Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the deep [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | he just do n't like going down to the deep end |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | We passed like wraiths gripping our anoraks against a colder night wind coming down from the deep indigo silhouetted mountains . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | So these dare devils have got 6 months to dry out before diving in at the deep end once again . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The engine of the big mechanical monster was ticking over with the deep throb of impatient , reined-in horsepower . |