Example sentences of "[adv prt] the car " in BNC.
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| 1 | They switched on the car 's headlights as a beacon ; but , all of a sudden , as the Prince and his companions were half-way across the water , the lights swung round and moved away as the vehicle set off down the glen . |
| 2 | While waiting for her passengers as they inspected isolated gun-sites on windswept clifftops and rocky promontories , Liza was urged by her passengers to switch on the car engine to keep herself warm , however much she knew this procedure to be frowned upon by her direct superiors at Command Headquarters . |
| 3 | She switched on the car radio and hummed to the beat of the pop music . |
| 4 | Maxim switched on the car lights . |
| 5 | As soon as she drew up to the roundabout at the top of Woodstock Road , she found herself in traffic which stretched as far as the eye could see , and when she switched on the car radio , she discovered that the only sound it would make was an assortment of squeaks and crackles . |
| 6 | Because I enjoy bathing , washing up and hosing down the car , the concept appealed to me . |
| 7 | Someone down the car said it was a disgrace and the school holidays were too long and someone else said , pity the poor teachers . |
| 8 | They leapt down the car wrecks and legged it across the ground towards the girl . |
| 9 | In Benton v. Campbell , Parker Co. ( 1925 K.B. ) the auctioneer knocked down the car to the highest bidder . |
| 10 | Pumfrey let down the car window . |
| 11 | Outside , the tropical summer air was still warm , and they each wound down the car window beside them as soon as they were seated in Tom 's low vehicle . |
| 12 | It wo n't obstruct no light though because I told you the sun is more er , without the back it joins down the car |
| 13 | So it 's an impact outside of just closing down the car factory , and on the question of the effects on the community . |
| 14 | He may not be able to call upon the driver who took over the car to support his defence and to help him discharge the balance of probabilities in his favour , because that driver would not want to expose himself to the criminal charges of aggravated car theft . |
| 15 | Michele lifted out Luce 's bag , passed her the crutch , and , having handed over the car keys , led her through the crush of people and vehicles to the steps that ran down to the Grand Canal . |
| 16 | Out in the car park , Lucy handed over the car keys to Virginia and wedged herself into the passenger-seat , glancing rather apprehensively at Virginia as they accelerated slightly too fast out of the car park . |
| 17 | No , I think he he says taking over the car lease . |
| 18 | If you work for a company which insists that you drive a particular brand of car , resign , first writing off the car in an accident in which two teenage hookers and a hallucinating macaw reach a rather untimely end . |
| 19 | Little bits fall off the car , some trifling part has been improperly milled , a mechanic makes a mistake . |
| 20 | He gave an order to the driver , who switched off the car motor . |
| 21 | She opened the heavy oak doors and the dogs swept past her bounding across the drive to their master who was opening up the car boot to remove his luggage . |
| 22 | Ludens will bring Marcus here , he should show up any moment , I hope he has n't messed up the car ! ’ |
| 23 | We have a 24-hour claims helpline ; breakdown assistance — if you have an accident , a tow-truck to come and pick up the car ; and much better documentation . ’ |
| 24 | A series of mechanical difficulties in setting up the car caused further problems and on Friday he had constant braking problems ; an experiment on Saturday did little to change matters for the better — Emerson finished practice in sixth place . |
| 25 | But history will record that McLaren solved its problem ( by setting up the car as they had for Spain ) , Hunt was on pole alongside Niki , Niki led the race for eight laps until his engine blew , Hunt then led it but was put under heavy pressure by Depailler , was suffering from the dry heaves inside his helmet and somehow survived to win a race from which Niki garnered nothing . |
| 26 | Mr Maxmilian Frizzell had never read a book since leaving school and did not know who Lawrence was , so he put down the newspaper and took up the Car Dealer and Garageman with what dignity he could muster . |
| 27 | There was a car waiting , but because of the fog they abandoned the idea of driving down and went to the railway station , caught a train with minutes to spare , picked up the car that was waiting for them the other end , rang the studio from the car phone to let them know where they were , and ran into London Weekend Television . |
| 28 | As he started up the car and we made our way further round the island , Robins explained , ‘ They 're good sports , but every new face is welcome . |
| 29 | She pulls over on to the hard shoulder , gets out , opens the boot , gets out the spare tyre and the jack , jacks up the car , takes off the old wheel , puts on the new one , lets the jack down , puts it and the wheel back in the boot , closes it , gets back in the car and drives on , knowing that she will be fifteen minutes late . |
| 30 | He kissed her again and then started up the car . |