Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] [adv prt] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But then , about one year in six , some fortunate swirl in the currents brings them back to the island where they first fell into the water a month earlier and at a high tide in December , a horde of tiny crablets no bigger than ants suddenly emerges from the waves and marches valiantly up the beach and on inland to restock the forest . |
| 2 | For what seems like an eternity ( but is in fact nearer ten seconds ) the unaccustomed g crushes me into the seat , my peripheral vision suffering as the nose climbs inexorably up the sky . |
| 3 | First of all the interest er it ranks higher up the hierarchy . |
| 4 | Predictions of how the duo will fare in America still vary , but one argument goes straight down the hole tonight . |
| 5 | Then the Trunchbull turned to us and said , ‘ From now on , anybody caught eating in class goes straight out the window . ’ |
| 6 | It 's not strong on positive imagery ; the front cover photo stares straight down the barrel of a gun ; and the book 's hero , D , is a crack-addicted rapist , killer and drug baron . |
| 7 | Experience , however , showed that employers have many priorities — such as making a profit , obtaining orders , producing orders at the right price — and that something which they are not compelled to do , particularly in circumstances where the economic climate is adverse , goes well down the list of priorities . |
| 8 | It is one of the few pubs in London where the landlord and his staff have mastered the art of pulling a really good pint of bitter : one with a creamy head which lasts right down the glass . |
| 9 | my head slips further down the seat , |
| 10 | Britain moves further down the table . |
| 11 | Many women make their grand entrance at Lincoln Center looking like exotic orchids dipped in diamonds and paint , while Mrs Guest walks briskly down the aisle in a pale cream cardigan suit . ’ |
| 12 | Instead of swallowing them , however , the eggs are taken into the vocal sac which is unusually large and extends right down the underside of the male 's body . |
| 13 | A short mile further on , the road passes over the stream , Ais Gill , issuing from the impressive limestone confines of White Kirk , hidden by the railway viaduct and unseen and unsuspected from the road which continues uneventfully down the valley and arrives at the compact little community of Outhgill . |
| 14 | Information flows freely up the organisation and decisions are taken , or at least initiated , at relatively low levels . |
| 15 | As Kavner 's hysteria mounts , Ephron ups the ante on the sucrose front and the whole mish-mash descends swiftly down the toilet . |
| 16 | It is also economical in terms of processing since partial interpretations are computed only once , and can be returned to if an alternative interpretation fails further down the line , thus guaranteeing that all possible parses are found . |
| 17 | Jess made a vague gesture with her hands : ‘ I dropped th'money , miss , and it rolled … oh … it went bouncing along … like little silver wheels straight down the crack between them flaps as covers cellars . |
| 18 | An hour later we tie up , and a small party departs stoically up the bank for Kom Ombo temple . |
| 19 | He runs straight up the stone steps leading to the terrace — it 's part of a small public garden — rounds the urn at the top , and comes face to face with her , with no idea at all inside his head as to what words will emerge from his mouth . |