Example sentences of "[adv prt] [adv] [conj] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During a bright moon , headlights were kept off — otherwise they remained on only when driving on the road alone . |
| 2 | The invention consists essentially of a system of lifts each formed by a wet dock wherein the vessel to be transported is waterborne , the dock being mounted on a wheeled carriage adapted to support the dock horizontally and to run on inclined railways extending between the higher and lower water levels , the ways being transverse to the length of the dock which travels broadside on so as to admit of a short length of wheel base and a steep grade . |
| 3 | I decided it was a good idea to write things down rather than depending on the tape because erm I 'm not actually going to get round to transcribing the tape quickly enough to use it as minutes . |
| 4 | I noticed that the plastic Seayak bobbed up , over and down rather than cutting through the swell . |
| 5 | Add the oil very carefully , drop by drop , beating in between each drop to avoid curdling until about a quarter has been added , then mix in the rest , pouring it in slowly and beating at the same time . |
| 6 | so I had to lie down properly and crawl over the top of it . |
| 7 | By the poetry of history the crown of the British sovereign , who ceased to rule in all but name in the aftermath of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 , is the only one of consequence , the papal tiara aside , still used in the rite of coronation . |
| 8 | Er er well the engine which should have pulled , the post train , broke down so that went to the works and the engine which took its replacement |
| 9 | If he pays in first and then has to make an interim payment and he wants to make that payment out of the money in court , he must ask specifically for leave to do so and also to amend his notice of payment in so as to refer to the fact that some of the money has been paid out . |
| 10 | He is reported to believe that the City Council should be shut down immediately and replaced by an appointed commission to oversee local government in the city . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm spending the night down here and returning in the morning . ’ |
| 12 | Thinking his number was up , Peter pushed down hard and went underneath the glider . |
| 13 | ‘ Tommy Webber who lives next door works in the bar at The Packet so I went along there and sat in the bar until closing time then Tommy gave me a lift home on the back of his bike . ’ |
| 14 | Jorge came in then and stood at the door . |
| 15 | The fox we used to we used to dig down there and come to the vixen . |
| 16 | Derek and I drove down there and shut off the whole barn , preventing all means of getting in or out . |
| 17 | Go down there and look for the apothecary 's sign . |
| 18 | The rain pattered down softly and dripped off the Mini 's rusty edges , trickling to join the puddle they were already lying in . |
| 19 | So she sat down again and looked at the clock and she could n't believe what she was seeing : fifteen minutes past ten ! |
| 20 | So he sat down again and listened to the story of the Damianis , of their life in Jaffa and of how they fled in 1948 , how David Damiani stood on the stern of the ship off Jaffa port and wished he could have turned round then and gone back to his home . |
| 21 | Before it reached it , though , the road suddenly dipped down again and ran into a shallow hollow filled with sunshine . |
| 22 | Frank sat down again and launched into a tale of how he had outwitted the guards at every turn and been the mainstay of the prisoners . |
| 23 | Willis came in quietly and sat beside the child on the locker , covered with brand new flower-patterned cushions . |
| 24 | Send it on soon and work to a deadline |
| 25 | Cold War influences filtered through gradually and merged with a growing concern about the effects of increased leisure and affluence on the young , especially the problem of delinquency . |
| 26 | He leaned over coldly and flicked on a switch , |
| 27 | He drove off slowly and stopped at the lights . |
| 28 | Presidential elections were held on May 16 , passing off peacefully and conducted in a manner described by former United States President Jimmy Carter as " adequate and honest " . |
| 29 | So , course a bit later we all went off to bed and er well I , the next thing I remember were was er me father coming grabbing out to me and me brother , and chucking us more or less out of ou get off downstairs and get under the table ! |
| 30 | Craig shook his brother off easily and moved towards the fireplace . |