Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] and [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | Perhaps the police would n't even let them do that , perhaps they would treat them like gypsies and move them on and on and not let them stop anywhere . |
2 | Er because you have to switch them on and off and all this business . |
3 | Lowell told them politely and falsely that it was good to see them . |
4 | The transfer is made non-stop , during which the levels of synchronised sound and music are adjusted to mix them in and out as required . |
5 | Her mouth sought his again and again as they broke for breath . |
6 | cos she just took them off and then and now now she owes me something posh . |
7 | I was eight years old when he died ; his death affected me deeply and profoundly and I miss him still . |
8 | Oh well I 'm gon na watch me Home and Away and nip downstair |
9 | Images kept on coming at me which , like a crazy horse , I tried to resist , defiantly tossing my head high , but each new picture flashing into my mind enraged me more and more and I shook my head frantically from side to side . |
10 | That 's got you better and better and better . |
11 | It rocks you backwards and forwards and is supposed to stimulate the endorphins in your brain , helping to boost thinking power It did n't — but then I was only on it for about 10 minutes before I started feeling sick . |
12 | Hurry up or I 'll start jerking you up and down and then your hair really will come out and we 'll have enough of it to stuff a sofa ! |
13 | No , but it was a loan to me and I said to my dad he was loaning it me and I said to him erm I pay you back and then when I went to pick the cheque up er he says er well me mum says he giving you that you know he says what we 're gon na do is when , when they write the will out you 'll get that much less than the others , I says well as long as it ai n't gon na cause any problems |
14 | It was Ana who drew you here and even though Devlin is behind all this they will expect an article . ’ |
15 | ‘ Dr. Briant , let me tell you here and now that we are not here to make judgments . |
16 | ‘ I do n't play those games — but I should tell you here and now that I 'll make you regret it if ever you try to involve anyone else in this , ’ he warned her silkily , his grey eyes suddenly steely and intent . |
17 | Now if it 's tablets they 've taken we do n't do whatever Angie did years ago in , in Eastenders and , and then she 's walked up and down and given gallons of coffee , what you do is keep your casualty at rest , nil by mouth because you , if you give them any fluid whatsoever it 's going to dilate , dilute the tablets that are in the stomach , and once they 're diluted they 've gone into the system quicker , mm , so there 's nil by mouth , now if you 're going to get up and walk them up and down because come on you must walk up and down , what 's happening to this per these tablets ? |
18 | You take the nasty results with the nice , examine them thoroughly and dispassionately and ask these questions : What are people really concerned about ? |
19 | He looked me up and down and with a twinkle in his eye said ‘ Oh ! dear , I think I shall have to let you know after all . ’ |
20 | The owner , a posh woman with a hairstyle like an upright honeycomb , looks me up and down and only drawls , ‘ It 's very expensive . ’ |
21 | Graham , when he saw me , looked me up and down and said : " You 'll do . " |
22 | She looks me up and down and says , ‘ I 'm Mr Newbegin 's wife . ’ |
23 | She looked me up and down and said , ‘ Oh , it 's you , is it ? ’ and turned back to the wicker hopper on the bike , delving into its depths with both hands , surfacing with long packages wrapped in newspaper . |
24 | She looked me up and down and adjusted my tie an inch or so ( I 'd gone for green silk and I now had two ties ) , then said : |
25 | He forced them back and down and in , his fingers slipping on their cheeks and brows ; they turned into mud , shiny and viscous . |
26 | I want you to promise me here and now that you will not see Gary Oliver again . ’ |
27 | and say to him so and so and so and so he 'd always answer back and say I want to do it this way |
28 | The wind grabbed him under the arms and flipped him outwards and back as it had the torn raven banner already . |
29 | ‘ That Friday night we just sat there rocking her backwards and forwards and crying . |
30 | She 'd reassure him over and over that she was fine , she was safe , there was nothing for him to worry about , and Ashdown would then ring Joe and pass along anything new or helpful that he 'd been able to pick out of the conversation . |