Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] the [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I saw you there when I got off the airport bus . ’ |
| 2 | But the older men — forty and upwards — they got off the side walk and paced up and down the road — deferential . |
| 3 | The nursing staff said she got off the delivery table herself , and could not understand why she was ordered back to bed . |
| 4 | UNION leaders called for High Street banks to be taxed on the £500 million profit they made during the sterling crisis . |
| 5 | Two years ago I got through the guilt obstacle . |
| 6 | This Meeting consider that the sum appropriated for the Steam Boat last year would be best disposed of by carrying on works of utility to the Island … " |
| 7 | Worktwice , the rival firm which now has the fax number , say it merely applied for the fax number because it was told it had become available and are confident British Telecom acted in a right and proper manner . |
| 8 | It was a big disappointment to me that when I applied for the news editor 's job , I did n't get it . |
| 9 | It would be a mistake , however , to dismiss this aspect of the Liberal reform programme as being of no legislative or historical significance , at least in so far as the preceding details have revealed that the different schemes were the result of much thought and argument on the part of a number of interest groups , each of which cared about the transition process , believing it to be critical for the economic and moral welfare of working-class youth . |
| 10 | Educated at University College London ( 1879–83 ) in general science , Hatch qualified for the gold medal and Tuffnell scholarship in analytical chemistry in the intermediate science examination in 1881 . |
| 11 | ‘ That would be the case if Liverpool won the championship and Wales qualified for the World Cup . |
| 12 | They jogged round a corner , and found themselves in what passed for the town square of Dead Rat , Arizona . |
| 13 | The entries in the diary should be supported , wherever possible , by evidence such as copies of staffing schedules , menu sheets , stock records , reports , etc. produced during the working day . |
| 14 | In a game similar to that devised for the radio show Desert Island Discs , we listed those who would get one bullet from a six-gun , and placed them in order of preference , much in the way the FBI listed the top wanted men in the USA . |
| 15 | A competitor par excellence , Sarah passed six ‘ O ’ levels , rode for the school team at Hickstead , starred in amateur dramatic productions and swam for the school team . |
| 16 | The Lout eased the throttle on his scooter and leered through the exhaust smoke . |
| 17 | Too easy , he realised as the metal panel dropped behind him . |
| 18 | She banged the receiver down so hard the telephone skidded off the bedside table and clattered to the floor . |
| 19 | Particular problems arose as the baby boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s ‘ came of age ’ , with pressures on higher education , the job market and the housing stock . |
| 20 | I 'll keep you posted about the autumn training — provisionally planned for 20–21 November . |
| 21 | She looked away first , and pawed through the wicker basket , looking for something to fill the space between them . |
| 22 | When you asked about the phone call I tried to remember everything and I do n't know what else I could have told you . |
| 23 | Bodo asked about the building trade in West Germany , Herr Nordern about economic planning , Frau Nordern was curious about the social welfare services , and Paul asked about rock and roll , about which Karl modestly denied all knowledge . |
| 24 | The sailors then regrouped and on Saturday marched on the Exchange , which then doubled as the Town Hall , demanding increased wages and paraded around the town . |
| 25 | Larwood said Jardine motioned the field to the leg side ; Jardine said Larwood asked for the leg field . |
| 26 | Newcastle clearly had n't heard of Sunderland , so he asked for the Wearside number . |
| 27 | Last week , when drafts of the latest NIH report began to circulate , Dr Baltimore finally asked for the Cell paper to be retracted . |
| 28 | Partly as a result of this unexpected support , the band decided to release the Ukrainian Peel sessions on a 10-inch mini-LP , ‘ Ukrainski Vistupi V Johna Peela ’ , no doubt most fans just asked for The Wedding Present 's Ukrainian album . |
| 29 | Jeffrey had a word with Serevi , who to Townsend 's bewilderment , appeared at his shoulder and asked for the Gala teenager 's autograph . |
| 30 | She asked for the duty sergeant . |