Example sentences of "[adv prt] [subord] the [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Curiously these metabolic processes seem to anticipate the homeothermic organisation of mammals , thus hinting that dinosaurs carried on where the reptiles left off . |
| 2 | down where the steps expired , tired of counting , |
| 3 | I find it sad that the business of getting practitioners , medical or alternative , to provide evidence of the efficacy of the treatments they use is left largely to consumer organisations , and to a financially hard pressed charity like HealthWatch , which has to step in where the professionals seem afraid to tread . |
| 4 | Display lighting was out , as Edward Heath began his schoolmasterish campaign of mass deprivation , keeping the whole country in until the miners owned up that they were in the wrong . |
| 5 | It is a good opportunity to point out the differences between the two species , and we drift in until the seals get restless ; it is the grey who rolls into the water first . |
| 6 | They told me not to bother to go in until the contractions became regular . |
| 7 | The court said that because the articles showed that the auditors were not to be called in until the parties showed they were in disagreement , the auditors were to act as arbitrators . |
| 8 | Singaporeans caught short in the lift are electronically locked in until the police arrive . |
| 9 | ‘ Which is the last area Kuhlmann will expect to find us in if the hounds have been loosed . |
| 10 | This is a highly dangerous area to sail in because the seas contain many monstrous creatures which were stirred up by the collapse of northern Ulthuan centuries ago — Kraken , huge shark-like megalodons , Behemoths and even the dread Black Leviathan are all commonly seen in the waters north of Ulthuan . |
| 11 | Instead of having to come home from work and worry about wrapping up the Christmas presents , or writing letters to friends , or having a long conversation with someone in the family who needs a bit of support , and fitting all that in after the children have gone to bed and the supper 's been washed up and you really ought to be reading papers for tomorrow 's meeting , I know I have a chunk of time when I can get on with doing all that . |
| 12 | Cos there were a lot of losses of course o in after the convoys had been introduced for the ocean thing but they had n't introduced convoys for inshore . |
| 13 | ‘ They were down after the Rangers result , it left an indelible mark . |
| 14 | She got it down before the motors blew , and without tipping over . |
| 15 | Diggs , the policeman from the town , was coming down the path on his bike , pedalling hard , his head down as the wheels sank part way into the sandy surface . |
| 16 | And only a super display from keeper David James kept the scoreline down as the Gunners romped to their third Anfield win in the last five seasons . |
| 17 | ‘ Third revolution starting now , ’ Jesus chipped in as the technicians moved to obey Ace 's instruction . |
| 18 | Your abdomen will be automatically drawn in as the ribs move out and the chest expands . |
| 19 | Earlier this morning Home Office forensic experts were called in as the police believed they may be dealing with a murder investigation . |
| 20 | And Derby are on the scent of promotion too after shattering Crystal Palace at the B B G. Walker wings in as the magpies pinch a point against Portsmouth . |
| 21 | This was first flown in 1979 , but Bill found himself hanging upside down when the brakes seized on landing , and was reluctant to repeat this so it is now owned by Disney Industries , featuring in a recent film The Rocketeer . |
| 22 | She was about to put the receiver down when the clicks stopped and Steve 's voice answered . |
| 23 | They 'll all be torn down when the bizzies get fed up patrollin' . |
| 24 | Good entertainment it is , too , even though no one knows the winner in the end , since both Essex MPs are usually still shouting each other down when the credits roll . |
| 25 | Moran 's never been scared to stick his head in when the boots fly |
| 26 | Experts called in when the walls began to wobble discovered that more than SIX TIMES too much sand had been mixed with the cement in some properties . |
| 27 | An ‘ auto re-try on disconnect ’ feature automatically attempts re-connection of broken server links for improved resilience , while deferred NET LOGIN and NET USE commands enable users to set up connections to several servers when they are not currently running : users are automatically logged in when the servers come on line . |
| 28 | D' you reckon there 's likely to be tickets left over once the Sunderland-attenders have had their fill ? |
| 29 | Generally the action does n't get going until past midnight but then the resort rocks right through until the discos close at 5am ! |
| 30 | Campaigners have expressed fears that the government will attempt to push the road through before the proceedings come to court . |