Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [conj] [verb] in a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Collections of small objects should always be gathered together and arranged in a group rather than being thinly spread around the house . |
| 2 | Such measures will ensure that the child is carried successfully and born in a healthy condition . |
| 3 | At other times it is relatively hidden , smoothed over by extensive cultivation , familiarity and the techniques of what Bourdieu calls ‘ legitimation ’ , only to be revealed when constituent elements are wrenched away and placed in a new setting . |
| 4 | Rain fell heavily ; the plain they were crossing became inundated ; the policeman 's Scotch terrier was suddenly carried away and drowned in a swollen torrent . |
| 5 | Whereas at Hamilton Terrace Minton had lived and worked in a large , more or less empty room , with peeling wallpaper , bare floorboards and an overwhelming smell of turpentine , at Allen Street the house , except for his studio room , was carpeted throughout and furnished in a modern style . |
| 6 | At about 2 a.m. he had fallen downstairs and slumped in a heap by the front door . |
| 7 | No wonder she had never got further than teaching in a one-roomed schoolhouse . |
| 8 | Koeman was involved everywhere and cracked in a 35-yard shot which cannoned back off the post after 48 minutes . |
| 9 | A salient characteristic of the internal structure of' the elite is that it is rational , in the sense that it is structured so as to achieve in a purposeful and conscious manner the objectives of the elite as a whole . |
| 10 | Even Graham , one of the few members who had left home and lived in a flat , would be helping in the campaign , although he would not be voting Conservative , so much did he dislike the personality and politics of the local MP . |
| 11 | Others claim that projects will be handled better and result in a net saving . |