Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pron] [adv prt] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first I tried to write everything down in my notebook . |
| 2 | For weeks now she 'd been recognizing him , her eyes following him round the room , and she tried to pull herself up in the cradle to see him better . |
| 3 | Fletcher said : ‘ Our batting department has let us down in both Tests , although everyone has been working hard on their game and how to combat their spinners on turning pitches . |
| 4 | Er , but I mean , everything you do is , is designed to set yourself up in the best possible position for when the staff come in and , and throughout the shift leaving it as best you can for the branch manager the next day . |
| 5 | Sarah tried to hitch herself up in the bed . |
| 6 | The one who got shot in the chest when Special Branch and MIs tried to pick him up in Bayswater . |
| 7 | He tried to lever himself up in the bed . |
| 8 | I mean , if the bandits on the way here were anything to go by ( ‘ here' , if you want to look it up in your schoolgirl atlas , is somewhere near the Mocapra ) why should the Indians keep their word ? |
| 9 | Erm , the facts are , and this is all in Trivers if you want to look up erm if you want to look it up in more detail , that males die more readily than females , from all causes that affect both sexes and some that even do n't and you 'd be astonished about , like for instance , you gather from John book on the myth of he heterosexual you 're not allowed to buy in this country , you have to import it from the U S. |
| 10 | ‘ I tried to play it down in the report . ’ |
| 11 | At last Robert Sheldrake said , ‘ Good veterinary nurses are sometimes difficult to find , but Dawn is an old friend who has come to help us out in our new venture . ’ |
| 12 | We want to put it back in to . |
| 13 | He once locked two visiting American soldiers inside the cathedral one evening and promised to come to let them out in half an hour but forgot to come . |
| 14 | The brief church service and the burial at Oak Bay Cemetery were not impressive , and Emily 's three Vancouver friends ate a doleful dinner in the Empress Hotel that evening , although Lawren tried to cheer us up in his own inimitable way , and we were grateful . |
| 15 | A buffet lunch was organised to send her off in style at which was presented with a variety of gifts for her new arrival . |
| 16 | Voters of conservative inclination should be on guard against demolition squads from other parties which want to knock it about in order to prove their radicalism . |
| 17 | These are ‘ signatures ’ and , if , in early books , the printer has set them out in sequence right at the end , perhaps with the colophon , he has supplied the ‘ register of the signatures ’ . |
| 18 | as if the blessed Dorn has marked you out in advance . ’ |
| 19 | Money has driven them deeper into the planet , money has brought them down in the world … |
| 20 | Routine care consists of keeping weeds and pests under control , and the tidying up of superfluous foliage immediately the frost has cut it back in order to deprive aquatic insect pests of a winter refuge . |
| 21 | Having brought them into being with your eyes , you tried to force them back in again before they writhed and proliferated everywhere . |
| 22 | In 1984 his friend of many years , Liz Taylor , tried to get him back in front of the cameras and to conquer his alcoholism . |
| 23 | Her son has taken her up in his hang-glider ( can you carry two on a hang-glider ? ) , and she recalls her life and loves as she sails over the old family farm and the nearby manganese factory where it all happened . |
| 24 | The florist came up earlier but she was asleep , and he did n't even come into the room , just put his head round the door and left her some flowers ; the night nurse has put them out in the corridor . |
| 25 | The " thief " is the rightful owner of the jewels who wants to get them back in order to free the prisoners in the castle . |
| 26 | We are restricted somewhat by time , because I want to get everybody back in the main auditorium to listen to what I know is going to be a fantastic lecture by Professor Don , er from Baltimore , which I would certainly recommend that everybody go and see . |
| 27 | Next morning dawns bright and clear ; the storm has blown itself out in the night . |
| 28 | he said be very careful what you say have you down in evidence then . |
| 29 | Six groups were invited to submit proposals for the research and four were finally selected to carry it out in Swindon , Kirkaldy , Liverpool and Sheffield . |
| 30 | What 's more , who 'd have believed he 'd picked her up in a wine bar ? |