Example sentences of "[adv prt] a bottle [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You have n't opened a bottle of wine , you 've got one there , and I 've brought in a bottle of wine . |
| 2 | Then it was back down to ground level to celebrate over a bottle of champagne with Zoe 's mum , Pat , and husband Joe . |
| 3 | Said Leonard to us over a bottle of Sabbath wine , ‘ I did not have a scholar 's bent ; at that time I spent many evenings with Layton and we would ‘ crack ’ poetry together — discover the poet 's meaning . |
| 4 | The sort of gesture that might , reasonably , allow a chap to knock over a bottle of wine and make sure at least half of it got all over Donald 's plate . |
| 5 | Jack put the book to one side and the four of them sat chatting over a bottle of wine . |
| 6 | He had now knocked over a bottle of gentian violet . |
| 7 | She could n't help thinking that Cara , who had been known to take the car to go as far as the corner shop to pick up a bottle of milk , would have folded long before this . |
| 8 | I went back to the cabin , put my shoes on again , and picked up a bottle of wine . |
| 9 | This is like just allowing children to pick up a bottle of poison , and leaving it in their hands as though it is a matter of no consequence to us whether or not they drink it . |
| 10 | My father threw his calipers away and went to Charlie Hancock the chemist , who made him up a bottle of oil from an old family recipe . |
| 11 | Even nipping into Boots to pick up a bottle of shampoo or popping into Woolworths for some pick 'n' mix can turn out to be a major sensory-assault course . |
| 12 | When they 'd turned the comer , she pulled out a bottle of champagne from under her coat . |
| 13 | Ferrand smiled and took out a bottle of brandy . |
| 14 | He fished out a bottle of whisky from a kit-bag , and cleaned two glasses on his towel . |
| 15 | Duncan sat on the edge of the other desk as the policeman opened a drawer and took out a bottle of vodka . |
| 16 | Mr Evans closed the shop for an extra half hour and brought out a bottle of sherry . |
| 17 | ‘ Don and I were near the top , ’ Steve explains , ‘ but we just saw down in the snow and Don pulled out a bottle of booze . |
| 18 | Fernando turned to her from the fridge where he was taking out a bottle of wine . |
| 19 | He was knocking back a bottle of vodka each morning while he was making The Devil 's Brigade . |