Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [adv prt] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If Prost wants to be called champion for a fourth time he should come back in a sporting way . |
| 2 | The no boundary proposal for the universe predicts the existence of a well-defined thermodynamic arrow of time because the universe must start off in a smooth and ordered state . |
| 3 | But , and I 'm not promising , the sun might break through in a few favoured spots . |
| 4 | In order to protect the interests of all people with care needs , of all people with dementia , who might end up in a private home , might end up in a voluntary home , might end up in Part 4 or might end up in a health service bed , it is necessary to look across that range of services at the general issues raised and see what can be done constructively in the interests of that total group of people with defined needs . |
| 5 | If you leave it til the last minute and you question spot , you might end up in a sticky situation How many people here have failed an exam ? |
| 6 | In order to protect the interests of all people with care needs , of all people with dementia , who might end up in a private home , might end up in a voluntary home , might end up in Part 4 or might end up in a health service bed , it is necessary to look across that range of services at the general issues raised and see what can be done constructively in the interests of that total group of people with defined needs . |
| 7 | But I could go up in a few weeks . |
| 8 | I mean , we could go back in a few days and I could distract her while you … ’ |
| 9 | The runners string out in a line across the road as it is unsafe to have them five or six deep ; if one of the front runners fell , sacks of coal and people could end up in a nasty heap . |
| 10 | The Council could end up in a net loss position as currently there is a non-alignment of EC Development programme priorities and Regional Council capital spending priorities . |
| 11 | If this frequency does n't suit you , now is the time to talk things through because otherwise you could end up in a longterm relationship in which sex is not what you thought it would be . |
| 12 | They were not the sort you could put out in a black bin bag and hope they would be gone in the morning . |
| 13 | The minds of the other literate villagers were dissipated on what they could pick up in a random manner : most of it naturally consisted of religious tracts , the traditional fodder left over from the past . |
| 14 | Grant , the people could come back in a few minutes |
| 15 | Len was unquestionably one of the best defenders in the 3rd Division South in the mid-1950s , but in addition he was a talented fellow who could turn out in a surprising number of positions ( he actually played in seven different ones for us , and that in a day when ‘ utility ’ players were unusual ) and his Palace career spanned ten seasons . |
| 16 | The ‘ progressive ’ parent who believes in total involvement in shaping the disposition of children may end up in a stifling relationship that offers precious little access to the outside world . |
| 17 | If faster scrapping was properly taken into account in the capital stock statistics it would show up in a higher figure for depreciation ( and thus a lower profit share ) rather than a falling output-capital ratio . |
| 18 | He could see the longer teeth at the sides of her mouth and the folds of wet black skin that at any moment would draw back in a threatening snarl . |
| 19 | Angie and I would ride around in a scarlet limo with a television in the back and a bar and a huge 20 stone black guy as our bodyguard in the front . |
| 20 | Prototype materials were tried out in these schools with the help of field curriculum workers ( mobile teacher trainers whose story we shall take up in a later chapter ) and later refined and distributed in final form to a further eight hundred schools with a similar scale of supervision , in the hope that these would serve as a nucleus in each state for further dissemination to other schools . |
| 21 | They were spectacular efforts often launched some distance from the target , who would be dillying and dallying with his foot on the ball when , suddenly and without warning , he would end up in a twisted heap at the bottom of our wall amid a terrible noise of stud on bone . |
| 22 | At other times , he would sit back in a thoughtful , philosophical mood and ask Bob whether he felt one ought to have one 's name printed at the head of one 's private writing-paper . |
| 23 | A host of current Irish League stars who came through the ranks will line up in a special BB challenge match . |
| 24 | Uneaten food , and anything once living that dies or lies in the tank will break down in a similar fashion . |
| 25 | Production of the Japanese industry 's two principal profit earners — the F-15J fighter and the P-3C anti-submarine aircraft , both built under licence from the United States — will peter out in a few years ' time . |
| 26 | Because even as you die you know that you will come back in a different hat . |
| 27 | Mummy will come back in a few minutes , wo n't she , for Susie ? ’ |
| 28 | If the paddler builds up speed and then stops paddling , the boat will drift on in a straight line . |
| 29 | Perhaps eight people of various ages will be invited to an agency and will sit around in a comfortable room simply responding to very informal promptings from the discussion leader . |
| 30 | OSF 's Distributed Management Environment , DME , meanwhile , will roll out in a five-step process . |