Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I got Colin on to them . ’ |
| 2 | The maid would have to be dismissed of course … the girl had brazenly admitted allowing Patrick back into the house , and Katherine was n't sure which annoyed her more — the fact that the boy had managed to creep back into the house or the fact that he had been alone in the girl 's bedroom . |
| 3 | So I got Peggy up from Somerset , on the same farm you see , and that was much better , and erm we 've been cycling to Stroud , to the pictures you know , 8 miles there and 8 miles back , and erm but the awful job he gave me to do for a few days was along , there was a young lad there and he was going to drive the old heavy fords and tractor and I was going to walk behind , and he 'd got converted horse drags I suppose they call them |
| 4 | Richard Charkin is the chief executive of Reed Consumer Books and — particularly since he led Reed out of the Net Book Agreement ( NBA ) last year — a major force for change in the business . |
| 5 | Daisy , having taken a fortnight 's holiday to drive Perdita around in yet another hired car , had never felt so shattered in her life . |
| 6 | Harry laughed as he refastened the windows and led Madeleine back into the hall . |
| 7 | In their wisdom Ciaran Fitzgerald and his selectors decided to dispense with the incumbent , Rob Saunders , and bring Aherne back for his thirteenth Irish cap . |
| 8 | ‘ There 's no need to look so worried , ’ he observed softly , yanking Isabel back to the present . |
| 9 | She stormed off and away and the last thing she saw was Felipe helping Mitch out of the pool , his dark face still lightened by a very wide grin . |
| 10 | But we also had to leave because we chucked Wally out of the band . |
| 11 | Later , David pulled on Clare 's towelling bathrobe and led Josh down to the kitchen . |
| 12 | We got a name , we left Riverside and we slung Wally out of the band . |
| 13 | I suppose the thing will be to connect Mansfield up in due course . |
| 14 | Gazza is eager to fix up a friendly with his former club and Newcastle chairman Sir John Hall said : ‘ Our fans would love to see Gazza back at St James ' Park . ’ |
| 15 | Had it not been for his desire to sound Eleanor out on the subject of Liza , he felt he could easily have done so . |
| 16 | He smiled in a way that had charmed the matrons of Europe , and led Hyacinth over to the cameras . |
| 17 | She had this absurd desire to swing Lucy round like a child and walk holding her hand . |
| 18 | Victoria was asleep and the detective paused a few yards away to swing Richard down to the ground . |
| 19 | ‘ Let's have a look at this rash , ’ said the doctor , helping Edward off with his shirt . |
| 20 | ‘ She 's been through a terrible ordeal , ’ she told her brother severely , drawing Ellen out of the solar with her . |
| 21 | It was the water authority of Bradford that was largely instrumental in keeping Washburndale out of the National Parks . |
| 22 | That 's what headed Charley back to earth . ’ |
| 23 | George had every right to be a bit angry with Lennie because Lennie had caused George to loose his job and Lennie had ‘ adopted ’ George as his family and George knew that it was going to be a long hard task keeping Lennie out of trouble and looking after him . |
| 24 | " Keep an eye on our friends , " he muttered and while Brady took up position beside the door , Tom helped Patrick over to the bar . |
| 25 | It would be a shame to see Rocky dropped again after apparently playing very well since he came into the side , but at the same time I ca n't really see him keeping Strach out of the team . |
| 26 | Having explained carefully to Willis what he was about to do , Richard invited Pinkie out to lunch . |
| 27 | One of the colleges he listed invited Katrina up for an interview and she seemed to like it there . |
| 28 | There was a great deal of stopping and starting when it all got underway ; the scorer made a mistake ; the score indicator broke down ; we caught Grampian out over an answer they gave as wrong , when it was right . |
| 29 | I want Philippe out of Beirut . |
| 30 | Grandad , who had been reading his paper , said , ‘ Eh , I 'd like to help with the cleaning but you see I promised Angus up at the farm that I 'd help him with the lambs today . ’ |