Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv prt] the [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | HARLEM NIGHTS Eddie Murphy 's movie with Richard Pryor pulls off the almost impossible : it shows two very funny men for nearly 1 ½ ; hours without raising a laugh . |
| 2 | But I do know , in general terms , how Fagg manipulates the provender committee and Chatterton creams off the most expensive wines from the cellar to add to the committee 's disposable income . ’ |
| 3 | Wilko and out : British No 2 Chris Wilkinson pulled off the most spectacular win of his career today as he put fourth seed Goran Ivanisevic out of the Stella Artois Championships at Queen 's Club . |
| 4 | In what could be the most crucial casting decision of his career , Stone settled on Val Kilmer to take on the most sought-after male lead role in recent years . |
| 5 | RIXI MARKUS , who has died aged 81 , was the first woman in the world to become a bridge grandmaster , and with the late Fritzi Gordon made up the most formidable women 's bridge partnership in the world . |
| 6 | To tackle this , Mr Lamont brought in the most stringent proposals since Lord Howe under Baroness Thatcher in the early 1980s . |
| 7 | He postulated that given the right conditions and sufficient length of time , all ( or nearly all — Carroll left out the lowest live per cent ) pupils can achieve mastery . |
| 8 | There was nothing regimented or reserved about Bertie Vogts ' side as defenders like Thon and Buchwald proved by putting Walker 's goal under threat before Levein carried out the most damaging move of all . |
| 9 | They forced several corners and looked for the height of Simon White and Steve Harris to open up the sometimes nervous ‘ Mill defence . |
| 10 | The very fact that The Star is even interested in Carter marks out the rather sizeable arena they are currently entering . |
| 11 | Avril found out the very next evening when Peter drove her to her daughter 's house to stay for a few days . |
| 12 | Petion moved down the sparsely decorated hall to keep an eye out for anyone approaching . |
| 13 | Huddersfield pours out the hard sell . |
| 14 | Jon pointed out the clearly visible " honey guides " on the plants ' petals , and explained that he had only recently discovered that they could be pollinated by butterflies . |
| 15 | James took on the rather unglamorous task of editing the party paper , ‘ The Nation ’ and , almost single-handedly , established the paper 's reputation and prestige throughout the West Indies . |
| 16 | Opposite , alongside a loudly dripping tap , Sister Annunciata topped up the already bubbling tea urn , switched on , Vi suspected , without the priest 's permission . |