Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [adv] [prep] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Verbal presentations often fail because the speaker tries to cram too much into too short a time , or goes on for far too long . |
| 2 | Because BT was not restructured or broken down into more manageable units which might compete with one another ( the US solution to their phone giant AT & t ) , competition between giant BT and tiny Mercury is unlikely to constrain BT much . |
| 3 | To find her teats , or to nuzzle up in under , |
| 4 | Specifically , the history of English since about 1550 is often presented as what Lass ( 1976 : xi ) has called a ‘ single-minded march ’ towards RP and modern standard English , with divergent developments either excluded or admitted only in so far as they throw light on ‘ standard ’ English . |
| 5 | Even if it meant sitting on her doorstep until she either came out of her flat or came home from wherever she was . |
| 6 | They fled to Dublin or England or came out in very small numbers and lived in closeted fearfulness of exposure , job loss and increasing isolation . |
| 7 | Always , when dead-heading or taking flowers as cut bloom , observe the above principle of cutting or cleaning back to just above a node . |
| 8 | ‘ Practically the only good thing which can be said about the patronage system , ’ said the Archdeacon , ‘ is that it prevents dioceses selling off or pulling down at least some few of their beautiful buildings . ’ |
| 9 | They would sit out in their deckchairs in brilliant sunshine , surveying snow-covered range after magnificent snow-covered range , and while they took refreshment , take snapshots of one another , and chatter about the delights of a winter sports holiday in the Savoy Alps , the more energetic would be trudging up from below on seal skins or swooping by from above demonstrating their skill . |
| 10 | You can zoom in and out of the preview , looking at thumbnails of your pages , or zooming in on just the one page . |
| 11 | Large firms generally face a choice between making components and other intermediate products themselves , or buying in from outside — in other words , a decision whether to internalize or externalize a particular stage of production . |
| 12 | There are not enormous amounts of hazardous waste either arising here or coming here from elsewhere to be disposed of in an uncontrolled manner . |
| 13 | ‘ My car 's there ! ’ she exclaimed and , as it quickly sank in that she did not have to go chasing up the garage , or chasing over to somewhere near Františkovy Láznë either , she sent up a silent prayer that her luck had changed . |
| 14 | Usually dancers are leered at or looked down on whenever they mention their job , so why are Tiller Girls different ? |
| 15 | 5.16.2 To take all [ reasonable ] steps to prevent any new window light opening doorway path passage pipe or other encroachment or easement being made or acquired in against out of or upon the Premises and to notify the Landlord immediately if any such encroachment or easement shall be made or acquired ( or attempted to be made or acquired ) and at the request of the Landlord to adopt such means as shall [ reasonably ] be required to prevent such encroachment or the acquisition of any such easement The landlord will wish to ensure that encroachments are prevented . |
| 16 | The data processing manager and other computer professionals , either within the company or brought in from outside as consultants , will have an important contribution to make to the decision . |
| 17 | And be prepared to change your job or to branch out into more unusual and stimulating areas . |
| 18 | The clothes that the children wear or dress up in often prompt comment . |
| 19 | you know there was I 've got a policy er here that I can take out and you took it and then that was it and you spent the rest of the time talking about this one policy whereas , because you 'd been thinking about that one , there may have been others that you may have been able to disturb her about or erm you know if she had other member of the family or education , whatever , there was , there was other areas that maybe you could 've brought up or gone back to anyway . |
| 20 | The managers could be appointed from inside the service or taken in from outside . |
| 21 | Losses incurred by sole traders or partnerships can be set against other income in that fiscal year , or carried back for up to three fiscal years depending on the circumstances . |
| 22 | In a way they 're the best pop group for years because — bereft of youthful , lithe hormone appeal or sculptured cheekbones — they stand or fall totally on how good a pop group they are . |
| 23 | But , on the other hand , this perspective produces global strategies which have little purchase on concrete instances , and tend to assume instead the burden of a messianic project in which the enemy is supposedly being smashed , crushed , or stamped out for ever . |
| 24 | Washing and dressing and also feeding were classified as requiring no supervision , supervision only , or help on at least one occasion . |
| 25 | The battens are either nailed along the joists or set out at about 400mm centres , at right angles to the joists . |
| 26 | Under this ‘ simulated market ’ , districts would receive a population-based allocation and would pass this allocation ‘ down to GPs in the form of notional budgets for hospital and community health services ; GPs would exercise choice , as in the model of Maynard et al ; but that choice would be made against the notional budget , where GPs stand neither to lose nor to gain financially from how their actual use of services compares with their budget ’ ( Bevan , 1989 ) . |
| 27 | She twisted and gazed back to where the Black Cuillins arced away in ridge after ridge of jagged stone , rearing up into a flawless sky . |
| 28 | Now I suggest you two go and sit quietly over there while I examine him . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Come and sit down over here . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Come and sit down over here . ’ |