Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] [prep] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , er we talked to the departmental transportation departments er attended and it is I think fairly widely open to members of the county council so that , these issues can be pursued as and when they arise or choose to comes along . |
| 2 | Usually worn by those smug bastards who fidget relentlessly on planes and insist on getting up and walking round the whole time , demonstratively taking photos out of windows and asking for guided tours of the cockpit . |
| 3 | When I was out early last summer , I was advised it might be better to do less running , put on some weight and concentrate on building up my strength . ’ |
| 4 | We therefore elected to close down our homebuilding operations based in Escondido and concentrate on selling out our inventory and ultimately disposing of our land bank . |
| 5 | We only learn and grow by trying out new experiences , new ways of being , by reaching for the future — yet many of us are terrified of getting it wrong . |
| 6 | She has slept in her clothes as usual , so she reaches at once for her birch-bark pail ( podoinik ) with its removable lid and spout for pouring out the milk once she has returned from milking her cow , or two cows if she is rich . |
| 7 | Instead of having to come home from work and worry about wrapping up the Christmas presents , or writing letters to friends , or having a long conversation with someone in the family who needs a bit of support , and fitting all that in after the children have gone to bed and the supper 's been washed up and you really ought to be reading papers for tomorrow 's meeting , I know I have a chunk of time when I can get on with doing all that . |
| 8 | Conflicting interpretations of this move saw it either as a sign that the armed forces were no longer capable of confronting internal subversion , or as an astute move aimed at allowing the guerrillas to save face and disarm before taking up seats in the Constitutional Assembly . |
| 9 | You are all alone ; no one will interfere ; in a college no one helps your studies ( although your best friend may do the opposite and interfere by dropping in for a chat ) . |
| 10 | Use the special ready-mixed adhesive recommended and hang by butting up one tile to the next . |
| 11 | Archbishop Eames said today he hoped the meeting would examine ways of reducing sectarianism and look at drawing up an ‘ agenda for peace ’ . |
| 12 | And last to brought off … |
| 13 | The other task in July for Xu — he is one of China 's most highly regarded chefs , consultants and writers , the Chinese equivalent of Victor Ceserani — was to teach the Norwich staff and advise on setting up the course . |
| 14 | SIR — More and more goalkeepers are emulating Beasant and Grobbelaar by coming out of their area to act as sweepers . |
| 15 | I stir , and think about getting out of bed . |
| 16 | Its discovery was the result of prolonged studies of the microbes which exist in soil and survive by breaking down the remains of plants and animals , and by competition with each other . |
| 17 | I tried to interest both David and Hermione in coming up to Scotland where I lived and to play , would you believe , in ‘ Puss in Boots ’ . |
| 18 | The Americans trailed by two sets to Hlasek and Rosset before hitting back for a 6-7 , 6-7 , 7-5 , 6-1 6-2 victory . |
| 19 | Tagg looked for prompt and well-considered short lists of candidates , shrewd advice and help in drawing up the brief and specification , and some form of guarantee and after-sales service . |
| 20 | The United States , or to be more precise , US capital , was clearly gaining if it could borrow at 1½ per cent and invest in setting up or buying businesses in Europe , which would earn a much greater rate of profit . |
| 21 | For instance , if you say , ‘ Donna , if you do not think first , but lash out at your sister , I will not allow you to go to the fairground with me ’ , her resolve to think first and desist from hitting out will be strengthened . |
| 22 | You can choose which individual member fights the monster , but forget about ganging up on him . |