Example sentences of "the [adv] [verb] [adv prt] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lindsey reckons that he is the most shot down pilot in the world , after all , until the appearance on the UK airshow circuit of Spanish-built Messerschmitt ‘ 109s ’ ( Ha 1112MIL Buchons ) in 1988 , Lindsey had the only German ‘ fighter ’ available . |
| 2 | Now it 's made the people , I have friends in Moscow , who are saying that they are losing a lot of their food supplies , because the West are taking the most throw down prices so that the Yugoslavs and the Romanians can get the goodies they want for us . |
| 3 | The greater affluence of rural patients may explain the better pick up rate in rural areas , but compensating for socioeconomic and ethnic differences between rural and urban areas ( which were small ) would be expected to increase the differences in retinopathy observed . |
| 4 | During the long drawn out hostage crisis the American people had watched impotently , wondering how it was that a nation with the supposed military capability to wipe Russia off the map at the push of a button could do nothing . |
| 5 | When a handful of persistent pickets parked a caravan at the Hinkley entrance during the long drawn out miners ' strike , they got precious little support . |
| 6 | The long drawn out war in South Africa did much to discredit imperial adventuring . |
| 7 | All the emotional turmoil and excitement of the outbreak of war , all the long drawn out details of my training , the thrills of flying and the fear of death , all the bustle and anticipation of the last few days had ended in this , in my standing alone on a slushy path in the late afternoon with absolutely nothing whatever to do . |
| 8 | The ANC favours the much watered down form of regional government . |
| 9 | Built in 1983 and winner of Nautor 's prestigious Elegancy Trophy for the best turned out yacht . |
| 10 | ‘ Our stable won the overall prize for the best turned out horses last year , beating Martin Pipe 's lot . |
| 11 | British Rail travel to the nearest take off point , and champagne will be included on the trip . |
| 12 | Mark Ainger read from the roughly chalked up notice in the steamy window . |
| 13 | The well thought out pause can be used to hold the listener 's attention . |
| 14 | There are more ways to step up and down from the specially-made benches than you could possibly imagine , and , for the puny-armed , the well thought out choreography incorporates upper body work , too . |
| 15 | Despite its physical separation from the continuously built up conurbation , Cramlington is now socially a part of Tyneside . |
| 16 | The fashionably turned out Kylie caught the eye of many boys at Camberwell . |
| 17 | Some sandals offer a peep-toe look , which can be cooler than the fully closed up variety . |
| 18 | Bernardo Jaramillo Ossa , 38 , the newly elected UP senator and its presidential candidate , was shot dead at point-blank range on March 22 in Bogotá international airport terminal , despite having a heavy personal bodyguard . |
| 19 | Instead we shall build the evening round ‘ An Embarrassment of Riches ’ ; the Museum 's gallery of European Decorative Art 1200–1800 , the newly opened gallery Western Decorative Art : 1850 Towards 2000 and new displays of enamels , silver , arms and armour , iron work and plaster casts on the newly decorated back stairs . |
| 20 | The Whaddon and Mitchley Scouts and Guides band wound its tuneless way along the High Street , followed by six young girls lethally wielding pom-poms — the Mentle Motors Majorettes — and bringing up the rear , Reg Pybus ' Bedford minibus in which , crammed like sardines , the new team sat invisible behind the heavily steamed up windows . |
| 21 | But the sun had shone , and the small church , massed with early daffodils , narcissi , hothouse lilies , was full to overflowing with guests in spite of the heavily whittled down list . |
| 22 | After first working my times on my Bühlmann decompression work sheet , I found that the Aladin Pro complemented the SAA tables when diving defensively , though I must stress , I used the instrument as a backup to assist the previously worked out dive profiles . |
| 23 | The Practice Subscription Scheme , the RIBA Bookshop , the RSUA Insurance Services Scheme and the recently set up magazine , Perspective continue to provide well utilised services to the members and produce a healthy profit for the Society . |