Example sentences of "[adv prt] [adv] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A belief in daemons or evil spirits led on naturally to a need for exorcists ; exorcism , it is reasonable to assume , became one of the priestly functions . |
| 2 | when the business of the partnership can be carried on only at a loss ; |
| 3 | He may be mistaken in his choice of means , but it is against nature that he should wish harm to his kingdom ’ A unified and consistent policy , it was often contended , could be carried on only by a monarch , not by a group of ministers each of whom had his own axe to grind ( this was a favourite argument of Frederick II in particular ) . |
| 4 | Come on in for a cup of tea … " |
| 5 | Rose walked on thoughtfully for a bit , then she turned to Hilary and said : ‘ You went to see your mother last week , did n't you ? ’ |
| 6 | Which brings us on nicely to a discussion of pyroclastic rocks themselves . |
| 7 | Therefore if during this first shopping trip of your preparation phase you want to pop in somewhere for a drink and a snack ( assuming that this is fairly usual for you ) , go ahead and do it . |
| 8 | I also set up snares and trip-wires linked to glass bottles in the grass on the dunes over the creek , so that if anybody tried to sneak up they would either catch themselves or snag the wire , pulling the bottle out of its hole in the sand and down on to a stone . |
| 9 | He moved to her side and took her hand , pulling her down on to a sofa facing his brother . |
| 10 | Shrugging off the severely cut navy blue linen jacket of her new designer suit , she tossed it over on top of her briefcase , before sinking down on to a sofa and sighing with relief as she slipped off her high-heeled blue court shoes . |
| 11 | ‘ I told you to sit down ! ’ he ground out through clenched teeth , and when she did n't immediately obey him he placed his hands on her shoulders , pushing her firmly down on to a sofa . |
| 12 | Harry had worked as tirelessly as his sister for the last few days ; now he sank down on to a stool beside his cannon out of sheer weakness , and began to weep at the thought of the wasted powder and the wasted water resulting from this misfortune . |
| 13 | I was feeling so tired that I just sank down on to a bench , and — ’ |
| 14 | Robyn sank down on to a chair . |
| 15 | Only Mr Kenneth Baker , secretary of state for education , said promptly , ’ more money and put in successfully for a rise in the science-research budget . |
| 16 | ‘ I suppose you think that your father and I have scrimped and saved to give you children a good education so that you can waste your time and money at the pictures , ’ said Mrs Mallory , pressing down fiercely on a handkerchief . |
| 17 | But you 'll find them graced with looks which would complement a modern apartment or blend in self-confidently with a farmhouse kitchen . |
| 18 | I I certainly did n't go in in in in with a rank on my shoulder , I went in as a recruit . |
| 19 | And er and when that was been in the field whatever days , depending on the weather , if you 'd got a good dry summer well you 'd perhaps take it in in after a week , you see ? |
| 20 | was approved by the majority of the House of Lords in In re A Company [ 1981 ] A.C. 374 . |
| 21 | After my divorce , we seemed to get along better for a while . |
| 22 | In some places the eight-foot line runs along halfway up a hill , and if a valley floor is narrow , it can significantly double the supposed area of benefit . |
| 23 | ‘ The Sierra , despite being more roomy and having a 2.3-litre motor , gets along nicely on a lot less . |
| 24 | We sat down together at a café table and went through some of them together . |
| 25 | Just sitting down together as a family to draft an agreement can encourage analysis and co-operation . |
| 26 | One law for the rich and another for the poor , as the two systems can be made to seem , are laid down together in a book which commemorates a desertion , on the author 's part , of the rich for the poor . |
| 27 | So I 've put us all in together as a group entry — sorry , Rainbow , not you , bubbeleh , you 're under the age limit — and I have costumes for you three girls upstairs . ’ |
| 28 | Sitting down opposite without a word he picked up the glass and emptied the contents down his throat . |
| 29 | Kenya has about one million flamingos living around lakes Nakuru and Bogoria , a major tourist attraction , and the species ' survival is not said to be threatened by the epidemic , which is expected to die down in about a month . |
| 30 | Urquhart sauntered along thoughtfully for a moment , stopped and turned to face her . |