Example sentences of "[adv prt] and a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a ramshackle club-house with its roof falling in and a rickety stand which rocked in the wind . |
| 2 | She peeped in and a friendly voice greeted her . |
| 3 | ‘ It represents a new way of thinking about the media world we live in and a new way of learning the skills of active engagement and critical reflection with all forms of modern media — television , video , film , radio , print , and the glue that binds them all together — advertising , ’ says Sister Elizabeth Thoman , Executive Director of the Center for Media and Values . |
| 4 | ‘ John was trying to buy two cans of beer from street vendors and was haggling with one of the women , when the other joined in and a real barney developed . ’ |
| 5 | The battle was also a landmark in the conduct of the war , for henceforth both sides dug in and a complex line of trenches soon stretched from the North Sea to the Swiss frontier . |
| 6 | A black and white fluffy cat in and a German pointer . |
| 7 | I also get a couple of good standby wines for friends and neighbours who might drop in and a super-cheap bottle or two of red ( try the supermarket £1.99 offers ) to make some delicious , warming mulled wine . |
| 8 | The old open fireplace had been boarded in and a single gas fire now burned in the hearth . |
| 9 | Another stun grenade was thrown in and a third soldier hurled himself through the window after it , before it had exploded . |
| 10 | The landing gear was put down and a final turn was made towards the runway , then the full flap extension of 500 was selected and the final checks completed before landing . |
| 11 | First there was a vague lightening of the sky ahead , then the drumming of the rain was less persistent , the lesser darkness in the heavens spread until it was over them , they could distinguish the greater irregularities of the ground , the last few drops of rain splashed down and a blissful silence spread around them broken only by the sibillations of the water draining away among the rocks and the splash of their sodden feet . |
| 12 | However , the assets are written down and a better measure of the true value of the company is the near £600m which the stock market puts on it . |
| 13 | ‘ This is a good place to sit down and a good time to sit , ’ said the Friar , ‘ for judging from the condition of the sun , we should eat a little . |
| 14 | Against Team Cotswold , Partners started slowly and went 5–0 down and a late recovery was not enough to save the set . |
| 15 | Many tales have been handed down and a great number of myths have been created around his memory . |
| 16 | ‘ He looked down and a faint smile touched his mouth . |
| 17 | Her stern was down and a sharp list helped us to cut loose the lifeboat , which dropped heavily into the water . |
| 18 | The crossplank was then converted into a sliding rest which moved up and down and a central strut was included , to be positioned according to the size of the canvas . |
| 19 | The crossplank was then converted into a sliding rest which moved up and down and a central strut was included , to be positioned according to the size of the canvas . |
| 20 | Kuhn argued that the comparatively long periods of normal science were punctuated by crises when the existing paradigms broke down and a new paradigm , and eventually orthodoxy , would become established ; the Copernican revolution was a prime example of this . |
| 21 | When the King of Ireland reached a certain age , he would have to step down and a new king be chosen . |
| 22 | So , if the business in which you work is expanding , but an associated employer 's business slims down and a long-serving employee of that other business is transferred to work for your company , resulting in your dismissal , you may be redundant . |
| 23 | The houses on the corner of Elmers End Road were pulled down and a large block of flats erected on the site . |
| 24 | The girl 's pink and white candy stripe skirt ( 26 stitches × 15 rows ) was removed on to a length of yarn so that the top could be drawn up and stitched in position around the waist ; the sides and hem of the skirt were then stitched down and a pink bow was added . |
| 25 | Dry cough at night worse ( < ) lying down and a loose cough in the morning . |
| 26 | She lay down and a sweet slumber came . |
| 27 | When you come to detailed programme planning , you need variety and balance and , if you have a great deal to get through and a concentrated message to communicate , you still have to break it up and give people a chance to relax their brains as well as their bodies . |
| 28 | It is a matter of public record that when a certain accident occurred only one day after the political pendulum had swung over and a new administration had taken office , an irate member of parliament demanded to know why the government had not taken steps to prevent such things taking place . |
| 29 | The ‘ let it rip ’ days of Nicholas Ridley are over and a new package of environmentally-sensitive planning policies ( 2 ) has been put in its place , thanks to campaigning groups like CPRW . ’ |
| 30 | Eventually the rose beds were flattened and grassed over and a first principle was established . |