Example sentences of "[adv prt] and [verb] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the yobs managed to break in and snap off the ‘ flying lady ’ emblem . |
| 2 | In Shepherd 's Bush , where he grew up , he and his family suffered an incident in which the police , who had surrounded the house in order to arrest Christie 's brother ( on a charge which never came to court ) then burst in and carried out the violent , unprovoked arrest of Christie and his father . |
| 3 | He taxied in and show down the engine , where upon hit promptly seized-up solid , never to run again . |
| 4 | Then the Glasgow ‘ bobbies ’ would go in and drag out the culprits . |
| 5 | These bands would either play their sets regardless of fights , or , in the case of Fat Man Doug Trendle — the front man of Bad Manners — would wade in and sort out the rucks himself . |
| 6 | ‘ Yer Mum asked me to call in and clear away the crocks and tek the chairs outside ready ter goo back ter the mission 'all . ’ |
| 7 | Then I took some smaller bombs and planted them inside some of the rabbit holes , stamping down the roofs of the tunnel entrances so that they caved in and left only the straw fuses sticking out . |
| 8 | The other thing is my contribution to the new album is limited , Jake had most of the songs finished before I arrived and all I did was go in and lay down the bass tracks . |
| 9 | Instead of the dominant males moving in and taking over the females during the breeding period , they are simply allowed in for mating only and then driven out again . |
| 10 | there may be an expectation that we should , we should be absorbing increase in and getting roughly the same amount of money , but . |
| 11 | How much , we wondered , would it cost to live like royalty , or the very rich , to pay someone to come in and do all the things us ordinary folk have to do for ourselves . |
| 12 | Along with many other groups , The Wedding Present found their product on hold and their projected Ukrainian LP was stuck in Red Rhino 's York warehouse until RCA moved in and took over the marketing of it . |
| 13 | If only we could know for sure , but at that moment a guard came in and took away the television . |
| 14 | He reached in and took out the Beretta , cradling it in his hand , working the slide . |
| 15 | Strachan embarassed Dicks more than once by nipping in and streaking up the wing . |
| 16 | But this would be moving in and making up the message in the style of the ‘ missing ’ letters in Poor People , the first story of all . |
| 17 | It is at these times that fate may appear to step in and take over the proceedings . |
| 18 | ‘ However , I have received an assurance from the Post Office that in the event of the present franchisees not being able to find a buyer for the business , then the Post Office will step in and take over the running of the counter service again . ’ |
| 19 | Ace was tempted to move in and take out the sentries , but knew that it would be a foolish move , since they would be missed by the congregation when they arrived , who would thus be alerted . |
| 20 | Just fill in and send off the Free Trial Card . |
| 21 | Bailiffs moved in and boarded up the house in Ely , Cardiff , as Pat and her children , Maria , 16 , and three-year-old Matthew watched . |
| 22 | do this conservatory , Bruce has got ta come in and see how the problem |
| 23 | ‘ My grandfather moved to Billingford and he settled in and opened up the blacksmith shop … |
| 24 | Mihal beat away the burning logs with his club while Martin rushed in and picked up the old man . |
| 25 | Some children broke in and trampled down the surviving patch of ramsons . |
| 26 | Turn off the water , drain down and bale out the cistern to give it a good clean . |
| 27 | Dot looked down and saw only the tussocky grass and a flat square stone . |
| 28 | See that would have to be all darkened down that See that light bit of the wood , that 's got to be all darkened down and brought up The colours is all sort of you see , matching and that . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , well , ’ she said , bending down and picking up the little frog , ‘ what have we here then ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ What have we here ? ’ their father asked , leaning down and picking up the paper bag . |