Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [adv] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shrews keeper Steve Perks pushed a Mick Tait piledriver round the post after only eight minutes , and then the keeper got down well to make an identical save from a left foot shot by Steve Gaughan . |
| 2 | Fifteen minutes into the second half , the ball was played out of defence , down the left by Rob Madgwick to Tony Clarke and his cross found Joe O'Shea who headed in decisively to end a splendid three-man move and put Millers level . |
| 3 | The mixture was heated to 90°C and cooled down slowly to form the hybrids . |
| 4 | From the 1930s , on the other hand , the big insurance companies moved in strongly to fill the gap between the state pension and the standard of living for which most workers hoped , setting up occupational pension schemes for firms on a contract basis . |
| 5 | At the foot of the laddered tunnel , the Doctor bent over curiously to examine the glowing ball . |
| 6 | The gastropodic semi-automaton moved over reverentially to polish the section of ancient riveted floor where the two Marines had stood for a while . |
| 7 | Before we came down here to clean the caravan . |
| 8 | ‘ To come straight to the point , I drove down here to make a suggestion . |
| 9 | At 2200 the casualty refloated herself under her own power , but as the rudder was jammed the lifeboat came in again to secure a towline from the casualty 's bow to keep her off the sand . |
| 10 | I disremember if it was October or November — it was October , 'cos it was before I came up here to join the matriculation class . ’ |
| 11 | Wright slowed the pace down with telling effect to romp through the second game , but Wallace came back strongly to take the third . |
| 12 | United came back again to claim the point . |
| 13 | He was often away a fortnight or three weeks at a time , but he came back here to use the cleaner . ’ |
| 14 | David McCann ( Phoenix CC ) , who had been 6th at the turn in 10.10 , came back quicker to take the bronze in 22.39 . |
| 15 | David McCann ( Phoenix CC ) , who had been sixth at the turn in 10.10 came back quicker to take the bronze in 22.39 . |
| 16 | David McCann ( Phoenix CC ) , who had been sixth at the turn in 10.10 came back quicker to take the bronze in 22.39 . |
| 17 | She thawed out sufficiently to allow a wintry suggestion of a smile to appear . |
| 18 | I came out here to do a job , Signor de Sciorto … ’ |
| 19 | I came out here to have a little fun skiing quietly round , and here you are , attempting to barge your way into my life all over again . |
| 20 | In a hectic 64th minute spell Collins headed the ball back to midfielder Martin Murray who completely fluffed a header and Gardiner raced in only to blast the ball over . |
| 21 | In our natural history ( as elsewhere later in science ) it turned out best to adapt an existing language ; but the man who did it , Ligneous , in the middle of the eighteenth century , came from Sweden . |
| 22 | About a dozen protesters , including Labour MP Tam Dalyell , turned out yesterday to defend a 5,000-year-old burial ground from developers who want to put up a radio mast for mobile phones . |
| 23 | The tow was made fast , and paid out enough to keep the casualty synchronised on the second wave astern of the lifeboat , before a course was set to clear The Lizard . |
| 24 | I stayed up late to clear things up , and got up early to do the same thing . |
| 25 | Perhaps he has just waited to see what was emerging and then stepped in quickly to take the initiative and carry forward the proposal which he has sensed is about to emerge . |
| 26 | Walesa stepped in personally to halt a strike on June 10 by the country 's 200 air traffic controllers who demanded salaries comparable with colleagues in other European countries . |
| 27 | Zamora — he 's probably related to the guy Wayne beat on his Los Angeles debut five weeks ago ( who knows ? ) — hung in gallantly to weather the storm and was warmly embraced by McCullough at the finish . |
| 28 | Mines were sunk , quarries excavated , and ironworks sprang up everywhere to exploit the new technique of smelting iron ore with coke , using limestone as a flux . |
| 29 | A late arrival came out between the automatic doors , stared at the queue , walked back inside to join the uniformed chauffeur who had been waiting and holding a card . |
| 30 | The barman swung around fast to catch the sight . |