Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm then it goes on about quite a bit of this Erm perception and decoding of the speech style er talking about er Martin and Giles . |
| 2 | IT really annoyed me to see leaders of the public service unions on TV going on about how a pay freeze would be unacceptable to their members . |
| 3 | She 's not Jewish but she erm was going on about how a lot of Channing people had started going and stuff and they 're all JPs basically . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , the negotiations between the three publishers jostling for position went on for over a year without reaching a conclusion : ‘ It was very difficult to find common ground and make sure that everyone had their fair share . ’ |
| 5 | I 've got ta try hand it on for over a year then I went to live again . |
| 6 | A major Cabinet dispute rumbled on for nearly a year . |
| 7 | He 'd had to walk on for quite a bit after that and it was quite late in the day when it occurred to him that the villagers had probably been just having a joke with him and that they would no doubt be feeling anxious by then and starting to worry . |
| 8 | The Factor named a price , Antinou countered and so it went on for quite a while . |
| 9 | This went on for quite a while before it spoke again . |
| 10 | Efforts to find a suitable site for the Vintage & Rotary Wing Collection , with workshops in Stoke-on-Trent , have been going on for quite a while , but the reaction has always been negative — we even had the comment that ‘ We do n't want an aircraft scrapyard here ! ’ |
| 11 | But this was this big case was on you know , and it went on A big lawsuit it went on for quite a while . |
| 12 | oh I 've had a bit of a day or erm ooh , whatever it is , and erm I said to myself I am making allowances for being tired and getting , getting on a bit , you know , and that went on for quite a while actually until I said to myself I 'm making up allowances you know , I 'm |
| 13 | But we kept this on for quite a number of years . |
| 14 | The power struggle went on for about a minute , then the Archon sat down . |
| 15 | I think it was probably a ring , that sort of like went on for about a minute or so , |
| 16 | The shelling went on for about an hour then almost complete silence descended on the area as I continued to stare to my front . |
| 17 | Leave on for about an hour , then shampoo thoroughly . |
| 18 | The fight went on for about an hour . |
| 19 | ‘ It went on for about an hour , and although we could n't see anything we could feel what was happening to them . |
| 20 | The good thing about it was , it was only on for about an hour . |
| 21 | It was not until the bombing had been going on for almost a week that the Iraqi foreign minister issued a protest . |
| 22 | When large crowds gathered for an illegal rave last year at Castlemorton Common in Worcestershire , some critics suggested the easy availability of benefits was one factor in allowing the event to drag on for almost a week . |
| 23 | When large crowds gathered for an illegal rave last year at Castlemorton Common in Worcestershire , some critics suggested the easy availability of benefits was one factor in allowing the event to drag on for almost a week . |
| 24 | It 's not all good : you can never find a toothbrush in our house and you dare n't put your keys down for even an instance . |
| 25 | But , er , so hopefully Michelle will get this next Tracey 's position , and obviously sort of in in the meantime and providing her position comes up they are bringing in a Telesales County Secretary , which was n't gon na come in for about a year cos they wanted to sort of like , trial it , but now they 've decided if that 's what they want the position to do erm it 'll probably happen in the next two months and they said for me to go for it from our division , so I said right , okay . |
| 26 | The first time you use your Steamatic in the bathroom you could be in for quite a surprise . |
| 27 | The company came in for quite a bit of stick with their new version of the Escort and if the Mondeo had not been well received they could have been in real trouble . |
| 28 | They have come in for quite a bit of stick , particularly when they 've been dealing with rape cases . |
| 29 | Meanwhile , those officials in the finance ministry and the Bank of Japan who still equate a strong yen with a strong economy may be in for quite a shock . |
| 30 | ‘ She 'll be in for quite a shock on her wedding night , poor little kid . ’ |