Example sentences of "[pron] [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they fitted her Ange so I told you I bet she put them on first . |
| 2 | I anticipate that at least two of the EFTA countries will place their applications before the Community shortly and that it will be possible to begin examining them in early 1993 . |
| 3 | Assuming that the reforms were approved by the People 's Assembly — scheduled to debate them in early 1991 — opposition parties could be legalized by the end of March . |
| 4 | On an inward breath pull them in tight . |
| 5 | Not in concrete of course but er you had erm They were wedged from the the erm Oh there was a a granary above barn , then from the rafters there , you had a big a bit of wood to wedge them down solid . |
| 6 | Recovery took 1802 – 3 wages back to that level , but then a fall took them down 10 per cent by 1808 – 9 , before they recovered this in 1810 – 11 then fell back somewhat to end the war years perhaps 5 to 8 per cent above the level at which they had begun it . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'll take care of it , do n't worry , ’ Christina assured them , before leading them down four deep stone steps and along a pathway , past a bright wall of alamanda and hibiscus bushes camouflaging the car park . |
| 8 | Wishing hard to avoid the carved arches , I invited all manner of alternatives and shot them down one by one as unsuitable . |
| 9 | Another owner discovered that if he put a line of coins on his sideboard his cat would knock them down one by one . |
| 10 | Ray was knocking them down one by one , unlike his tragic ancestor who only knocked himself down . |
| 11 | He could hide behind the door and club them down one by one when they came in . |
| 12 | Or I could just stuff them down that wrinkled old gullet . |
| 13 | ‘ I originally got them down first to 100 , then to 80 , but finance dictated that I select a smaller number . |
| 14 | It was a very gentle push , which Yanto did not believe was a serious attempt to stop him , so , as he swayed back against her , he tugged them down another inch . |
| 15 | Some tests done in was n't there , in one of those prisons , and I think they tried with very violent , very aggressive er , prisoners there , and it , they eventually found that the colours that calmed them down most of all was pink . |
| 16 | Right , I do n't , I mu , I must say I do n't think I would of won without Karen , she got most of them , I was writing them down most of the time . |
| 17 | Then you used to chop them down this way with a cleaver . |
| 18 | Maybe I 'll write them down some day , if I get the chance . |
| 19 | When the region turned them down last summer , they began the opt-out move . |
| 20 | That was like er er what you call a linseed oil , they call is text that 's some animal 's erm oil I think out of the house and cos they used to , used to rub that in and you could them down lovely . |
| 21 | He pushed me along more than anybody . |
| 22 | You 've no need to nurse me along any more , Franz . |
| 23 | He 's giving me a three-month methadone course , to bring me down gradual … . |
| 24 | Anyway , I 'm goin' fer a job now , but I tell yer , Annie , if they turn me down that 's me lot . |
| 25 | They brought me down that day from Edinburgh , bundled me into a transit van with seats but no windows , handcuffed to a big quiet London lad who would n't talk to me at all and did n't even say much to the other two cops in the back of the transit just sat staring ahead and we seemed to drive all night just stopping once at some service station on the Ml , took a while to arrange everything , then they came in with a selection of cans of soft drinks and sandwiches and pasties and pork pies and chocolate and we all sat there munching then they asked me did I need the toilet and I said yes and they opened the door and it was straight over the grass into the gents ' toilets , two cops guarding the door and some men , looked like truckers , standing watching me , waiting for their turn after I 'd had my private visit ; only wanted a pee but I could n't do it even though the big lad was n't actually watching just having him standing there handcuffed to me was enough so they checked the stalls and then took the cuffs off me and I had to leave the door open a crack while I went , then back out and I see the other cop cars Christ a Range Rover and a Senator too I 'm a fucking VIP , then it 's into the van and on with the journey to London where the questioning starts ; they 're concentrating on Sir Rufus 's murder , for now , because they found a card a fucking business card in the woods near the burned cottage ; not mine that would have been too obvious but a card from a guy I know on Jane 's Defence Weekly with some scribbled notes on the back : |
| 26 | I 'm not letting the bugger get me down that 's for sure . |
| 27 | Why do n't you bring me down some day and somebody steal it |
| 28 | ‘ If you do n't let me down this instant , Mr Jacobsen , I 'll … ’ |
| 29 | This does not mean we have to put ourselves down all the time : this would just be false humility , which is another subtle form of pride . |
| 30 | Well not always , if you get yours in first . |