Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the traditions and conventions of scepticism and proper doubt sit uneasily with the current politics of commitment and conviction , whether of the left or the right . |
| 2 | The businessmen brought in to run the Councils have been frustrated by the tight operating and financial practices imposed by the Department of Employment Such practices sit uneasily alongside the entrepreneurial freedom that business leaders are used to ( see Guardian , 23 March 1990 ) . |
| 3 | smirk right on the |
| 4 | The division between open and closed villages was not always as clear-cut as this may imply — many villages lay somewhere between the two — and it was less extensive in the upland areas where less labour was employed and more workers ‘ lived in ’ on the farms . |
| 5 | My companions hurried on , desperate to get their hands on the seven hundred thousand pounds in gold which lay somewhere under the tree 's shadows . |
| 6 | Kubitsky was bringing his rifle to bear on a target which lay somewhere in the direction of the grove of trees on the river bank to Rostov 's rear , but before he could open fire three more arrows took him in the chest and he fell over backwards without a sound . |
| 7 | It was startling to discover that a race which was identifiably mutant had laws for the suppression of mutations , and he guessed that the origin of cause and principle alike lay somewhere in the lost time of the isolation of Tarvaras from the Empire . |
| 8 | We go downstairs and sit side-by-side on the sofa . |
| 9 | Bring slowly to the boil , whisking constantly , and cook for two minutes . |
| 10 | 2 Transfer fruit and liquid to a large pan , add the peel and spices and bring slowly to the boil . |
| 11 | Add the sugar and bring slowly to the boil . |
| 12 | Put the ingredients in a saucepan and bring slowly to the boil . |
| 13 | Bring slowly to the boil and simmer for 5–6 hours topping up the saucepan with boiling water from time to time . |
| 14 | Bring slowly to the boil , stirring until thick . |
| 15 | Put the milk in a small pan and bring slowly to the boil , then pour over the egg mixture , stirring thoroughly with a wooden spoon . |
| 16 | They suffer badly from the leaf menace . |
| 17 | Well to tell you the truth , I went to own school , when it was er winter , when it comes the winter , they bate somewhere for the winter , do you see ? |
| 18 | Concentrate rather on the walking itself . |
| 19 | These three correspond most to the expectations and hopes previously voiced by bishops and theological faculties . |
| 20 | Some circulate in the Arctic Ocean , others stream down the east Greenland or Labrador coasts and disperse widely in the north Atlantic Ocean , becoming a hazard to shipping . |
| 21 | So often gardens today are geared towards large drifts of shrubs and herbaceous material , which , although ideal for easy maintenance , display little in the way of infinite details . |
| 22 | Toys mean little in the first few weeks — you are all your baby needs . |
| 23 | A considerable number of Remploy workers do move on to work in open conditions but many remain semi-permanently in the sheltered environment . |
| 24 | and the aargh , just squeezed in and this lad sort of shit himself completely and went zoom right up the road then , well I knew what was gon na happen so I dropped right back and er how he missed him I do n't know , it must of been inches or itches |
| 25 | Push slowly to the upright position . |
| 26 | Gabriel saw bullets sparkle and flash all around the F2B ; and then a longer streak from the British observer 's rearfiring gun . |
| 27 | Well sir , they 're , we support dipping because it 's already been stated to note that we make most of the money for Shropshire from farming , and sheep is one of the big things which we sell all over the country , but unless we can guarantee our sheep are clear of er , disease people are n't going to come here and buy meat and stuff are they ? |
| 28 | All creatures communicate only in the manner to which they are instinctively and inwardly programmed . |
| 29 | A few of the characters develop greatly throughout the novel , Pip being the best example , but also Magwitch too . |
| 30 | By contrast , the G cells are not detectable until 18 weeks of gestation and develop entirely within the anatomical antrum . |