Example sentences of "[adv prt] [noun] 's [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ True it is that we ai n't in the habit of entertaining the likes of you , sir , most of the gentry as stops here in Newark preferring to bait down Saracen 's Head with that there Mr Thompson , but — ’ |
| 2 | Gabby came bowling down Jim 's driveway in a truck . |
| 3 | In the following days , however , the Argentinian Foreign Ministry , anxious not to impair the improved climate of relations with the UK [ for 1990 restoration of diplomatic relations see p. 37245 ] , toned down Menem 's proposal for arbitration , suggesting that it was one option among several . |
| 4 | Last night , Barnet assistant manager Eddie Stein turned down Flashman 's offer of Fry 's job on a full-time basis , although he will do it temporarily until the New Year , when the offer might be made again . |
| 5 | Shirtliff nodded down Wilson 's corner for Hirst to score the second and the Wednesday striker would have collected his 20th of the season but for a fine one-handed save by Marriott . |
| 6 | She ran across the clearing and tugged down Victorine 's scarf from the tree . |
| 7 | She turned down Tracey 's offer of another drink , and agreed to speak to him again that evening . |
| 8 | Topaz walked down Lovat 's drive in a daze . |
| 9 | Rex threw down Laura 's weapon for the second time and stuck 'em up . |
| 10 | After he had bowed himself out of the room , Cynthia remained behind and , taking pen and paper , took down Dorothy 's letter to ha dictation . |
| 11 | It is potentially hugely divisive given the Scottish party 's left-wing sensibilities , but less so if working-class traditionalists like Clarke can go down Smith 's route to modernity . |
| 12 | However , there is more than a chance that Brewer will take over Gary 's role as captain , and Alan 's place on the blindside of the scrum . |
| 13 | By 1715 when the syndicate took over Savery 's part of the patent there were engines in use in Staffordshire , Warwickshire , Cornwall and Flintshire . |
| 14 | Motorola Inc 's semiconductor chief James Norling is moving to Europe to head up Motorola Europe , Middle East and Africa , succeeding David Bartram , who is retiring June 30 after 32 years : Thomas George , executive vice-president and assistant general manager of the Semiconductor Products group , will take over Norling 's post on April 1 . |
| 15 | In the resulting reshuffle Klaus Kinkel became Foreign Minister , while Möllemann took over Genscher 's post of Vice-Chancellor in addition to the Economics portfolio , and Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger ( FDP ) took over from Kinkel as Justice Minister . |
| 16 | At the orders of Moussa Traoré , who was a lieutenant when he took over Mali 's government in 1968 , soldiers fired on rioting crowds . |
| 17 | Lee Kuan Yew 's son Lee Hsien Loong took over Goh 's post as PAP first assistant secretary-general and remained a Deputy Prime Minister ; however , he had given up the Trade and Industry portfolio in mid-November after announcing that he was undergoing treatment for cancer . |
| 18 | Was this his way of asking her to take over Lotta 's place in his life ? |
| 19 | He next took over SIS 's organization in Switzerland . |
| 20 | From about 1563 until his death in 1590 they were held by Charles Fox , although he had to share the Signet with John Dudley ; and in 1590 Fox was succeeded by Fulke Greville , who had already taken over Dudley 's share of the Signet and had acquired reversions to the Clerkship of the Council in 1577 and the Secretaryship in 1583 . |
| 21 | However , long before Merrill reached London she regained her composure , and she handed over Luke 's passport without a blink , seeing no necessity to tell him that she 'd had to search his house for it . |
| 22 | At the time Alkar was audited by Grant Thornton , but Arthur Young , WG 's auditor , took over Alkar 's audit after the acquisition . |
| 23 | , John ( c. 1590–1651 ) , royal gun-founder and patentee , was born in Chiddingstone , Kent , about 1590 , the son of Thomas Browne , founder of iron ordnance to Queen Elizabeth I and James I. He joined his father 's thriving business , although not apprenticed in ironmaking , and took over Thomas 's patent in 1615 . |
| 24 | Clinton fought off Bush 's campaign of dirty tricks to win the heart of the nation . |
| 25 | Destabilisation of the German economy could kill off Europe 's hope of getting out of the recession . |
| 26 | To start off Changez 's career in the grocery business , Anwar instructed him to work on the till , where you could get by with only one arm and half a brain . |
| 27 | He had an impeccable record of anti-Turkish activity , from the time he had enlisted in Major Mihaljević 's forces at the age of twenty , fighting with the hajduks after the Austrian desertion in 1791 , and serving as an officer in the Serbian militia which fought off Pazvantoglu 's attack in 1797 . |
| 28 | What I will say , though , is that I think we killed off Kilmarnock 's challenge at the week-end and , if we do n't go up now , we should be put up against a wall and shot . ’ |
| 29 | Thieves drive off mother 's car with baby in back seat |
| 30 | That would leave him little time to blend in with his new team-mates before they take on Luxembourg 's Spora in the opening round of the UEFA Cup . |