Example sentences of "something [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Normally you would n't be seen dead doing a knees bend keeping your back straight , but if you 're getting something off the bottom shelf you wo n't look ridiculous at all . |
| 2 | I usually take something off the peg , hope that it fits , take it home and if it does n't , try taking it back . |
| 3 | But can I tell you something off the record ? ’ |
| 4 | If that seems too simple , then let me put what I believe to be a far more cogent argument , By bringing ‘ God ’ into this , are we not merely shifting something off ourselves ? |
| 5 | Viewers , when presented with a shot in which the subject is seen looking at something off the screen , will assume that the next shot will show whatever it was that the person was looking at . |
| 6 | Bert Rafferty 's voice was subdued but firm , almost , Harriet felt , as if he was relieved to be getting something off his chest . |
| 7 | I mean it 's not nice to let a child crawl on a dirty floor — she might catch something off it . |
| 8 | Huy stooped to pick something off the ground , that lay three-quarters hidden in the rough yellow grass that grew around the sides of the stone . |
| 9 | ‘ Shall we buy something off your stall , Ianthe ? ’ |
| 10 | Somebody pinched something off me so , Bugger all this , I said , I left her there . |
| 11 | The Russians would much rather deal with a right-wing conservative any day because they know where they stand , rather than a left-wing liberal who might do something off the wall , like act on principle , for heaven 's sake . |
| 12 | ‘ Look , sonny , it sticks out a mile that you want to get something off your chest but you 're scared to hell what will happen to you if you do . |
| 13 | Leith blanked off for a moment as , with sinking spirits , she felt it would be a wonder if Sebastian found himself free to return to pay something off his mortgage the Christmas after next , let alone this coming one . |
| 14 | Well you might want to go and ask him er about it because he 'll be presumably your , your , your personal tutor as well so erm you may be able to get some more er you know , some , some , something off him you know kind of what he thought of your essay or something like that |
| 15 | You 're often looking for somewhere , a garage or something off the motorway just for the toilet or a drink |
| 16 | b ) People like the trolleys to keep moving slowly when they reach out to take something off the shelf . |
| 17 | Yeah , yeah I think they want twelve , twelve ninety nine or something off the market |
| 18 | I do n't know what 's happening , but I 'm gon na get something off him any way , definitely |
| 19 | But it sounds to me as though it 's taking something off the telephone , which is simple in n it ? |
| 20 | This is something for which surveys , including that of Greeley and Rossi , are not and can not be intended . |
| 21 | It becomes clear after one has been working at something for several weeks , he typed ( as Harsnet had written ) , that one is not going to achieve what one had hoped for . |
| 22 | I bought myself a mug of tea at the counter in order to pay for something for a change , then I sat and waited for Kathleen . |
| 23 | ‘ Look , if it does n't work out , come back and see us and we 'll try to do something for you , OK ? ’ |
| 24 | But after slaving over something for ten years , it is rather nice to show it off a bit . |
| 25 | There 's something for all tastes in our table |
| 26 | Would you do something for me ? |
| 27 | Something for you ? |
| 28 | She added something for the panel to remember her by — sheer seamed black tights with black and grey checked flat shoes and , on the lapel of her jacket , a blue glass antique brooch . |
| 29 | This does indeed seem like getting something for nothing , but is it really ? |
| 30 | Wengen 's skiing is extensive , but for piste skiers is mostly easy ; Murren is very limited , with one spectacular descent from the famous Schilthorn ; Zermatt has something for everyone and lots for experts , but to reach its full potential needs better snow than it often receives ; Saas Fee has an excellent glacier , but again needs abundant snow to provide much more than that — in particular , to satisfy better skiers . |