Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [v-ing] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As regards the current European Communities-European Free Trade Area negotiations [ see p. 37906 ] , the programme avoided ruling out the possibility of an eventual application for EC membership . |
| 2 | The outlawed Ulster Volunteer Force admitted carrying out the shooting . |
| 3 | Twice , when Meredith ordered ‘ Two steps stage left ’ and Geoffrey moved to the right , Meredith came bounding down the centre aisle shouting ‘ Left , left , ducky ’ and leapt onto the apron to seize him by the shoulders and shove him into place . |
| 4 | After the cab had departed he 'd returned to the body search ; a couple of rough-looking kids came sneaking up the alley for purposes unknown , but a long , low growl from the shadows sent them running . |
| 5 | Afterwards Travis began sorting out the things they were to take with them . |
| 6 | While he ran thorough hands and eyes over his shattered body , Kathleen started cleaning up the chest area ready for the heart monitor after checking the IV line that was running in Haemacel and taking blood for cross-matching , dodging round the radiographer who had brought the portable in and was taking X-rays . |
| 7 | South Africa was marred by the fatal accident to Tom Pryce when a marshal ran across the track : a memorable moment when a dead man 's car kept running down the straight . |
| 8 | He and Mrs Taylor came tearing down the yard to see what was up . |
| 9 | A couple more members of the gang came scrambling down the companionway ladder . |
| 10 | What 's Karen got hanging on the washing line erm are we up are we up for erm the Bare Naked Ladies there I think we are . |
| 11 | Nor had it been mentioned in Parliament since the previous April , when Hall proposed setting up the Select Committee and holding an international competition . |
| 12 | I made 400 before great arcing beams of light snaked out above the eastern-bounding ridges of the valley and I had to stop as blocks and slates came hurtling down the softening snow . |
| 13 | To achieve this aim involved driving out the small importers . |
| 14 | ‘ Madame ! ’ she called , and Miranda quickly bundled up her clothes and streaked across the landing , as the proprietress came heaving up the curving stair , the rail quaking in her grasp . |
| 15 | We were just watching 4 What It 's Worth about all those people who go on holiday to the sunny Mediterranean , having booked a sea view , and come back with gastroenteritis from living over the dustbins and now want their money back , when Elinor came running up the garden path closely followed by Nigel . |
| 16 | All these questions came tumbling out the moment she entered my room a couple of days later . |
| 17 | Kalchu came rushing up the notched-pole ladder . |
| 18 | After struggling with her composure for a moment , Paige began gathering up the odd assortment of utensils they had used . |
| 19 | William Tanner finished tidying up the small warehouse stock and sat down to await the van which was due . |
| 20 | Well , I was going to say , at last year at my friends house , and they have all open front , beautiful frontage , nice big house they are , and two kiddies on bikes started riding down the , across the front gardens instead of on the pavement , or the road , and she said to me , oh , I 'll stop this , I 'm not having this . |
| 21 | Begbroke seemed ideal but then the vicar started laying down the law . |
| 22 | For many , the very phrase risk management may have been a switch off even before the experts started whipping up the campaign with the emphasis on the disaster scenario — terrorist bombings , sinking oil tankers , fraud , kidnap and computer fires . |
| 23 | Connon came trotting up the pavement towards her . |
| 24 | Mr Miller finished writing down the details and said ruefully , ‘ I was going to give you coffee and then a tour round the rest of my animals , but there 's no time left . ’ |
| 25 | People began filling up the empty seats . |
| 26 | TELEVISION personality Jonathan Dimbleby marked taking over the presidency of the Council for the Protection of Rural England by launching a £500,000 appeal to fund ‘ the battle to protect the English countryside . ’ |
| 27 | Then , as the players came thundering down the boards , she joined the stampede , trying to steal the ball and nearly bringing down the pony of a fat child with pigtails , whose mother promptly started yelling at Daisy . |
| 28 | The familiar whisky-edged voice came bellowing down the line , and she grinned fondly . |
| 29 | Some of these are mirror images of those previously cited ; for instance , the recession meant less need for businessmen to seek out large industrial sites , central government began running down the overspill programmes and giving greater attention to the rejuvenation of inner city areas , and ‘ baby boom ’ was replaced by ‘ baby bust ’ . |
| 30 | With one tentative finger , Maya started tapping out the opening of her story . |