Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] one [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But just as the kettle was coming to the boil a black cloud billowed in through one of the open windows and enveloped the entire tea party . |
| 2 | He then climbed down again , and followed the coaxial cables across the roof to the point where they went over the rear wall of the building and in through one of the bedroom windows of the apartment next to his . |
| 3 | THE 138th Boat Race will go down as one of the classic encounters in the long history of the event . |
| 4 | When we triumph Appleton — do n't forget we shall mark you down as one of the War Criminals : DOWN WITH FACISTS , IMPERIALISTS AND THEIR LOUSY TOOLS . |
| 5 | Madonna is certain that her life and career will go down as one of the landmarks of history . |
| 6 | ‘ That Friday will go down as one of the most — if not the most important days in the history of our sport in this country , ’ said Bob Moffatt , President of Tennis Canada . |
| 7 | It 'll go down as one of the famous unsolved crimes of history . ’ |
| 8 | Er an and the the bloke who did it erm has got to go down as one of the ratbags of the year . |
| 9 | This game ; this day will go down as one of the blackest . |
| 10 | ENTRIES are pouring in for one of the region 's biggest sponsored cycling events — the Tour de Tendring , which will be held on May 9 . |
| 11 | Local league officials have stepped in after one of the men 's teams they beat protested : ‘ We were indecently assaulted . ’ |
| 12 | If they do so they will find a small lady 's reticule which has slipped down behind one of the seat coverings . |
| 13 | So what happened is that the literate women arranged their time so that every day they now have an hour set by to sit down with one of the illiterates and that 's how the literacy campaign is operating at the moment . |
| 14 | Those are the first ones you contact but you still have to sit down with one of the estate agents and say , Well look what sort of business do you give them ? |
| 15 | Just a walk in those woods , a move closer to the edge to peer down and enjoy the full Lake Tourist sensation of Beauty in Horror , a lost footing , a clutching at Mr Crump for help , a swinging of Mr Crump around , a letting of Mr Crump go down , down , down into one of the most favoured of the Lake Tourists ' sites . |
| 16 | Gaining the peaceful emptiness of her mother 's large sitting-room , with its windows overlooking the spectacular view over the water to Fort St Angelo , she sank down into one of the green chintz sofas and took stock of herself . |
| 17 | Scamp turned to reach down into one of the boxes of groceries that were scattered over the floor but I did n't see what he was after as Nevil was lifting me up by the shoulders . |
| 18 | He dropped ice into his glass and crossed to sink down into one of the nearby sofas . |
| 19 | I saw a red-haired man jump down from one of the branches as if he , too , was sickening of the scene and was preparing to leave . |
| 20 | In the garage Mr Carbert said he noticed an old rope hanging down from one of the beams . |
| 21 | Fine strike comes in from one of the substitutes , makes it three two , direct from the free kick and suddenly from being three nil up , into the last ten minutes it is three two . |
| 22 | She sat down in one of the box pews to the rear of the nave . |
| 23 | Franca sat down in one of the low plump chairs and began to cry . |
| 24 | I led him into the billiard room where I stoked the fire while he sat down in one of the leather chairs and began to remove his shoes . |
| 25 | The sort of problems the owners ’ party have had on this trip so far are a tap that wo n't stop dripping , a blind that wo n't stay down in one of the bedrooms , eh ? , and a lady who thought one of her suitcases had been stolen , only it turned up in someone else 's room . ’ |
| 26 | He took a few steps away and sat down in one of the room 's elegant easy chairs . |
| 27 | He did n't go home , but lay down in one of the rest rooms at the police station , asking to be called at once if there was any news . |
| 28 | She 's probably sitting down in one of the cloakrooms . |
| 29 | Once inside the door , however , she found that her leg was still too stiff and tingling to move properly , so she sat down in one of the pale , bentwood breakfast chairs … |
| 30 | One thing , thought Sally-Anne , looking around her , after Ma Bailey had set her down in one of the few chairs the room possessed , was that no one here had ever done any summer cleaning , nor spring , autumn nor winter cleaning either . |