Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then lie or sit down on the nearest piece of furniture , try to keep warm and wait calmly for help to arrive . |
| 2 | Some nothing can spoil , and they grow up into the nicest young people you can imagine . ’ |
| 3 | Hold on to the furthest part of the leg that you can reach without straining , lowering the body as close to the leg as possible . |
| 4 | In such a situation , the colours show up to the best advantage , and the angling of the light helps to ‘ model ’ the detail and separate the planes to increase the illusion of depth . |
| 5 | Catch up with the latest movies and audio programmes or just sit back and read the papers . |
| 6 | We catch up with the latest exploits on the portable front in Living with a Notebook . |
| 7 | As the shadows lengthen , the men can be seen standing around with a pint of beer in hand , while mothers keep watchful eyes on the kids and catch up on the latest gossip . |
| 8 | Shop around for the best possible deals and the best service . |
| 9 | With higher power , you need more light , so bigger lenses — so try 8x30 , 8x40 , 10x40 or 10x50 at a good store , and shop around for the best price . |
| 10 | Round off to the nearest full width , bearing in mind that although most headings are adjustable ( excluding pinch and cartridge tapes ) , by rounding down you risk the curtains looking skimped . |
| 11 | Knights come first , then come DBEs , then come CBEs and so on and so forth , until you get down to the lowest award , which I think is the British Empire Medal . |
| 12 | BEN and JACQUI ( far right ) get down to the latest sounds . |
| 13 | BEN and JACQUI ( far right ) get down to the latest sounds . |
| 14 | The study , ‘ Made in Britain : the true state of British manufacturing industry ’ , is a joint project by IBM Consulting Group and London Business School to test whether British manufacturers measure up to the best in the world . |
| 15 | ‘ Do n't you think that if after seven hundred years of London government , you ca n't do better than this , you ought to leave Ireland to govern itself , and get out with the best grace you may ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Roll up , roll up for the Greatest Show on Earth , ’ Jack cried expansively , waving his arms around . |
| 17 | For example , find out about the best workshops , seminars and training courses to attend . |
| 18 | IF YOU want to know what books are in the library or find out about the latest reports on new topics , you can now do this without leaving the comfort of your office . |
| 19 | Trend prediction is now big business to help commerce and industry keep up with the latest demands created by peer group pressure . |
| 20 | Just nip round to the supermarket now and stock up on the latest in buffet catering . |
| 21 | Any junkie or Bowery red-eye comes limping down the street , then five sombre fatboys with baseball bats and axe-handles stride out of the nearest trattoria . |
| 22 | We watch it splutter off around the nearest comer . |
| 23 | Start off with the highest SPF cream and only change gradually to a lower rating . |
| 24 | I collect snow and start off for the nearest dead tree with the big knife and an axe . |
| 25 | Alistair , Wendy and Anna come in for the worst of it . |
| 26 | The last act before the battle was the same for all , from the Czar , Kutusov and Weirother down to the humblest man in the ranks . |
| 27 | A sign up on the narrowest section of the Aonach Eagach perhaps reading ‘ WARNING ! |
| 28 | We offer four £5 book vouchers to readers who come up with the wittiest gag about scientists and engineers . |
| 29 | And the two who come up with the best reasons will join the Royal gathering . |
| 30 | ‘ Lavinia , what do we do when we come back from the littlest room ? |