Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] the [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wore a baggy tracksuit with what looked like a jam stain down the front and egg yolk all down the sleeve . |
| 2 | Skulk along the shore and feed off others ’ carrion . |
| 3 | Third round P — again beats gong , rushes at B — puts B's head over the rope and then lifts middle rope over part of his neck . |
| 4 | Legislation to set up an umbrella agency to control pollution in England and Wales has been postponed because government ministries disagree over the scope and scale of the new body . |
| 5 | Keynesians and monetarists disagree over the shape and stability of the liquidity preference curve ( the demand for money curve ) . |
| 6 | ‘ We are very worried someone is going to fall down the cliff or slip off the ship and break something . |
| 7 | Dip this end into hormone rooting powder while it is still moist from the cut so that some powder adheres , shake or tap off the surplus and lay it aside for a few minutes while the others are being prepared . |
| 8 | three million books on the shelve , and we do n't have time going properly at the price so we go anything you want , bung it on the trolley and soon as the trolleys full it 's taken away and another one given , and you poke around and then in the evening , you stay in a hotel overnight , and then the following morning , they get and you just sort of send up the money and they just shout up the money as we go , then , every time I get to a thousand they say one , two , and you say right , tell me when I get near three , and I 've got this erm , I 'm dreadful at maths , I failed maths O Level three times and I do n't think about prices , I 've never been more than fifteen pounds out . |
| 9 | A temporary solution is to enlarge the pinhole , empty out the water and tie a plastic bag over the ball . |
| 10 | Stick you head out the window and there 's puke going everywhere on the parked cars and people 's faces |
| 11 | Prune out the stem and take it into the shed where you can sit down comfortably to prepare the cuttings — they will have to be made very carefully , and you will need a very sharp knife . |
| 12 | Fish tucked into crevices peer out , while crabs scavenge over the reef and probe soft corals for food . |
| 13 | Lay over the cake and press on . |
| 14 | I put on the dress and it suddenly came to life . |
| 15 | She sipped at her coffee again , then put down the cup and propped her head on her hand . |
| 16 | I put down the receiver and sat on the stairs trembling with panic , and I think I must have become pale , because I remember that my face felt very cold . |
| 17 | I put down the receiver and wept . |
| 18 | I put down the book and accepted a drink . |
| 19 | ‘ We do n't want to get in our cars and drive 40 miles to the ground , let down the back and have a barbecue . |
| 20 | Hold down the shift and press F one . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll go the other way , climb down the back and escape over the river . |
| 22 | Keep moving right and you should find the concert permit , jump up onto the purple wall and walk right to the other side , get one of the three crates and kill the mugger , then walk to the right and jump up three platforms to reach a heart , fall down to where you started then climb down the ladder with a crate , kill the workman , go down another level and kill the mugger ( avoiding the dog ) , go down another level , climb down the ladder and go down again , you can risk hitting the wire and flame to collect the records ( macho time again ) , climb down a final ladder and jump off to the left . |
| 23 | Although they spread along the bank and searched the turbulence anxiously , there was no sign of the groom , either dead or alive . |
| 24 | When reinstalled , reversing the flow will give an undergravel system that will remain active for years because the water is pre-filtered and only clear water passes through the gravel where nitrifying bacteria break down the ammonia and nitrites . |
| 25 | Phil was amazed to watch a cross-breed Labrador remove the top off a bottle , turn it on its side , gulp down the milk and run off , licking his lips ! |
| 26 | Mother and kits would emerge from one hole , walk over the tree and disappear down another hole . |
| 27 | Walk over the drive and all paved areas . |
| 28 | Spread over the marzipan and lay the Flake in pairs down the centre . |
| 29 | With the stem in your left hand ( if you are right-handed ) snip off the leaf and make a shallow curving scooping cut , with your thumb against the stem to steady your hand and control the cut , and take out the bud with about an inch ( 2.5cm ) long scoop , as shown in Figure 15 . |
| 30 | ‘ You cut off the air and starve the atmosphere of oxygen . |