Example sentences of "[adv prt] [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Carry On goes in a seven-year cycle . |
| 2 | Or would it be a sign of still greater maturity for their staff to go on contributing to a national system , a system in which the collaboration of the entire academic community could raise standards higher and judge quality more surely ? |
| 3 | She then went on to appear before a packed lecture theatre at the Physicians Hall to receive her award and the Edinburgh Medal from the Lord Provost and to deliver the traditional Edinburgh Medal Address . |
| 4 | And their arousal is so intense that if the owl finally departs they will still go on mobbing for a long while afterwards , as though they can not calm down to a normal level of activity until some considerable time has passed . |
| 5 | These redundancies are necessary if we are to maintain the business and carry on trading as a viable operation , ’ he said . |
| 6 | Murdoch McKillop , joint receiver from accountants Arthur Andersen , said the 1,600 job losses at the five UK plants had to made ‘ to maintain the business and carry on trading as a viable operation ’ . |
| 7 | It would appear they carried on trading from a different address some time beyond that date , though exactly when they stopped has yet to be established . |
| 8 | Inside FI , it was known that Emerson could have gone on driving for a major team and many thought it a pity that he had not stuck to doing what he knew best . |
| 9 | Watching the Trooper disappear up the road , I reckon it could go on trooping for a long time yet at the right price , with very little needing doing . |
| 10 | Both partner horses whose careers took down turns after a promising start and now need to prove themselves again . |
| 11 | We obeyed and went in to sit in a sombre half-circle round the fire . |
| 12 | Ray Shepherd looked up at them as coolly as if he had just driven in to work on a routine day . |
| 13 | They 're invited in to talk about a particular thing that 's coming in , about noise or about rats in the basement or about how to , and the interviewer has a very vague idea it 's a topic he 's heard it , he 's thought about it , he thinks it 's a local thing , and he 's actually trying to get something out of it in a sense . |
| 14 | Now I 'm not I 'm asking is whether its shareholders could write in to apply for a concessionary ticket to Alton Towers and get a reduced price if they so wish . |
| 15 | The house they lived in belonged to a German lady , a Miss Wacker , who had been home in her own country when war broke out and was unable to return . |
| 16 | He had scarcely settled to work when his stepmother came in followed by a sad-eyed little King Charles spaniel who immediately began exploring the corners of the room . |
| 17 | A bumpy ride : Major flies in to fight for a key marginal . |
| 18 | When a pupil came in asking for a special book , he would rush and find it before Mr Crangle . |
| 19 | He came in running like a fat sow , his uniform 's half burned off his fucking back . ’ |
| 20 | Winning the toss and putting Knutsford in to bat on a damp wicket gave leftarmer Mike Cross the chance to shine with 4–19 . |
| 21 | But I would hope , I mean it has given me the the wish to go on living in a similar kind of situation . |
| 22 | Appearing on the tape proved too much of a millstone for most bands and The Wedding Present were the only ones that carried on developing at a reasonable pace . |
| 23 | Puzzled by the incident , she went on , but less than a dozen paces further on came to a sharp stop . |
| 24 | Then , as he goes on listening for a few weeks , looking carefully at ever-new pictures of different cases , a tentative understanding will dawn on him ; he will gradually forget about the ribs and begin to see the lungs . |
| 25 | Then it goes on to look at a second play , B , and the replies to that . |
| 26 | There is currently another ‘ Al Jolson ’ in Glasgow who would be better off singing in a silent movie , so it is important to remember that there was only ever one real ‘ Al ’ , and he regaled Glasgow with ‘ Mammy ’ and the rest in real sound for a six-week run . |
| 27 | She waited for a moment and then walked off to stand in a different part of the ship . |
| 28 | I used to stagger off to work like a complete zombie until I decided to take a lesson from the Chinese . |
| 29 | But beleaguered boss Graham Taylor asked if the pressure was off replied with a wry smile : ‘ Not really . ’ |
| 30 | With food around , surfaces should bc as practical as possible : choose flooring which will not show crumbs and can be mopped up easily ; sideboards should bc provided with protective covers if they are not heatproof ; traditional polished tables might look good , but with children around , you may be better off going for a heatproof , scrubbable surface which can be wiped over quickly ; upholstery should be washable ; wallpaper need not be as tough as the vinyl-coated varieties . |