Example sentences of "[be] [adv prt] [coord] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Yes , I mean it , erm , Mr is quite right , and I 'm very surprised at the length of time , I 'm not sure if he 's still in on planning , but he 's certainly been on and off it a lot , erm , has n't worked it out yet .
2 You have to put them up because the notes are on or below the middle line .
3 His powerful shooting , sometimes from long range , was spectacular and effective and we do well to remember that Albert played in the days when the leather ball grew heavier and heavier , soaking up any moisture there may have been in or on the pitch and possibly finishing up weighing several pounds .
4 In a subdued announcement on state television and radio , Mr Alia , who has been in or near the centre of power in Albania for almost 50 years , declared he would officially step down at today 's opening of parliament .
5 Where cathedrals are in or near large centres of population , perhaps with a significant student presence , their ability to pay realistic salaries is an obvious advantage .
6 We er have n't er certainly been through or down the road of looking at whether there are sites within our district that that could accommodate that , that exercise is still to be done .
7 We 're up and down those stairs — hey , where 's the fire ?
8 This retreat into the safety of headquarters with its separation from reality is the route for these ‘ bastards with no teeth ’ ; it is the rightful place for those ‘ nine-til-five administrators who turn up when real polises have been up and at it for hours , and then ask their daft questions because of their lack of practical experience ’ .
9 It 's been up and down the river several times .
10 Christ I 've been up and down this road this week !
11 But tonight before , well on Saturday before we came up like he 'd been back and to this after , well this morning really and I , he 'd disappeared had n't he ?
12 We have been out & about as usual , still finding new places to walk within 20 miles of here : not bad after 7 years .
13 The foundation stage is then followed by , or merges into , a more specific stage which provides a more specialized education or training , which may be on or off the job , or a mixture of both .
14 Payment of salaries and pensions was 221,600 million roubles in arrears , and half the population was said to be on or below the monthly minimum consumption level ( set in June at 2,150 roubles ) , as prices for goods and service rose faster than wages and food production fell by 23 per cent .
15 Thus , the first payment should be on or after the date on which the Deed of Covenant is signed .
16 The date on the audit report should be the date on which the auditors sign the report , which should be on or after the date of board approval .
17 If the amount outstanding on your credit or store cards seem always to creep up rather than down ; if you put off paying the electricity bills because you have other commitments to meet ; if you are seriously thinking of accepting the offer of a ‘ consolidation ’ loan which is secured on your house to mop up all your existing credit agreements and transform them into a once a month payment , then you could be on or near the danger line .
18 If the amount outstanding on your credit or store cards seem always to creep up rather than down ; if you put off paying the electricity bills because you have other commitments to meet ; if you are seriously thinking of accepting the offer of a ‘ consolidation ’ loan which is secured on your house to mop up all your existing credit agreements and transform them into a once a month payment , then you could be on or near the danger line .
19 Under current US law , the government must set a legal limit , called a tolerance , for the amount of pesticide residue that can be in or on a food .
20 However , since the whiteout point is where a blank pixel is first seen , this must be in or at the beginning of the flooding region .
21 6 all the Landlord 's fixtures and fittings and fixtures of every kind which shall from time to time be in or upon the Premises ( whether originally fixed or fastened to or upon the Premises or otherwise ) except any such fixtures installed by the Tenant that can be removed from the Premises without defacing the Premises
22 As most of the molecules will be in or near the ground state before ionization , is rarely negative , but may be positive or zero , depending on whether the ion is vibrationally excited or not .
23 Soon it would all be over and for the water sport enthusiasts , this was the final opportunity to ride the crest of the wave until the next bore in March .
24 If I can just reach the horses and reach up and untether them , I believe we could be off and down the road and the creature would never catch up with us .
25 Well , she was generally fed-up , knowing she had to keep resting her ankle if she was to be up and about as soon as possible .
26 It would n't do to be up and about too early , would it ?
27 In a couple of days she 'll be up and about again , but I 've been told by the doctor to keep her off school for a while longer .
28 On Sunday night there 's a traditional smoking concert in the Town Hall but the organisers have to be up and about again early on Monday morning to make arrangements for a full carnival-type procession featuring decorative floats , juvenile jazz bands and various fancy dress competitions .
29 Anyway at least all our lads had a good rest this last two weeks , so it 'll be up and at 'em on Saturday .
30 He would be up and after them in the blink of an eye .
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