Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] and [vb pp] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They never did find Nisodemus again , even though a party of strong-stomached nomes went back much later and searched through the ruts and the mud . |
| 2 | In freezing temperatures and light snowfall , the enthusiastic and emotional crowd in Sofia heard Bulgaria 's most radical demands so far and called for the ousted leader , Mr Todor Zhivkov , to stand trial for fraud and mismanagement . |
| 3 | When not in use they my be tidied away forward and secured to the shroud anchorages . |
| 4 | He drove off slowly and stopped at the lights . |
| 5 | He found them quickly enough and returned to the pub . |
| 6 | When returning the book the card is signed once more and replaced in the book . |
| 7 | He called the RAC once more and arranged for the car to be taken to the edge of Brighton . |
| 8 | At the Battle of Stirling Bridge , he took the field against Wallace but , when he saw how the battle was proceeding , changed sides once more and shared in the Scottish victory . |
| 9 | And the six pieces of luggage , two large , two medium and two small , were taken off again and laid on the platform . |
| 10 | On the night the car was set alight , said Mr Pascoe , with Mr Stockle and Mrs Leyshon tied up inside and pushed off the cliff , she was terrified . |
| 11 | Next morning , Dot was surprised when Gloria got up early and left for the Housing Applicant Office the same time as she went to school . |
| 12 | Katherine stood up quickly and crossed to the drinks cabinet , her fingers tracing the metal discs on the cut-glass decanters … and for the first time in many months thought about Dermot Corcoran , her late husband . |
| 13 | Leni got up briskly and sprayed around the cat-box with an air-freshener . |
| 14 | If Belinda had been a more devious soul , she might have thought to suggest that Deana 's harping on the subject of Dr Russell spoke rather strongly of a crush on her side as well , but Belinda was n't devious , so she simply blushed even more and found on the desk in front of her a diabetic patient 's chart that suddenly needed her urgent attention . |
| 15 | She smiled a little brittlely and returned to the subject in question . |