Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv prt] the [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So often they have to pay the price of innovations , and those who watch their activities and pick out the most promising , usually devise the most profitably and sustainable systems . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't understand , ’ she said , sinking back into her chair and gathering up the hastily discarded slice of bread . |
| 3 | This changes , subtly , the colours and tones down the most garish of shades . |
| 4 | erm you know kind of er call that a first draft and then sort , you know , sort of try and sort of go through the books again and stick a few references in to back up the points you 've made so you can see it relates to other people 's evidence erm trying to go through it again and knock out the well you know what I mean kind of statements and , and , you know , you can gradually sort of make the er grad you know sort of but again it 's , it 's , it 's one of these processes that I find , you know , you need to go through again and again and again to sort of get it er get it together erm so erm |
| 5 | Dr Neil sat her down in a chair opposite to his , and drew out the permanently set-up board on which she had frequently seen him working out problems . |
| 6 | Reading through these lengthy reports and sifting out the very scattered references , sometimes token references , to the voluntary sector is hard work . |
| 7 | A man stood between these with the barrow behind him , and came down the almost precipitous slopes with the momentum of a quarter of a ton of stone lifting him off his feet for yards at a time , the exertions of keeping the load under control leaving him breathless and throbbing . |
| 8 | The user can then view items of interest and print out the most important ones . |
| 9 | ‘ Thank you again , ’ she said and handed back the now empty can , ‘ but I 've got to find my friend , the weirdo in the hat . |
| 10 | He did not stay for coffee but left the hotel and walked down the almost deserted main street . |
| 11 | Passing the township , both brakes jammed on , I slither and judder down the newly regravelled surface , hoping for something to pass and pick me up , but also marvelling at the open splendour of the valley scenery which surprises me afresh every time I look . |
| 12 | Here you turn left and drive up the scenically splendid road to the Col de Marie-Blanque . |
| 13 | The law must resort to some kind of moral and social evaluation of conduct if it is to identify and separate out the most heinous killings . |
| 14 | To cope with even part of this ( and to send back the more far-fetched requests ) , the UN needs a master chef , not a harassed waiter . |
| 15 | Hazel and Blackberry turned and scuttled up the nearest run as though he had been a ferret . |
| 16 | He heard again the noise of doors opening , voices , saw a light streaming across the street , and he was scrambling frantically over the bomb-site , tripping over a pile of rubble , tearing his coat on a fence , and running down the shockingly open street , running for his life . |
| 17 | In 1801 North Shields consisted of the old ‘ low town ’ at the bottom of and extending up the very steep bluffs at the river mouth . |
| 18 | Despite warnings of impenetrable ice , the crew of Knox-Johnston 's boat , the Suhaili , found the fjord clear and continued up the more problematic Watkins Fjord , dodging icebergs to reach the starting point for the climbing section of the expedition . |
| 19 | Note the selection headings for these areas and write down the most important features of the case that occur in each of these sections in a layout that will make the next step easy for you . |
| 20 | He turned his head away and picked up the newly arrived cognac . |
| 21 | This theme — the need to be fair to ‘ the majority ’ — emerges again and again in this document 's defence of the rule , and bolsters up the most tenuous arguments . |