Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [adv prt] the [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Neil sat her down in a chair opposite to his , and drew out the permanently set-up board on which she had frequently seen him working out problems . |
| 2 | A man stood between these with the barrow behind him , and came down the almost precipitous slopes with the momentum of a quarter of a ton of stone lifting him off his feet for yards at a time , the exertions of keeping the load under control leaving him breathless and throbbing . |
| 3 | ‘ Thank you again , ’ she said and handed back the now empty can , ‘ but I 've got to find my friend , the weirdo in the hat . |
| 4 | He did not stay for coffee but left the hotel and walked down the almost deserted main street . |
| 5 | Hazel and Blackberry turned and scuttled up the nearest run as though he had been a ferret . |
| 6 | Despite warnings of impenetrable ice , the crew of Knox-Johnston 's boat , the Suhaili , found the fjord clear and continued up the more problematic Watkins Fjord , dodging icebergs to reach the starting point for the climbing section of the expedition . |
| 7 | He turned his head away and picked up the newly arrived cognac . |