Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stay in this position for some time , then slowly sit up through a curved spine — a great way to relax ! |
| 2 | But then , despite the gloss given by the court flatterers , the unspoken tensions in the palace eventually build up into a civil war which topples the old order . |
| 3 | Start off with the highest SPF cream and only change gradually to a lower rating . |
| 4 | His marriage seemed like the Atlantic Ocean to her , something vast and unknowable which she could not attempt to bridge but only fly over at a terrible speed . |
| 5 | As the name suggests , the sole purpose of the group was to have fun , and perhaps show off to a few friends . |
| 6 | But the wine-makers are winning , so watch out for a new wave of pretty , vibrant , strawberry-scented Australian Pinot — unlikely to be cheap — but Pinot seldom is . |
| 7 | So stand by for a new trade war , as America is accused of dumping subsidised security services on world markets ? |
| 8 | All countries possess an armoury of policy weapons that together add up to a policy regime . |
| 9 | Irish rugby is notorious for peaks and troughs , so look forward to a few peaks from now onwards . |
| 10 | The method will depend on the variety so look out for a good reference book , such as Pruning by Christopher Brickell , £7.99 , Mitchell Bleazley — part of The Royal Horticultural Society 's Encyclopaedia of Practical Gardening series . |
| 11 | The line of the Great Central Railway south of Leicester through Catesby Tunnel and on to Brackley , is a superb example where an appreciation of the engineering involved in the construction of the last great main line in England can be obtained In a different landscape are the deep cuttings and high embankments south-east of Overstrand , Norfolk which suddenly open out into a vast grass amphitheatre-like area the site of Mundesley Station only opened in 1898 . |
| 12 | It pays to use a sterilised rooting compost , or a medium such as horticultural vermiculite , rather than garden soil , but these may contain minimal nutrients , so pot up into a potting compost as soon as they are well rooted . |
| 13 | ‘ We 're offering a serious training course for real enthusiasts who know you only get out of a course what you put into it . |
| 14 | You only get out of a tutorial what you are prepared to put into it — plus a little bit more ! |
| 15 | If you generally only go out as a treat , a commitment to healthy eating will mean that you want to choose dishes that build on the good work you have carried on at home . |
| 16 | You 've got , again , a much more stable population , there are n't nearly so many teachers , young women teachers who leave the system to get married and then perhaps do n't go back at all , or only go back on a part-time basis . |
| 17 | The most common problem for men is to develop too much lower pectoral muscle , and so end up with a ‘ droopy ’ looking chest . |
| 18 | These remarkable flies with wasp-like markings hang motionless in the air — hence the name of hover fly — and suddenly shoot off to a different position ; their flight is a series of sudden darting movements . |
| 19 | Real owners might do the same thing but perhaps end up in a Relais & Chateaux hotel rather than the Place d'Italie . |
| 20 | Drawing once again on the detective genre , Pynchon complicates the linear hunt for information , partly by rendering every detail as ambiguous as possible and partly by having Oedipa literally go round in a huge circle when she is pursuing an ‘ underground ’ mail courier . |
| 21 | All the nagging discontents that had accumulated after ten days together burst out in a series of rows that increased in intensity and duration as the evening wore on . |
| 22 | After all , I had only come back for a day or two to buy some good German clothes . |
| 23 | These beliefs , attitudes and values obviously come about as a result of the pressures stemming from material , economic , political and other forces , but , once they are in existence , they exert an influence of their own on people 's behaviour . |
| 24 | England 's batsmen looked in decent enough form yesterday on a shirt-front pitch , nor does the heat appear to be causing them undue distress . |
| 25 | So plan now for a wonderful display next summer , but use the winter to make a plant trough to bring colour to paved or gravelled areas . |
| 26 | Even by the 1980s , seminar teaching had found little hold there despite a decreasing proportion of staff to students . |
| 27 | She was badly let down by a married man — Irish , I think . ’ |
| 28 | I find I can easily put things into perspective , see both sides of an issue , if I just sit around for a while and I probably do that for half an hour a day . |
| 29 | Just sit there in a |
| 30 | Right , just sit down for a minute and let's , Michael read his first . |