Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] a [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a March speech at the Hotel Cecil he laid down a plan of submitting food taxes — the most controversial item — to a referendum . |
| 2 | The getaway driver , in a blue Ford , laid down a burst of suppressing fire , forcing the bodyguards to dive for cover . |
| 3 | Mel Chin ( USA , b. 1951 ) laid down a field of plants which extract heavy metals from the ground by a process called hyperaccumulation , in his ‘ Revival field Netherlands : simultaneous replicated field experiments ’ . |
| 4 | Then you laid down a bed of branches . |
| 5 | Major-General Frank Kitson , writing in 1977 , laid down a code of basic principles for the guidance of a government fighting terrorism . |
| 6 | It may happen when parents have indoctrinated their children , that is , laid down a set of beliefs without allowing the children freedom to think for themselves and to come up with their own reactions . |
| 7 | I was manhandled to my feet , unchained , then led down a flight of steps , lit by bare bulbs , to the inner section . |
| 8 | The only injury Crawford sustained in making the second series was when he stubbed his finger while inside a wardrobe that tumbled down a flight of stairs in an episode about Frank attending an RAF reunion . |
| 9 | He strolled forward , and Sabine fought down a prickle of apprehension . |
| 10 | He checked his mirrors , changed down a couple of gears and shot the Missile past the Renault . |
| 11 | She beat down a gush of self-pity , knuckling away tears as she slid gingerly from the bed to make for the bathroom again . |
| 12 | She sucked in a double-lungful of air and screamed , but not in pain . |
| 13 | Designed by John Carr of York and built over a period of thirteen years between 1759 and 1772 , its spectacular interior boasts exquisite plasterwork ceilings by the Scottish architect Robert Adam decorated by Angelica Kaufman , Biagio Rebecca and Antonio Zucchi . |
| 14 | He peered over a rampart of cushions . |
| 15 | Four Minor Project schools were selected for closer investigation by the evaluation team and visited over a period of one or two days . |
| 16 | Gradually , collaborative writing ( writing in pairs , threes , fours and sustained over a number of sessions ) began to increase . |
| 17 | As the train thundered over a set of points he steadied himself against her seat for a moment , then wandered off down the aisle . |
| 18 | Nearing the noise he was not surprised to find Tock bent over a bag of tools . |
| 19 | The parricide committed by human beings occurred over a period of perhaps thousands of years , and was repeated innumerable times all over the globe , for it was the primal horde that marked humanity off from nature , and began the social , historical and cultural evolution of man . |
| 20 | The plagues probably occurred over a period of about a year . |
| 21 | If the damage occurred over a period of time , there is no cover . |
| 22 | To avoid settlement problems at this location a surcharge embankment was constructed and monitored over a period of 8 months . |
| 23 | He caught over a stone of roach , which was about 200 per cent more than any normal angler would have managed . |
| 24 | His tutorials were always stimulating and ranged over a variety of subjects . |
| 25 | I think I 'll have a beer tonight Knock , give the jake a rest , ’ said Yanto ‘ Suit yourself , ’ Knocker replied , and drew off a pint of bitter , which he held up to the light . |
| 26 | And underneath the story started : Gallant young Dr Kit Masters , Oxford Boxing Blue , beat off a gang of three Blackshirts when he found them attacking an old man who ran a tailor 's shop . |
| 27 | DAMON HILL beat off a string of top Formula One drivers , including new Williams-Renault team-mate Alain Prost , to record the fastest time in testing at France 's Signes circuit . |
| 28 | She let off a salvo of three guns , spaced so that the first ball fell well in front of the Genoese ship . |
| 29 | During an overnight assault through the Alps we bounced off a wall of snow but , luckily , only lost the number on the driver 's door . |
| 30 | His sketching speed was amply illustrated at our meeting : at the request of The Independent photographer for a cartoon to be positioned against a picture of him , within seconds a huge Asterix bounced off a sheet of paper . |