Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [prep] the deep [noun] " in BNC.

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1 For eight years I had revelled in the dual careers of journalism and broadcasting , between 1929 and 1937 , and these years coincided with the ‘ boom to bust ’ period , winding up with the deepest depression of the century .
2 he just do n't like going down to the deep end
3 For Alfred Watkins , it was not a sudden flash of inspiration from the beyond but something which had been building up within the deeper levels of his being throughout a lifetime of contact with his native countryside .
4 Yeah , you 're getting now into the deep chemical
5 Deborah turned away from the signpost and began wading back through the deep undergrowth to the main path , intending to break into a run when she reached it ; but just as she turned off she heard a faint , distant , reedy cry , which stopped her in her tracks .
6 But Tsu Ma had turned already and was wading out into the deeper water .
7 After that , there 'd been a bit of a void between floundering furiously in the deep waters of the Mediterranean — her denims weighing her down and her bikini-top , evidently not refastened securely enough , doing a treacherous disappearing act — and being hauled into strong male arms , dragged aboard a strange boat , then deposited on a plush banquette seat , feeling decidedly under-dressed for the occasion …
8 We passed like wraiths gripping our anoraks against a colder night wind coming down from the deep indigo silhouetted mountains .
9 Keeping things simple is often the best bet , an investment of both time and effort is required to learn anything new , so diving in at the deep end with one of the full-blown integrated packages may cause more disruption than it 's worth .
10 So these dare devils have got 6 months to dry out before diving in at the deep end once again .
11 Robert O'Mahoney 's King , a ‘ dynamotologist ’ — ‘ self-realisation , you know ? ’ — is the picture of a man floundering around in the deep end of life , who has forgotten not only how to swim , but even where he left his life jacket .
12 The engine of the big mechanical monster was ticking over with the deep throb of impatient , reined-in horsepower .
13 Many of the big vipers possess fangs that are about an inch long , but the gaboon 's huge teeth are nearly 2 inches in length , penetrating well into the deeper tissues where there is a rich supply of blood vessels to carry the poison away .
14 Tsu Ma had pushed for forward through the water until he was standing just below the deep lip of the bank .
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