Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | When she went into the rest room she sat down for a minute while waiting for Peggy to come out of the lavatory . |
| 32 | Harvey sank down into the parched grass . |
| 33 | When they 'd finished their simple meal , obeying Michele 's instructions , Luce moved back to the couch while he cleared away the dishes and brought in coffee , glasses , and a crystal decanter . |
| 34 | Peace People development co-ordinator Patrick Corrigan looks back on the mass rallies of 1976 . |
| 35 | We were delighted to have a distinguished group from Bulawayo fly over for the opening , and some who stayed through the week . |
| 36 | Herr Nordern sank on to the sofa and , astonishingly , found himself holding his wife 's hand , and feeling hers firmly gripping his . |
| 37 | Maloney said : ‘ If we have to fight Tucker we will , but I 've got Alex Stewart lined up for the first defence . ’ |
| 38 | Having handed over her letter and waved goodbye , Perdita wandered down to the stables . |
| 39 | They sat in the parlour , on the evening of Saturday , September 2nd , waiting for Menzies ' man Allan Stewart to come back with the news from Blair Atoll . |
| 40 | From the hall outside the court , Doyle peered back into the drab room , wondering whether the girl would re-appear , and give him a chance to make his opening . |
| 41 | Hull moved out of the Second Division relegation zone for the first time since mid-September with a 2-1 win over Plymouth last night — their fourth win in their last six games and their third successive victory under the new manager Stan Ternant . |
| 42 | Isabel sank back to the grass , beginning to shake . |
| 43 | William peered out of the side window when they came to the crossroads but it would be too far away to see anything , even if it was still there . |
| 44 | In the US there have been extensive experiments with new forms of reporting and in Europe , Germany stands out as the leader in environmental reporting . |
| 45 | Macho Jose lined up for the same run at Leganes yesterday — and was wounded by another horn . |
| 46 | The Caribbean lapped on to the deserted palm-fringed beach just beyond . |
| 47 | An exhibition of the work of conceptual photographer Hans Peter Feldmann carried out in the 1960s and 1970s runs parallel to these two exhibitions . |
| 48 | C'zinsit bounced out of the saddle , touched the ground with his feet , then vaulted up on to the mare 's back again . |
| 49 | Aldhelm got up from the turf on which a new and unsteady lamb was also trying to get to its feet , nuzzled by the quivering ewe . |
| 50 | On CEEFAX and TELETEXT it implied that Cuntona got off with the rap . |
| 51 | The helicopter and the keys to the private villa were promptly removed ; Branson rode back to the airport in a taxi . |
| 52 | Second row Paul Warwick got in on the act and full-back David Rowledge stretched the lead to 27–11 with a penalty to add to his earlier conversions . |
| 53 | ‘ Get Hawkins to go down in the cellar and help thee , and mind th'do n't get up to any pranks . ’ |
| 54 | Without his bad-tempered dad , Rab C. Nesbitt , to annoy him , Wee Burney got on with the job of handing a trophy and a Cash Club Account containing £10 to young Heather Stobbs . |
| 55 | Carlie got up from the footstool . |
| 56 | ‘ I 've never eaten them , ’ Richard gazed up at the man , his clear chestnut eyes , starry with their thick lashes , open wide as he judged the amount of pathos necessary to achieve his aim . |
| 57 | Sarah had come to the car with them and Julia asked Pat to go back to the reception . |
| 58 | Hatch straightened up from the plant box , and surveyed his handiwork for a second before looking at Cowley and saying , ‘ Maiden Lane or Memory Lane ? |
| 59 | The Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin overlooked St Stephen 's Green and Donna gazed out onto the park for a moment , glad to be safely at the hotel . |
| 60 | The Sphinx of Giza gazed down at the red velvet couch . |