Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] a [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Mendoros joined in the early days , taken on as a quality engineer by GE acting on behalf of HAI . |
| 32 | However , the Scots launched a spirited recovery in the second half against a very powerful side made up of former and future Wallaby internationals and , especially after David Sole came on as a replacement prop , they took complete control of the match , running in four excellent tries in an exciting 24–24 draw . |
| 33 | Recriminations over the sound and an equivocal audience response ( some pogoed , most stared blankly on as a repeat offender dove on to dance to ‘ Motown Junk ’ ) sees the set and with the bass ricocheting off the backdrop , the drum kit going down to a repeated kicking and singer James making messy love to his gorgeous white Gibson . |
| 34 | For this reason , it should not be looked on as an end user language . |
| 35 | At a show in a dilapidated disco in Barrow-in-Furness , I went on after a community pantomime , in which the wicked witch — a local Labour councillor — was booed off by trade unionists involved in industrial action . |
| 36 | Two robbers both with guns had got in through a kitchen window and were threatening to kill him . |
| 37 | Two robbers , both with guns , had got in through a kitchen window and were threatening to kill him . |
| 38 | Intruders at the Bull and Dog pub in Greatham , near Hartlepool , stole £920 from the vending and gaming machines after getting in through a groundfloor window . |
| 39 | A lay brother let us in through a postern gate where others took care of our horses and baggage . |
| 40 | Yesterday Mike Dodd , of the authority 's finance department , said the thieves broke in through a store room window . |
| 41 | They had got in through a cellar window at the back and made their way up to a small office on the third landing where , according to Cyril , the sole employee had been there man and boy until he became fossilized and had to be removed feet first from his station . |
| 42 | I drive in through a side entrance of the Royal Academy and queue , surrounded by other artists . |
| 43 | And if you were caught letting somebody in through a ground floor window about eleven o'clock a night , that , that was it . |
| 44 | ‘ I would n't wear muddy hunting boots if I was going to climb in through a bedroom window and murder a lady , ’ said Ethel . |
| 45 | Anne reportedly dug her heels in during a family conference at Balmoral . |
| 46 | We have n't put him down for a nursery school- ! |
| 47 | Then , and only then , begin the side-slip and use up sufficient height to be sure that full airbrake will be more than adequate to get down for a spot landing . |
| 48 | Shirts that left Comme des Garçons with a one-hundred-pound price tag will be knocked down for a bargain price ; and a man 's shirt that looks good on a woman will cost more than the men-only variety . |
| 49 | Just one of the six keyboards on test came close to meeting the criteria I initially laid down for a replacement keyboard , the Fuller FDS. Even here the poor workmanship left much to be desired . |
| 50 | Sarah Murray was recently turned down for a catwalk show because her walk was n't suitable . |
| 51 | Er when we have erm when you come down for , you know if if if we decide that this is for you , er when you come down for a training course they expect to see a car . |
| 52 | He was turned down for an insurance policy on the grounds that he was too old . |
| 53 | But ‘ the social worker put her name down for an EMI bed — eventually her name came to the top of the waiting list , and the social worker put her in . |
| 54 | ‘ Good , Fox is on remand in Saughton , I 'll get him brought down for an ID parade , Strathclyde will bring Dalton through for us . |
| 55 | A yard or so up the line from the bomb a swivel or ring is tied in as a back stop . |
| 56 | It is a rare example of a Scottish company that went to the edge in the early 1980s ( Lord Tombs of Rolls-Royce was brought in as a company doctor to turn it around ) and emerge stronger on the other side as well as maintaining Scottish roots . |
| 57 | She had walked in as a cookery demonstration for Korean housewives was under way . |
| 58 | She had walked in as a cookery demonstration for Korean housewives was under way . |
| 59 | If you can take a member of the family with you to stand in as a practise subject , so much the better . |
| 60 | ‘ The Fringe Show , our evening classes and our monthly fleamarket are part of our aim to inform the public about the Centre and get them coming in as a starting point for integration . |