Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 But he survived his brush with death and eventually made it back to an English hospital .
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 He usually sleeps for a couple of days and then slowly builds himself up for the next trip .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 Cornelius fanned at his trouser bottoms and slowly drew himself back into the vertical plane .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 Ross had taken her home , gently helping her out of the taxi and escorting her to the front door .
11 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 .
12 This tip obviously got you out of a tangle Meryl , but have you read about a new and useful low cost knitting accessory which is now available from Jacpacs ?
13 His visual impressions have been fading without his knowing it , and with their reactivation stale information has suddenly sorted itself out into a new and firm pattern .
14 Poulenc rarely achieves or even tries to emulate his fellow countryman 's emotional intensity , although the more overtly entertaining and witty numbers can suddenly catch you out with a characteristically bitter-sweet volte-face .
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 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 .
17 Because if you are I 'd better count you out of the reckoning right away .
18 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 .
19 Walking uphill can suddenly bring you out of the mist and into the sunshine , with beautiful panoramas .
20 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 .
21 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 .
22 He glanced at Catherine but she had obviously noticed nothing out of the way .
23 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 .
24 You only let it out to the girls because you got a shock when they said they 'd seen .
25 So let me in on the secret .
26 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 .
27 If you have you could perhaps use them along with the video text as a package grouped around a theme .
28 ‘ Well , we 're not polite society , lad , so tip it on to the grass and we 'll pretend we 're not locking .
29 She felt the fence give a little and then it literally threw her back into the arms of the man with the mask .
30 But you can only use it up for a month and then you .
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