Example sentences of "[adv prt] [conj] [verb] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were no brakes , and if I had stumbled , then the bar that ran between the shafts behind me would have caught me in the back and either dragged me along or knocked me to the ground . |
| 2 | er to consider , as to whether whether it would be appropriate to invite the winning schools for er to bring a party in or involve them in the erm Gala Day or e I mean i erm or the open day or something . |
| 3 | Please take the time to fill it in and return it to the address below by June 1 1992 . |
| 4 | At this point Sergeant Aitken came in and muttered something in the Inspector 's ear . |
| 5 | Then the door of the Earl 's hall slowly yielded , and his father carried him in and laid him on the same bales . |
| 6 | she was smoking like that so I made her a cup of tea took it in and put it on the stool . |
| 7 | In fact you could bring quite a bit of it in and put it in the fridge . |
| 8 | Right , I got a cheque in my pocket made out to pay cash so she said you can go in and cash it on the counter . |
| 9 | Saw him at a sale being knocked down to a known horsemeat dealer and stepped in and outbid him at the last moment . |
| 10 | She leaned in and pecked me on the lips . |
| 11 | ‘ Arthur got an electrician to come in and do it during the week . ’ |
| 12 | Its secondary antennae have become adapted , forming claws with which it digs in and fastens itself to the delicate gill lamellae . |
| 13 | A hand reached in and grabbed him by the hair . |
| 14 | A hand reached in and grabbed him by the hair . |
| 15 | Of course , the result was , anybody watching you timed how long it took to go from the Dock gate to sign in and put it on the spike . |
| 16 | ‘ Most of our customers are second time buyers who know what they want and expect to be able to just walk in and take it off the shelf like a can of beans , ’ he says . |
| 17 | Cabs , you used to jump in and drive them up the road cos there were no motor cars . |
| 18 | Extract 1 A : so if there 's a hardware store we could call in and get one on the way back B : do you think there is one A : yes B : OK then * A : that would be nice would n't it ? |
| 19 | She quickly pulled it in and shoved it through the slot , hoping it was the right thing . |
| 20 | She pushed them down and left them on the floor . |
| 21 | Then he put the telephone down and rejoined her in the shop , frowning solemnly . |
| 22 | She carried the ‘ things ’ down and put them in the boudoir , returning for the clothes which she had kicked aside which were still strewn upon the stairs . |
| 23 | I can take some down and put them in the cupboard . |
| 24 | But in that case you just take a piece of new paper and put the down and put it on the clip . |
| 25 | Said it 's electric , I 'm just going to unplug it and bring it down and put it on the work top . |
| 26 | Well bring it down and put it in the wash now then . |
| 27 | take it down and put it in the bottom of the |
| 28 | He laid the picture down and seated himself before the table . |
| 29 | Go through your drawers and anything you do n't need bring them down and throw them in the bin . |
| 30 | ‘ The two of you rolled it up planks on to the truck , roped it down and drove it to the site ; is that right ? ’ |