Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv prt] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The point is , darling , that in order to make sure Huerter has a future , we would have to put a lot of money in to restore a bombed-out balance sheet . |
| 2 | In the next throne along lounged an elegant young man — summer business suit , Cal tan , thick , unlayered rug : I took him for an actor . |
| 3 | I turned out the f the negative upside down to do the other half , which makes 'em look Keeps the the group equally s h |
| 4 | Having created the basic shape , I used some Anemone japonica flowers , but positioned them upside down to make the most of their silvery appearance , plus some Alchemilla alpina leaves , also upside down . |
| 5 | at the county ground … it was hard going … we 've slowed the action down to make the most of Swindon 's best chance against fellow strugglers Sheffield United in a goaless draw … |
| 6 | Er are you going to get the car out to get the wheely- bin out ? |
| 7 | b ) Pass the ribber carriage back to join the main carriage and connect to the connecting arm . |
| 8 | Overheats and it would melt , so because of that they put a little protector thing on to cut out a thermal cut out to stop the current flowing |
| 9 | He wrenched the wheel around to negotiate a treacherous curve . |
| 10 | When Errol removed the rollers , he brushed the hair through to give a soft , natural-looking style that took his client by surprise — she had n't realised how versatile her one-length hair could be ! |
| 11 | Out goes the old entry-level 486/P range in comes the 486/L family . |
| 12 | Turning the machine over reveals the high and low speed switch on the top . |
| 13 | And what happened in practice was simply the Turkish government made representations to the State Department and said hey , you know , these bases , they provide a lot of work , you know , we have to provide empl alternative employment for these people so could we phase out this withdrawal over say a three year programme ? |
| 14 | In Germany population screening for prostate cancer has been a policy since 1978 , and in Belgium an insurance supported annual check up includes a rectal examination . |
| 15 | Today men from the Thames Valley force took the afternoon off to join a national protest in London . |
| 16 | Out of the land of heaven Down comes the warm Sabbath sun . |
| 17 | Ward asked , leaning forward and putting his big nose down to sniff the pale liquid . |
| 18 | This might be to speed the job up to earn a larger bonus or to create some leisure time during the working shift , or to slow the job down so that an impression of busy-ness is created and he is not given further work . |
| 19 | Barely a fortnight away from their wedding a young couple offered to babysit the bride-to-be 's younger brother while her parents spent the evening out having a well-earned break from the wedding preparations . |
| 20 | He took the cheroot from his mouth and peered at its slobbered-on green end , as if it were a reptilian rump about to grow a new tail . |
| 21 | He found that when a hen has decided where to nest , she works her whole body about to mould a comfortable shape , then pecks up more loose stuff to tuck in around her . |
| 22 | So I know a guy for example who , when he gets his Visa bill say the last third of the month , he puts it into the envelope , and makes a note in the diary on say the twenty first , to pay the Visa bill , and when he gets to the twenty first , lo and behold , he knows where the Visa bill is and he has to pay it . |
| 23 | Only when the tenants brought the local newspaper down to see the dead rats and disrepair was the council moved to begin some repairs and rebuild the roof , but not before telling the press what it thought of its tenants . |
| 24 | In spite of her intense dislike of her companion , Caroline found it impossible not to feel pampered and privileged as they swung into their seats , the soft top down to allow the warm evening air to billow round them as they drove . |
| 25 | How they coped with no child benefit or social security back up says a great deal for their determination and the sacrifices that had to be made by them all . |
| 26 | This means that their spins are guaranteed to cancel each other out to give a total spin of zero . |
| 27 | She tilted her head back to see the beamed ceiling , two storeys above then followed the line of the cedar staircase , its wooden carvings almost obliterated by cobwebs . |
| 28 | I glance in at the ASI — still reading 150 — then throw my heavy helmeted head back to see the white skyline creeping forward along the canopy . |
| 29 | Finally … the story of Oscar the poodle who'se about to pioneer a whole new way of life for his breed . |
| 30 | The temptation to swing the trolley round to face the other way had to be resisted . |