Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It saw itself in a paternalistic role in relation to them , seeking to persuade wrongdoers of the error of their ways and guiding them back to the right paths . |
| 2 | She frog-marched me down to the street , leaving Prentice holding the door open . |
| 3 | He scooped me up in his great arms , barking at me to make myself presentable and half-carried me back into the taproom . |
| 4 | He then frog-marched him out of the dining hall to the medical room . |
| 5 | Ranulf sighed , pocketed the leather strap , waited for the porter to re-bury the bones and half-carried him back to the priory , listening to the fellow 's litany of self-congratulation . |
| 6 | He took her hand again , guiding it down within the folds of his pau , then heard her gasp as her hand closed on him ; saw her eyes go down and look . |
| 7 | Whenever red wines get into a spot of bother , in whatever country , there is a tendency for the Red Adair of the wine world , Cabernet Sauvignon , to leap in and trouble-shoot them out of the difficulty . |
| 8 | There must be countless ways to cover a wall but let's narrow it down to the three basic choices : paint , paper or fabric . |
| 9 | These are often big production numbers printed in full colour , but even this may not single you out from the crowd . |
| 10 | Her humour is a weapon that has pole-vaulted her out of the solid folk-roots category , an alternative scene that would have kept her firmly away from the mainstream . |
| 11 | I had more or less written him off for the season . ’ |