Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] where the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would imagine the plaster wall have to be replaced cos there 's a lot of work that needs to be done on t we 've already had to deal with the plastering once , in fact we would n't have noticed cos we had n't seen it before but what happened is that the the frame of the hall particularly shrank so that we had gaps in between where the plastering was and where the wood was and we had to have a couple of men that we used for this , erm come in with lime plaster and fill in all the cracks for a week or two . |
| 2 | I position my head above her backside and let some spit fall down onto where the knuckle is caught on the ring of muscle , then push my finger filly into her . |
| 3 | It is a long lonely walk down to where the Wheelbarrow now sits , forlornly peering at the fencepost . |
| 4 | She rested on the boulder and from it looked down to where the river ran shallow and offered a breeding ground to a lively population of insects . |
| 5 | As dusk fell they all piled back into the ‘ Blitz Buggy ’ and , with the track rod end still giving forth its loud protesting wail , drove down to where the torpedo boats were moored . |
| 6 | Satisfied , he knelt and cleansed his hands in a pool of salt water and walked back down to where the ferryman was patiently waiting for him . |
| 7 | When Lee turned out of the door and looked down to where the battered bird would have landed there was nothing to see but the same old Z-shaped crack in the hard , grey pavingstone and a streak of blood . |
| 8 | He did not immediately dry his face but knelt over the stream , looking down to where the sun was glinting on the pebbles , turning them momentarily into stars . |
| 9 | But the outflow is perennially full , white water pouring down to where the moor cleaves open and lets it fall to sea . |
| 10 | On the fell edge near Brackensgill we looked down to where the river Dee meanders through the valley like a slow-worm . |
| 11 | She crossed to the window and looked down to where the pool sparkled in the early sunshine . |
| 12 | The feathers floated away from him on the light breeze , catching at the grey budding branches of the tree beneath him , drifting down to where the few Men and People who were there looked helplessly up . |
| 13 | " Some people are best left alone , " said Gabriel , and he looked down to where the eldest and the middle brother were lying peacefully under their beautiful tree , with its green leaves , and its glossy fruit , and the white blossom falling like snow . |
| 14 | And he actually took her arm , quite simply and confidently , and rushed her on the wings of his enthusiasm down through the green complexities of the bowl , between the crisp , serrated walls , across the fragments of tiled pavement , past the forum pillars , down to where the emerald turf sloped off under a token wire barrier to the riverside path and the waters of the Comer . |
| 15 | He was clean-shaven , although a faint darkness marked his jaw at this hour ; inevitable with his colouring , she knew , her eyes moving upwards to his jet-black hair and then — a betrayal of herself — down to where the open neck of his shirt provided tantalising glimpses of subtly gleaming flesh shadowed by softly curling dark hair , all so emphatically masculine . |
| 16 | She looked elegant , yet slightly intimidating , her long legs in over-the-knee black suede boots as she followed Ace down to where the helicopter was waiting to fly them away from all their guests and the ubiquitous Press . |
| 17 | Rose looked helplessly down to where the old lady still flailed against her pillows , catching her breath on each series of cackles as they left her throat . |
| 18 | He reached the top of the wall and , lying flat on the thatch , pulled himself quickly upwards until his body lay slanting just under the spine and , by raising himself a fraction , he could look over the roof-tree and down to where the beach lay . |
| 19 | Erm , in fact further down there you 've got the leet on the ground going down to where the waterwheel is . |
| 20 | We are spending now , if this budget is accepted , a mere eleven percent of the standard spending assessment levels which means that in time we are going to get down to where the government is going to demand that we . |
| 21 | She said to tell you to bring it along to where the passengers are . |
| 22 | So the fisherman rowed along to where the mermaids were playing round the mill-wheel . |
| 23 | Later , as we focused in on where the changes occurred , we were able to subdivide much further and according to more meaningful anatomical criteria . |
| 24 | The erm we 're gon na , we 're gon na make a drive bit that goes in across where the lawn is now |
| 25 | Juan Gris has often been cited as the most orthodox or ‘ pure ’ Cubist ; taking over from where the eager Picasso left off , and refining and enriching the latter 's artistic legacy . |
| 26 | The groups , comprising business people , lawyers , accountants and DTI officials will take over from where the review of parts of the 1985 Companies Act announced last November left off . |
| 27 | The Trog said , leading the way over to where the mortar team were sitting with their backs to the wall , having something to eat . |
| 28 | The smell hit them as they slithered to the bottom of the slope and McLeish resolutely took a breath before walking over to where the swollen body lay . |
| 29 | ‘ But the soldiers will do the dangerous part , ’ he reassured himself , and looked anxiously over to where the Dragoons were concealed . |
| 30 | Cardiff looked over to where the other two strangers were laying their metal suitcases carefully down in the main reception area under the watchful eye of Pearce 's men . |