Example sentences of "[adv prt] and [noun sg] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It were a bit charred by the lightning , but they plugged it in and music came out and the words to the music came up on the little television screen . ’ |
| 2 | er are daddy come in and daddy come out |
| 3 | Does the Minister know that while the number of jobs went down and unemployment went up , crime in the county of Leicestershire rose by more than one third over the past 12 months , nearly double the national rate , but the chief constable has said that in the next year the force can spend £1 million less ? |
| 4 | He was a crew-cut Harvard man with sleeves rolled up and collar buttoned down . |
| 5 | Very shortly after the incident an appeal fund was set up and money poured in to that from various sources including the oil companies themselves . |
| 6 | Defending against smashes is even trickier — you have to press up and fire to jump up at exactly the right moment to block the smash , and sometimes the other player will fool you by just tipping a weak shot over your head ! |
| 7 | Unemployment went up and investment came down . |
| 8 | As a student I admired Bratby , Prunella Clough and the Kitchen Sink School , but somehow it all fizzled out and abstraction took over . |
| 9 | As the stale air travels slowly through the flues , so carbon dioxide flows out and oxygen flows in . |
| 10 | Zara the kestrel , sitting on my glove with wings held out , tail fanned out and head bent down in typical hovering pose — she suspects I have food somewhere . |
| 11 | put them in the " recovery position " ( i.e. on the floor , face down , but with head bent back and face tilted down , making sure they can breathe easily ) ; — call a doctor or ambulance immediately ; — if you can , give details of the drug taken when you phone ; — ask the ambulance operator if there is any first aid you can give ; — stay with them , until help comes ; — give them nothing to eat or drink . |