Example sentences of "lift [adv] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The last two boxes were lifted on to the small boat , the men who strained under their weight cursing as they completed their task . |
| 2 | Coffee cup 's lifted on in the wrong place can it ? |
| 3 | Some of the beggars knelt in the middle of the pavement , arms raised in an attitude of crucifixion , their rheumy eyes lifted heavenwards like the imploring ecstasies of El Greco saints . |
| 4 | Fylde Flyer , on whom Piggott was deputising for Jack Berry 's injured stable-jockey John Carroll , was still lifted home with the old familiar magical rhythm and skill . |
| 5 | Containers and freight , craned down on to the raft from the deck of the LSL , would be lifted off by the giant Fiat Allis fork-lift trucks . |
| 6 | Second hurdle , managed it a bit better , gave him the signal three strides from the jump , felt him lift off at the right time , felt his assurance flow back and his faith in me revive , even if provisionally . |
| 7 | There was an hour of cleaning and a change of crew before we finally lifted off for the short leg down to Abu Dhabi . |
| 8 | The casualty could be seen aground on the Mid Haisbro Sand , lifting slightly in the moderate swell . |
| 9 | NEXT Thursday ( 21 February ) , an Ariane rocket lifts off from the European Space Centre in French Guiana to put the second Astra satellite into orbit at 19° East . |