Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This original small port and fishing village had been down on the marshes adjoining the Rother , not far from Rye , and given to Fécamp Abbey by Cnut . |
| 2 | I would rather have been down at the villa making figgy hedgehogs for Tony but a promise is a promise . |
| 3 | The stout landlord , who had been down in the cellar fetching a fresh keg of ale , lowered it to the floor . |
| 4 | I 've been all over the moors looking for you ! |
| 5 | ‘ Do n't be so flamin' cheeky , ’ said Otley , ‘ we 've been all over the place looking for you . ’ |
| 6 | Deltic ‘ Tulyar ’ and the Class 45 have been away from the Centre attending Laira Open Day , whilst Class 44 ‘ Great Gable ’ and Class 24 ‘ Experiment ’ attended the Cambridge Open Day . |
| 7 | You 'll also find a Slow-set control which will cook a casserole to perfection while you 're out for the day doing something more interesting . |
| 8 | Yes Celtic certainly look like they 're back from the brink coming forward at every opportunity and it paid off with John , he ball , Steven could n't clear and Brian well and Celtic in control Aberdeen nil Celtic one . |
| 9 | If there are more in a household earning good money , they will pay more . |
| 10 | Exactly one week after the IRA firebombed a shopping centre police have been back to the scene looking for possible witnesses . |
| 11 | You are now above the bridge leading to the main CEGB hydro-electric works ( 20 minutes ) . |
| 12 | After being attacked by a swan , Anne-Marie Booth reports in Paddlers World that swans are now on the increase following the banning of use of most lead weights by anglers . |
| 13 | However , beware of becoming overexcited that you are now on the path heading straight towards Carn Mor Dearg . |
| 14 | On this measure , one quarter of all men in work , and half of all women in work are now in the sector offering numerical flexibility ’ ( p. 93 ) . |
| 15 | ‘ Hardly any of you are out on the beat trying to catch murderers and rapists . ’ |
| 16 | The Gloucester ski racing team are out on the slopes training all winter … except this time we 're not high up in the Alps but right here in England in Telford in shropshire … this is artificial snow … its the only slope of its kind in the country … and to save money and time our young racers are coming here to train … |
| 17 | Soon we are out on the savannah leaving behind the rain shadow of the mountain . |
| 18 | Many of our people are out in the hills bringing in the flocks , as are the Hearthwares — those we have left . |
| 19 | That at least means that during the season they are out in the countryside throwing themselves in front of Land Rovers every Saturday instead of standing outside Safeway 's screaming abuse at shoppers . |
| 20 | A police squad has been out on the streets rounding up school truants . |
| 21 | Purists might argue he should 've been out in the colds using his sketchbook , instead of a camera , but he disagrees . |
| 22 | NEWS bites : Four fifteen are back in the studio recording some more tracks , including one with a distinct indie/dance style . |
| 23 | I sometimes think , he wrote , that if in one sense I am back in the nursery trying to make a big toy with nothing but wood and string , in another I am back in the classroom fiddling with bunsen burners while Mr Alexander walks round sniffing with his long distinguished nose in the air . |
| 24 | I sometimes think , he wrote , that if in one sense I am back in the nursery trying to make a big toy with nothing but wood and string , in another I am back in the classroom fiddling with bunsen burners while Mr Alexander walks round sniffing with his long distinguished nose in the air . |
| 25 | The overriding criterion — that the service of a summons is impracticable or inappropriate — does not even have to be based on objective grounds ; it is enough that it should appear to be so to the constable making the arrest . |
| 26 | ‘ Well , I 'm in fer a right 'idin' if I ai n't got that bleedin' contraption out o' the 'ouse by the time my Joshua comes 'ome , ‘ specially if 'e 's bin on the turps again . |
| 27 | ‘ If any other part of the machine broke the farmer would be down at the dealer causing a song and dance . |
| 28 | I , I 'm not for a minute suggesting that er th that for the small projects that we do that . |
| 29 | Now I 'm not for a mom , I 'm not for a moment suggesting that it 's something that would be picked up on a regular basis , but I think it does mean , as you rightly say , that er , if , if , if such a procedure does arise then I 'm conscious that I 'm in a one off situation , I know there 's at least one of our colleagues on our benches who has this on , with children on a more regular basis . |
| 30 | You , yeah er er yes I 'd er you 're quite right , at the moment I 'm just in a sense presenting the the pr you know the arguments of those in favour , we , we 'll , we 'll , we 'll make this point in a second , yeah . |