Example sentences of "[adv prt] the [noun sg] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Smiling to herself , she walked into the kitchen , switched on the kettle to make a drink , picked up the phone and dialled . |
| 2 | You had to drive leftish to position yourself far enough down the fairway to get a pitch into the green . |
| 3 | He said : ‘ We had to break down the door to reach the lady in the house — she was terrified . |
| 4 | The Department of Industry provides CAD information centres up and down the country to give the tyro some help . |
| 5 | I want listeners up and down the country to hear the best of our local radio and regional journalism . |
| 6 | We want listeners up and down the country to have the opportunity to hear the best of our local radio and regional journalism . |
| 7 | All rushing down the hillside to obey the Samhailt . |
| 8 | Ken plans to put a false roof over the sales area , bringing down the ceiling to create a more intimate atmosphere . |
| 9 | After a few reasonable take-offs and landings , said those dreaded words feared by all trainee pilots , ‘ Do you think you can manage on your own for one circuit ? ’ , and promptly got out of the plane , leaving me to do the usual pre take-off checks , taxi to the beginning of the runway and nervously accelerate down the runway to do a fair take-off . |
| 10 | If you are driving alone in a car , do not stop to pick up hitch-hikers , always lock all your doors if you are sitting in a parked car and do not roll down the window to give a suspicious looking stranger directions . |
| 11 | Some passers-by did not wait that long , leaping off buses and scrambling down the embankment to drag the injured out . |
| 12 | The standard practice is to unseal the bag , roll down the polythene to form a collar and then leave the bagged fish floating on your pond for 20–30 minutes to equalise water temperatures . |
| 13 | HP figures Sun tried its damnedest to come up with a full-featured workstation under $5,000 but when it looked at the margins , dumbed down the box to create the Classic . |
| 14 | Extend your arms Keep them well down the boom to get the rig as upright as possible . |
| 15 | Chola and Mina set out for the fields to continue the millet harvest , and Kalchu fetched the flat wooden spade and began beating down the mud to repair the leaking roof . |
| 16 | As much as three up after 11 holes the Spaniards lost both the 12th and 13th to pars but held themselves together coming down the stretch to win a priceless point . |
| 17 | It 's what they put down the lavatory to disinfect the pan only they give it another name . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Until we get promotion , we wo n't get the crowds to bring in the money to get the top players . |
| 19 | Using a round-ended knife , stir in the milk to make a soft but no sticky dough . |
| 20 | Gradually stir in the milk to make a batter . |
| 21 | With coal supplies fast dwindling , Truman acted : the Federal government took over the mines and prepared to bring in the army to run the railroads . |
| 22 | Black Forest food is good and ideal for those burdened with a healthy appetite , in fact it 's so good the French often nip over the border to enjoy the local delicacies . |
| 23 | Fold over the bacon to cover the top . |
| 24 | When you lift the wheelchair into the car , you should fold it so that it is sideways in front of you , with the handles to one side and clipped up ; then lean over the chair to grasp the cross-bar under the seat ; lift the chair up , step back with one leg , lever the wheelchair towards you , over your thighs , and then slide it into the boot , wheels first . |
| 25 | Snip off the end to leave a very small hole . |
| 26 | Ease off the bank to stop the turn when the stop-watch shows the required number of seconds of turn . |
| 27 | She picked up the phone to ring the Chinese takeaway in Caledonian Road , and discovered the line was dead . |
| 28 | Before picking up the phone to place a brief , it is important to consider the following : |
| 29 | He grinned when he picked up the phone to check the dialling tone . |
| 30 | Potential buyers , who have a pre-sale preview of all stock on offer , then watch the screen on sale day and pick up the phone to make a bid . |