Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adv] [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Newman slowly put down the receiver . |
| 2 | And now the child watched Ben slowly lay down the half-eaten trotter and hold up both hands before his large face . |
| 3 | When she stood up to leave , Colin suddenly put out a hand to her . |
| 4 | Oh , my dear — ’ Alison suddenly reached out a long brown arm . |
| 5 | Grandson Richard slowly reached out a hand and said : ‘ Whoomp ? ’ |
| 6 | Donna rarely ventured down the wooden ladder into it ; it was not well lit and , despite Ward–s attempts to convince her otherwise , she was certain that the entire cellar was seething with spiders , creatures she was frightened of . |
| 7 | Doc Threadneedle slowly turned up the lights . |
| 8 | Coleraine suddenly stepped up a gear in the last 20 minutes of normal time , a gear no-one , least of all Ards , believed they had . |
| 9 | As it was , de Lattre constantly held out the prospect of Chinese intervention , apparently believing it himself and certainly capitalizing on it in the US . |
| 10 | They had just sat down when Zach suddenly let out a cry . |
| 11 | Through lively , lashing , conscientiously structured songs like ‘ Cartoon World ’ , ‘ Boy Girl ’ , ‘ Out Of Control ’ , ‘ Trevor ’ , ‘ Twilight ’ , ‘ The Dream Is Over ’ , ‘ Another Day ’ , ‘ Shadows in Tall Trees ’ , potently splicing the wiggly world and the real world , U2 desperately point out the absurdity and danger of the happiness we 're continually told we enjoy/envy/suffer/ca n't do without . |
| 12 | Do , shall I get one of these for David just to jot down the hours ? |
| 13 | When Richard finally took up the scrip and staff of a pilgrim , the latter broke under him . |
| 14 | Hill gradually moves up the grid … he 's second for the last of the starts but his engine is n't quite powerful enough and comes home in fourth spot … |
| 15 | WEU also took over the social and cultural responsibilities outlined in the Brussels Treaty , but since most of the original military functions had become redundant with the creation of NATO , it was decided that WEU could perform best by being directly incorporated within the broader defence alliance . |
| 16 | By the door , Frank McHugh comically gulped down the last of his coffee and hurried back to his rig , leaving half a plate of bacon and scrambled eggs on the table . |
| 17 | McKinsey also drew up an analysis showing how different facets of financial management should vary according to the stage of the life-cycle . |
| 18 | Signor Finchera also set up a table with a bottle of wine on it to ‘ welcome the lava ’ . |
| 19 | The only sound that breaks the afternoon stupor is the gentle pounding of the pastry roller as Rafiq lazily rolls out the hashish into six-inch strips for his local customers . |
| 20 | He remembered the morning he had watched Bert proudly hang up the brand new sign . |
| 21 | Aldercine Hodson recently took up the challenge of organising a ‘ Fun Sports Afternoon ’ for the disabled that would cater especially for those handicapped people who have athletic inclinations but not necessarily the strength to cope with competition at County , Regional or National level . |
| 22 | When Wattana effortlessly opened up a 2-0 advantage , Parrott looked in trouble again . |
| 23 | Congress speaker Thomas Foley meanwhile ruled out the president appearing before Congress after his speech to take questions in the style of the British Prime Minister . |
| 24 | But the plot has more holes than an OAP 's hairnet , and the supercilious Ms Dash thoroughly deserves the pig-ignorant Mr Wayans , I strongly advise brother Marlon not to give up the day job and I sincerely hope I am indisposed should they decide to foist Mo' Money 2 on us . |
| 25 | Why , when the King did not arrive at Kinghorn , did Queen Yolande not send out a search-party ? |
| 26 | Shrewsbury have got to make sure as much as possible when they do win the ball in the they do n't just smash long balls up , because as l as soon as they do that and as long as they keep doing that , Blackburn just pick up the ball again and keep coming at them , they 've got to try like they did just a few minutes ago , try and play themselves out of defence with nice low passes . |
| 27 | Runcorn ( 1964 ) , another sizeable township of 28,000 population , followed for Merseyside and in the same year Washington largely filled in the gap between South Tyneside and Sunderland . |
| 28 | The WRU yesterday turned down a request by the Merit Table clubs for a meeting tomorrow to discuss the proposed national leagues . |
| 29 | He walked out , closing the door firmly , and Maggie quickly switched off the lamp , huddling down in bed and waiting for her heart to right itself . |
| 30 | A kilo of in Brazil now brings in a fifth of what it did in eighty , nineteen eighty three . |