Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I swing round slowly , slowly , and slowly level it to aim at the spider , slowly push it forward against the pull of the concertina pipe behind . |
| 2 | And then , so gently that she was hardly aware of what was happening — as if she was merely swaying with the tide — he gradually pulled her towards the shore , slowly drawing her up against the bare , damp skin of his broad chest . |
| 3 | But we still went on enjoying ourselves immensely for the officers handed us chocolates and were very kind . |
| 4 | He usually sleeps for a couple of days and then slowly builds himself up for the next trip . |
| 5 | Turning down ‘ loads of really tacky telly ’ , he decided he 'd rather slog it out on the alternative circuit than settle for being the new Bobby Davro . |
| 6 | I tried to keep my feelings under control and remember that all these people were mostly helping us out of the goodness of their hearts , but sometimes it was difficult . |
| 7 | Threading her way as diligently as she could through the mass of humanity , it was with a sigh of relief that she eventually found herself back in the vast City Hall square . |
| 8 | Cornelius fanned at his trouser bottoms and slowly drew himself back into the vertical plane . |
| 9 | I did not dare move , and yet I did : I put my hand on his thigh , and slowly moved it up towards the centre of my desire . |
| 10 | Through the Lousadas Minton was to an extent drawn into a Hammersmith circle of artists which included Victor Pasmore , Julian Trevelyan and Mary Fedden who once danced with Minton at a New Year 's Eve party until she literally dropped , whereupon he gently laid her down on the floor . |
| 11 | Ross had taken her home , gently helping her out of the taxi and escorting her to the front door . |
| 12 | What happens if , as you move in close to grab his arm , he suddenly kicks you hard in the groin , and then stabs you as you double over in agony ? |
| 13 | It will not only knock us around on the slightest whim ; but because of its size as a mature horse , it may become dangerous for us and others to handle . |
| 14 | Six o'clock found her downstairs at the kitchen grate , readying the little house for the day . |
| 15 | Stylishly made but inherently daft , unlike the other ghost movies Flatliners does tackle the unpaid debts of the past , but only to write them off in the most superficial way . |
| 16 | Botham had the first six wickets before Marshall and Baptiste held him up for while , Marshall being lucky not to be on the wrong end of a legendary catch when Don Topley , a groundstaff boy who went on to play for Essex , brilliantly caught him one-handed on the square leg boundary , only to put one foot over the rope . |
| 17 | Trevor and then if you 've got all those bits and pieces together send them in at the end of the week using this commission claim form . |
| 18 | Because if you are I 'd better count you out of the reckoning right away . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's absurd — I look on Margaret as my best friend , but I 've only seen her once in the last six months — I do feel guilty about it . ’ |
| 20 | That God 's creatures should revolt against him , and so cut themselves off from the ground of their own being , is an ‘ impossible possibility ’ which has nonetheless been actualised . |
| 21 | Walking uphill can suddenly bring you out of the mist and into the sunshine , with beautiful panoramas . |
| 22 | Complete Works is , in some ways , easier to use and incorporates some nice ideas , but the problems I had trying to link charts , table and spreadsheets together let it down in the end . |
| 23 | I felt disinclined actually to hand to him the piece of paper I was holding , and so put it down on the end of his bed . |
| 24 | He glanced at Catherine but she had obviously noticed nothing out of the way . |
| 25 | ‘ Oddly enough the selectors only told me shortly before the match that they wanted me to play left centre so that ‘ Obbo ’ could get some of the ball , ’ Cranmer reminisced . |
| 26 | After the third ‘ Carry On ’ , the cast had been offered a profit-sharing scheme — and had all turned it down on the advice of their agents , who thought they would be better off getting increased salaries . |
| 27 | You only let it out to the girls because you got a shock when they said they 'd seen . |
| 28 | So let me in on the secret . |
| 29 | Dress your hair in the way I intended , put on my pearl necklace and — ’ Anne drew off her gold ring and carelessly dropped it on to the coverlet ‘ — my wedding-ring . |
| 30 | You will understand that I can only employ you meantime in the capacity of reader , till all this notoriety has died down . |