Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Andrew Holden , joint secretary of the Northern Examining Association , said : ‘ We will be looking at the position and seeing whether we think it is worthwhile to offer a similar scheme or whether we would prefer to cut the general level of fees so that we are competing on even terms . ’ |
| 2 | On the contrary , the molecules involved are so small — remember all those New Testaments fitting on a pin 's head — that they are under constant assault from the ordinary jostling of molecules that goes on due to heat . |
| 3 | None the less , the consensus in the General Assembly will give Mr Perez de Cuellar scope to carry on behind-the-scenes negotiations with all sides in the conflict , to agree to a UN peace plan . |
| 4 | I 've gradually learned how to carry on casual yet animated extended greetings , including weather and work comments and the odd joke , even respectful clapping ( hand to shoulder ) while pedalling past . |
| 5 | It affects us directly — a balanced diet means we have the necessary energy to carry on living life to the full . |
| 6 | As for the branches , it is perhaps invidious to focus upon a chosen few since in some places merely to carry on unheralded was a considerable triumph . |
| 7 | I find it difficult to understand how they are going to carry on experimental work at other depots that are n't really equipped to carry out experimental work , and so for that reason , I mean , there 's a great deal of concern that these cuts are n't rather more cosmetic that they 've been made out to be . |
| 8 | The University Labour Federation had been allowed to carry on active propaganda for Unity after being threatened with disaffiliation . |
| 9 | Certain restrictions on competition are allowed in co-operative R&D ventures , including an obligation not to carry on independent R&D in the same field as the cooperative venture ( or to enter into R&D agreements with third parties in the R&D field assigned to the joint venture ) , and the inclusion of limited territorial protection clauses restricting some of the production and marketing activities of other participants . |
| 10 | Both Bomber Command and the American Air Forces were concentrating on oil refineries and synthetic petroleum plants as well as the usual railway marshalling yards and arms factories all over France and western Germany in order to enable the invading armies to carry on advancing , but air losses were heavy . |
| 11 | A wooden gate , hanging on rusty hinges , dragged half open as Michael set his shoulder to it . |
| 12 | hanging on bare branches . |
| 13 | tt They 'd got two handles which was b made it mobile , two wheels , and used it Have four sacks at the end of this threshing engine , hanging on little hooks , and and a bloke there seeing that it got filled alright and it when it was full , they used to run this thing underneath a sack , crank it up by hand , like that , till they got it to the required height , then nestle it on their shoulders , you see there was a There 's a there 's an art in carrying c In carrying coal and there 's an art in carrying corn and there 's an art in carrying beef . |
| 14 | Sit down old chap |
| 15 | Our BBC experts track down elusive edging and special spades among other queries . |
| 16 | It was of all those in heaven who had ever loved me , gazing down horrified , and saying , ‘ Look at her ! |
| 17 | Absences from work due to leave , sickness , court attendance , police business elsewhere , or transfers can seriously deplete this number on occasions , leaving the section very understaffed , which is why managers are so sensitive about constables phoning in sick , although this sensitivity is not always communicated in a heavy-handed manner . |
| 18 | Ellen forgot herself so far as to sit down plump on the bed . |
| 19 | During the last 50 hours , however , he had to be watched closely , and could not be allowed to sit down unoccupied , as he showed a tendency to fall asleep immediately , his own will to keep awake being of no avail . |
| 20 | Travelling around the United States to the different venues could become costly but , at present , American Airlines , the competition 's official airline and the company that will fly England , are leading a price war which is bringing down internal flight prices by up to 50 per cent . |
| 21 | Long-time leader Badrakhani crashed out at the fence , bringing down close fourth Rochester . |
| 22 | The size of the bomb was exactly right to wreck the Alliance Party headquarters without bringing down additional buildings such as No. 4 in which several families lived in flats . |
| 23 | The whole sequence of events follows a logical pattern which could have started with unusually high flooding of the Nile , bringing down red earth and microcosms which polluted the water . |
| 24 | SENT-OFF Ipswich keeper Craig Forrest pleaded his innocence after bringing down United striker Adrian Littlejohn outside the penalty area after just two minutes . |
| 25 | ‘ You know , for bringing down runaway cows . ’ |
| 26 | Hoult escaped with a caution after bringing down old boy David Kelly on a diagonal run inside the area . |
| 27 | She had , to begin with , colonised the boudoir , rearranging the furniture and bringing down pretty china from the spare bedroom , so as , she planned , to sit there often by herself . |
| 28 | Well , how we got down alive I 'll never know |
| 29 | The glowing consumer reports about cycling the peaks and television commercials for aftershave showing hunky men rattling down sheer slopes of scree on bikes made me suspicious . |
| 30 | ‘ However shallow injection is best suited to getting rid of dirty water because the material has to be liquid enough to flow down narrow tubes . ’ |