Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the seams , however , neat , will be improved by a deliberate decoration , for example , some matching bought braid , a long plait which could end in a tassel at the floor end , or a further narrow piece of matching Fair Isle or even a different woven pattern , stitched on to conceal the join . |
| 2 | Not three studio boffins and a model got in to do the video ; not a TV celeb on the make ; and not a bunch of suffering-for-their-art students whose only ambition is to get in the indie charts and be interviewed in Melody Maker . |
| 3 | Having delivered the presents , however , her next stop was the basement , which had been hastily and frugally fitted out to house the appeals office , with its six telephone lines and fifty cramped volunteers drafted in to handle the money as it flooded in . |
| 4 | The Movietone cameraman zoomed in to get a close-up of the notice being fixed in place , a glimpse for the screens of a thousand Odeons and Regals from Aberdeen to Penzance . |
| 5 | It zoomed in to introduce the IntelliServer terminal server for local area networks . |
| 6 | From this he moved on to command the airship station at Wormwood Scrubs , and then went to the Admiralty to help in airship design and allocation . |
| 7 | He kissed the top of her head , and moved on to get a saucepan out of the oven . |
| 8 | It was a hot , sunny day and he knelt down to take a drink . |
| 9 | A year later , when autumn came again to the Moor , Topaz Chilcott climbed her favourite slope and sank down to enjoy the copper and bronze glory of the dying year . |
| 10 | Maggie braced herself as he reached for the top of the blanket , which he then drew down to reveal a corpse 's face . |
| 11 | The song bounced along to reach the number twelve spot , helped by another uncomfortable but satisfying Top Of The Pops appearance and a fresh wave of publicity surrounding The Smiths affection for , and a desire to , work with Sandie Shaw . |
| 12 | Dr Neil bent down to take the bloom from her , and as their hands met his heart gave a great lurch . |
| 13 | She bent down to put the bottle back in her case , then stood erect . |
| 14 | She was attacked as she played in a children 's playground as she bent down to stroke a dog tied to a post it attacked her . |
| 15 | When we eventually reached the Taj , I bent down to examine the inlay on the tombs more closely . |
| 16 | Paige bent down to retrieve the comb from where it had fallen , wincing as her abused flesh protested . |
| 17 | ‘ I bent down to smell a brose in my garden , ’ replied the woman . |
| 18 | Poppy seemed so much happier — the staff at the home had obviously helped to build her trust in people , although she still cowered if someone bent down to make a fuss of her . |
| 19 | Twenty five officers were injured when police moved in to disperse a crowd of 200–300 youths , mainly Asian , outside the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel . |
| 20 | His obligatory attendance of the 40th birthday party of East Germany has helped to leave that self-advertised ‘ pillar of European stability ’ and ‘ trustiest of friends of the Soviet Union ’ looking more unstable than at any time since the Red Army moved in to suppress the uprising of 17 June 1953 . |
| 21 | That duly arrived when Hardy pinned a helpless Clarkson in his own corner and referee Thompson moved in to end the contest . |
| 22 | Then the sea moved in to meet the mountain 's flow |
| 23 | As other members of the pride moved in to share the meal , the remaining zebras in the herd at first startled by the drama quickly settled back to grazing . |
| 24 | When this operation was completed our shore unit moved in to seize a total of 196 kilos of cannabis which in those days was worth well over £300,000 , while Alert intercepted Cornish Lady before she was able to escape . |
| 25 | ‘ As the sexy songbird marvelled at the underwater wildlife , the huge maneater moved in to make a meal of the talented star , ’ reported the Sport . |
| 26 | He knew that wherever an unoccupied land surface was formed , by fire , landslip , the filling in of a bog , or human activity , plants moved in to colonize the area . |
| 27 | He set up a beehive barricade as bulldozers moved in to dig a pipeline near his land . |
| 28 | She and I separated ( it was like trying to unpick a mangled shoelace ) and I staggered through to take the call . |
| 29 | Dougal bent over to examine a scrap of paper . |
| 30 | Er they tend to be more sophisticated and slimmer and nice looking , but we have quite a few craftsmen around now , no blacksmiths as such , but even in the old days er you had rather cheaper versions made with wooden handles and just a nice piece of light Tinwooey bent over to form the board , the mould board and that . |