Example sentences of "[adv prt] [coord] [vb past] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | With Gide and many others in mind , Said observes that virtually no European writer who wrote on or travelled to the Orient in the period after 1800 exempted himself or herself from a quest for sexual experience unobtainable in Europe : |
| 2 | The bombers could be brought down or exploded in the air by Surface-to-Air Missiles and SAMS were being turned out like sausages , according to Khrushchev , in order to ring Moscow and other cities . |
| 3 | For example in Estate Agents documents the phrases ‘ within easy walking distance ’ and ‘ sought after ’ are very common , and for use in such a context , these would be included in or added to the compound lexicon . |
| 4 | Numerous chapels are set in or added to the walls but the chief area for this is the chevet . |
| 5 | All the windows were broken and came in and landed on the people working . ’ |
| 6 | Thus , to the primary objective : the production of a new OED for the twenty-first century ; we must add a second objective : the electronic handling and delivery of the information contained in and added to the OED , so that the latter is able to be altered in response to changes in the language . |
| 7 | But after he sat down and thought about it he came in and apologised to the lads . ’ |
| 8 | He made sure they were both tucked in and went to the door . |
| 9 | He did n't even knock but just walked right in and went through the house looking to see if we had anything of value to part with before we could receive any relief . |
| 10 | A Japanese man came in and asked about the china ducks . |
| 11 | Schellenberg told Rossman to go in and walked along the corridor . |
| 12 | The student will develop the skills and knowledge required to process client requirements for air travel sold in and ticketed in the UK for journeys both within the UK and originating from the UK ( SITI ) . |
| 13 | Sister Cooney came in and snapped on the light . |
| 14 | Without the slightest hesitation , he took two hops to the water , waded in and swam across the deep , still pool . |
| 15 | but I never pushed in and stood on the stage , look I 've done all this ! |
| 16 | A third Algerian wearing European dress walked in and stood behind the counter . |
| 17 | That was a great cross by , did absolut did absolutely magnificent , he controlled the ball he turned left footed shot in and hit against the post , very very unfortunate fo for Blackburn but then I suppose Shrewsbury deserve a little bit of luck . |
| 18 | When she 'd gone , we were bustled in and raced up the stairs . |
| 19 | He said that unless Niki gave in and raced on the terms offered , he was going to go with Keke the following year . |
| 20 | A woman walked in and sat at the middle of the counter — Maxim had chosen the furthest end . |
| 21 | Jamie came in and sat on the couch next to my chair . |
| 22 | Even old Florence had been brought in and sat in the most comfortable armchair while they talked . |
| 23 | Anne reached in and turned on the lights . |
| 24 | A third-year nurse came in and turned on the radio . |
| 25 | Knocker 's bored looking battered features brightened as Yanto walked in and leaned on the well used but polished bar . |
| 26 | I was in charge of weekly wages and organized shifts and hours , as well as keeping a check on the quantities of tomatoes brought in and weighed at the entrance of the factory . |
| 27 | The building they stayed in and entered from the ( largely unchanged ) foreshore may now be found behind a later front ; the walls of the Raasay House Johnson slept in are held prisoner within the nineteenth-century accreted façade ; one or two corridors may be seen and touched . |
| 28 | And I only found this out when I went in and talked to the station manager , and he looked very confused . |
| 29 | Don Mini gave a signal and in five seconds Swan swooped down and landed on the tree . |
| 30 | I sat down and leant against the wall , trying to decide what to do . |