Example sentences of "[noun pl] sticking [adv prt] of the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The climbing was superb , with pitches of about Very Severe and many of the larger pebbles sticking out of the rock create great hand holds . |
| 2 | The surrounding countryside is windswept and rocky , moss-bedecked flints sticking out of the ground like primitive blades . |
| 3 | ‘ The beds are unmade and there are dirty knickers sticking out of the washing machine . |
| 4 | These punishments include having ‘ the throat cut across , the tongue torn out by the root ’ and being ‘ buried in the sand of the sea at low water … ’ — this explains why you tend to find heads sticking out of the beach who refuse to tell you that they 're up to . |
| 5 | Agnes is losing patience and revenue , I 've practically got my legs sticking out of the Boomerang window , when there 's this heavy handslap on the roof of the car . |
| 6 | ‘ Any wires sticking out of the chair are strictly HMG 's parsimony nothing to do with your heartbeat or perspiration rate . |
| 7 | He said the two spotted fins sticking out of the ground . |