure . |
| 7 | A remote , cool air enveloped her that caused more than one man to think twice about approaching her as she walked slowly down the length of the hall . |
| 8 | She lived in the Palestinian camp at Rashidiyeh , a wretched four square miles of breeze-block huts and cabins relieved only by the occasional tree , a straggling plant hanging from a poorly made brick wall and an open sewer that snaked uneasily down the centre of the mud roads . |
| 9 | The cloud rolled effortlessly and relentlessly down the slopes of the volcano , spreading out into a broad fan which rapidly engulfed St Pierre , and in the next two or three minutes killed all but two of the population , and set the town ablaze from end to end . |
| 10 | He moved swiftly down the line of the wall , slowing as he neared its end . |
| 11 | They went into free-fall for half the distance and then floated gently down the rest of the way . |
| 12 | From time to time one of the team got to his feet , went over to a neat pile of mortar bombs , picked one up and slid it gently down the muzzle of the mortar . |
| 13 | Halfway down the length of the tunnel a patten caught an advancing man under the chin so that his alarmed cry was cut off short as he was lifted and carried for a distance of several paces before he fell away . |
| 14 | Surely no topic would seem to be less down the alley of this intellectually peripatetic social scientist . |
| 15 | ‘ A clergyman of the neighbourhood , who was so obliging as to accompany me in this and several other rambles amongst these mountains , formed the wild idea of attempting to climb apparently up the face of the precipice , and I , eager in my pursuit , did not object to the adventure . |
| 16 | His fingers were spanning her tiny waist , smoothing inexorably up the fabric of her bodice , shaping over the curves where her breasts swelled out like ripe melons ready for him to taste . |
| 17 | Several other nuees swept harmlessly down the valley of the Riviere Blanche during the next couple of months , but on 30 August death came again to Martinique , where a powerful nuee blasted out from Mt Pelee and rolled down in a new direction , engulfing the small village of Morne Rouge . |
| 18 | My experience on Old Father Thames is limited to the Tattershall Castle just down the Houses of Parliament . |
| 19 | In the lead-lined gutter behind the parapet , just down the slope of the roof beneath the window , is something white with writing on it . |
| 20 | Gorbachev on March 30 issued an appeal to the Lithuanian Supreme Council calling for the immediate repeal of its " illegal acts " , which would " open up the possibility of discussing the whole package of problems which have arisen " . |
| 21 | No doubt they see themselves as devoted middlewomen , bringing the truly important work of the time to the avid masses , but all they are really doing , wrote Harsnet ( typed Goldberg ) is fucking up the lives of both sets of people . |
| 22 | Further down the chain of linked processes , are all the activities which eventually result in the provision of the product to the final consumer . |
| 23 | Our passes were only valid for Arussi ; consequently , when we reached Haro , a small administrative post further down the banks of the Webi , we were held up by Abyssinian officials and a mob of their compatriots . |
| 24 | ( In fact , following the abortive takeover , GEC and Plessey announced in 1987 the formation of a joint company : GEC Plessey Telecommunications ( GPT ) to develop System X. ) The fear was that if the two companies , both minnows in the international market ( refer to Table 2.1 ) failed to pool their resources they would sink further down the list of world telecommunications manufacturers . |
| 25 | Although the turnout was lower those who cast valid votes seemed to be slightly more inclined in this election to express preferences further down the list of candidates than they were in 1973 . |
| 26 | A fine composition , which projects the Opera House against the magnificent bridge ( classical ‘ old and new ’ ) may be had in the morning light , further down the walkway of Farm Cove , almost at the gates of the botanical gardens . |
| 27 | A fine composition , which projects the Opera House against the magnificent bridge ( classical ‘ old and new ’ ) may be had in the morning light , further down the walkway of Farm Cove , almost at the gates of the botanical gardens . |
| 28 | His amber skin was suffused with the roseate glow of a red Tet lantern hanging from the ceiling , and because it cast a shadow across the dark valley of his groin he brushed his hand quickly down the funnel of his lower belly as though seeking reassurance of his completeness . |
| 29 | Smiling , he ran a finger quickly down the curve of Caroline 's hip , then danced it around until it rested lightly against her thigh , just at the start of the slit that ran the length of the gown . |
| 30 | Could Mr Smith be another Warrior , or even further up the hierarchy of Tormentors than he 'd thought ? |