Example sentences of "[adv] and [verb] [verb] [adv prt] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ For a start , ’ whispers Anya into Rainbow 's ear , making her shriek and jump , ‘ I do n't let myself get caught with my trousers down and get banged up in trees and looking-glasses . ’ |
| 2 | The description by Jill Tweedie of the organic sheep farmer I was travelling to meet bounced from the page : ‘ This once respectable female stripped off and began sitting around in front of cameras with her legs apart and her hands in unmentionable places . ’ |
| 3 | And do n't get so drunk that you ca n't stand up and have to sit down in the middle or , worse still , can not speak at all . |
| 4 | HOW ridiculous of Prime Minister Major 's son James to flare up and get sent off in a public school friendly football match . |
| 5 | She had taken a handful of downers with her whisky around 10 a.m. and had woken up in hospital . |
| 6 | There is often a large sag in the line-up of boards , because although the people at either end are confident that they are not over the line , the people in the middle can not judge their approach precisely and tend to hold back in caution . |
| 7 | At first I thought this must have been intended for someone else and began grubbing about in the wastepaper basket to find the envelope . |