Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] the [noun sg] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 The other is holding a grey Government-issue ballpoint above the label on the cover , as motionless as a lizard , waiting to strike down into the space next to the word Subject .
2 At the end of the day it is good to be able to think that as you step back to look at the work — especially if you remember to get down from the ladder first .
3 MATT EDWARDS used the Coca-Cola Cup to finally come in from the wilderness last night .
4 Julia sat down in the chair next to David 's and let him pour her a cup of cooling tea .
5 and erm they had this one down in the shop next to er
6 I sit down on the floor next to Marie and look round .
7 Kiah sat down on the floor next to Rilla .
8 erm and er in the meantime , we had some lino down on the kitchen last year and they keep saying they 're going to send a new one and they have n't and they have n't .
9 I sat down on the sofa next to her and patted her hand .
10 ‘ I have n't forgotten how the Dalesfolk talk , you see , Mam , ’ she teased , as she sat down on the bench next to her mother .
11 The priest sat down on the bench next to him .
12 Guy sat down on the bench next to Isabel , casting a quick glance down at her .
13 He hopped out of the water and sat down on the bank next to Anabelle .
14 He immediately lay down on the ground next to the tomb , and looked fast asleep .
15 Then , before she realised it , they had stopped and she was pushed down to the ground next to Sung , her back to him .
16 like for a kick off , he went down to the skip last Saturday , the tip , we had , er he was clearing out the back yard , he took some rubble and boxes and things down there , and he was talking to the fellow there they said oh , he said er they were shutting this skip , er they 're moving it down the road and you 'll have to pay , you 'll have to pay to tip your rubbish
17 Finish by saying ‘ now all fall over ’ and , as you do it , you lean in to the person next to you and everyone will fall over like a row of dominoes .
18 I think Paul Reaney would have had a job settling in to the defence last year .
19 That was why they had hoped he would drop in to the meeting next door .
20 Then I was down at the Chough last night and everyone was on about it .
21 Carol gave him his tea then sat down at the table next to Plummer , who carried on eating .
22 ‘ Let's just check in at the hostel first , OK ? ’
23 You 're on , ’ said Susan , leading the way through to the studio next door .
24 Oh , no , I was n't down by the river , I was over on the side next to the road .
25 There was no Madame Eglantine , only a garrulous old man who chattered like a magpie , took the package and said he would hand it over to the lady next time she visited the place .
26 She went easily , her trembling legs no longer capable of supporting her , watching in silence as he strode over to the table next to the window embrasure and stood with his back to her , leaning both fists on the oak surface .
27 And such a change from that of Leo Beenhakker , the urbane Dutchman from whom Toshack took over at the Bernabeu last summer .
28 first action on Goals Extra tomorrow tea-time … the live game on sunday comes from Filbert Street … it 's Leicester against Peterborough … we 're off to the rugby next … the big local game tomorrow is at Kingsholm … its Gloucester against Bristol …
29 My brain went some way up through the gear-box next morning as I padded downstairs to collect my pint of gold top .
30 They looked into one another 's eyes , and kissed with a great tenderness , as though they had to make up for the anger last time .
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