Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [adv prt] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They argue that major innovations in products , or production techniques , are bunched together every fifty years or so and , when they occur , they have pervasive effects , generating a long boom which eventually peters out and turns into a slump . |
| 2 | ‘ ( 4 ) Are the answers to questions ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) affected by the fact that the measure in question has been introduced with the object and effect of rendering a number of fishing vessels which immediately prior to the date of such measure coming into effect have been duly registered in and licensed to fish by the member state in question and which are to a substantial extent beneficially owned by nationals of another member state , resident and domiciled in that other member state , ineligible to fly the flag of the first member state with the result that they cease to be eligible to fish against the catch quotas allocated to the first member state under the Common Fisheries Policy unless ownership and management of the vessels are transferred to citizens of the first member state resident and domiciled therein in accordance with the provisions of the said measure ? |
| 3 | ‘ ( 4 ) Are the answers to questions ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) affected by the fact that the measure in question has been introduced with the object and effect of rendering a number of fishing vessels which immediately prior to the date of such measure coming into effect have been duly registered in and licensed to fish by the member state in question and which are to a substantial extent beneficially owned by nationals of another member state , resident and domiciled in that other member state , ineligible to fly the flag of the first member state with the result that they cease to be eligible to fish against the catch quotas allocated to the first member state under the Common Fisheries Policy unless ownership and management of the vessels are transferred to citizens of the first member state resident and domiciled therein in accordance with the provisions of the said measure ? |
| 4 | Many responsible people had eventually given up and resigned from the Branch Committee . |
| 5 | No , it 's just somewhere to sit in and look out at the en , er the ships and boats going by . |
| 6 | A tacit collusion is set up between narrator and reader not to take the novel too solemnly , but rather to sit back and enjoy the show . |
| 7 | I very rarely sit down and have a meal now . |
| 8 | She rarely goes out and has never been beyond the street she lives in on her own . |
| 9 | The third category was eventually broken up and distributed into the yes/no compartments through consultation with those involved and colleagues . |
| 10 | Turn right side out and press the hemline . |
| 11 | Thornton was eventually smoothed down and persuaded to stay on condition that the paper find a Chairman at once — a reputable businessman whose name could be used instead of his . |
| 12 | David Pyper was also among those battling in front in the early stages but eventually dropped back and settled for fourth . |
| 13 | Besides opening up and retaining choice of educational placement for pupils with severe visual handicaps , evidence of this kind calls for continuing research into the social aspects of integration for such pupils . |
| 14 | Disillusioned with the cottage and its problems , he had boarded up the windows and returned to Toronto , meaning eventually to come back and make a final decision about his ill-advised purchase . |
| 15 | Vogel 's watercolours were taken by the occupying forces to Germany but in 1946 were successfully claimed back and returned . |
| 16 | ‘ So sit down and have a drink , Zlorf , and let's talk about this sensibly . |
| 17 | So sit back and enjoy a weekly helping of fine music in the relaxed atmosphere of our Square Cat Bistro , with different artistes each Monday . |
| 18 | Here comes summer … time for the two of you to slip away for that special holiday , so sit back and enjoy those dream destinations that make you wish you were there … cruise the Caribbean 's hot spots on Le Ponant and graceful and stylish luxury yacht … take time off a tour of the Greek Islands and enjoy the special mixture of sun , beauty and history … party 'till dawn on Majorca or discover more secluded spots on this and the other Balearic Islands … beat the crowds to the tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla and relish the silky feel of warm sand slipping between your toes … if time is short cross the Channel to France and the pretty countryside of Picardy … or rediscover England on a relaxing barge built for two … we also look at romantic hotels in Britain , perfect for first nights , short breaks or indulgent weekends … |
| 19 | Halidon was no great mount , a mere five hundred feet high , but it was sufficiently steep on that west side , after the slow plodding through the bog , to greatly slow down and disperse the advance . |
| 20 | Pine trees somewhere in the foreground , open enough to see through but framing the picture . |
| 21 | But there was nothing around that moved me enough to go out and change things . |
| 22 | On the other hand , you do need the child 's cooperation , especially if he is old enough to go out and buy sweets or other foods for himself . |
| 23 | Whether he is sober enough to go back and fetch his dilapidated car , or should soldier on , is the question here , or at any rate part of it . |
| 24 | I was so shaken up and upset I did not get to say thank you or even see his face , just the helpful hand outstretched to me . |
| 25 | His account brings the whole city alive : the dry bones of the period are suddenly fleshed out and take on a recognizable human face . |
| 26 | It meant his leg was all skewed in and pushed against the other one . |
| 27 | He added : ‘ People from all over the country , people we have never heard of , have been good enough to sit down and write lengthy letters , to send flowers at great expense to a boy , just saying Tim Parry , Warrington , Cheshire , and it is getting to the house . |
| 28 | I had seen Don sloping about the beach , still not satisfied with the surf , not enough to swim out and take shots , anyway . |
| 29 | How would you feel if you knitted yourself a nice little doll , out of the most expensive yarn you could buy , and spent the best years of your life working on it to make it as perfect as you could — then it suddenly got up and walked away and turned into something different ? ’ |
| 30 | She was still searching for the right words to describe how she felt when he suddenly got up and went to meet more guests , and she did n't see him for a long time . |