Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [prep] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why then have the Cambrian Forces been invited to inveigle such hollowed ground ; to sit idly by and scoff while such is imposed by few on the many . |
| 2 | In one period , all were placed together as if spelled out in full as ‘ MAC ’ . |
| 3 | In one period , all were placed together as if spelled out in full as ‘ MAC ’ . |
| 4 | We do not want to stand idly by and do nothing . |
| 5 | Does any hon. Member seriously think that , after Britain has signed up for a single currency , we could go to war on our own and expect the 11 countries who share the same currency to stand idly by and see the value of their currency wrecked , for ever depreciating , just because Britain was in one of its periodic warmongering fits ? |
| 6 | Not only have the Government disregarded the electricity supply industry 's disdain for that achievement , but they have sat idly by and watched collieries close which , in the past five years , have taken up a large part of that sum of money about which the Minister boasted just a moment ago . |
| 7 | Then in a flash it dashes away as if fleeing in panic . |
| 8 | He walked over to his car , parked near by and opened the passenger door for her . |
| 9 | It approached sideways on and flung up its head , eye rolling . |
| 10 | He rose then as if to go but impulsively Robyn caught at the sleeve of his robe . |
| 11 | Garvey moved forward as if to defend his herd . |
| 12 | He was already standing apart and when he saw Harriet coming , he alone moved forward as if to challenge her . |
| 13 | It may , according to circumstances and the personalities involved , be best to fix a regular mutually agreeable day for visiting , so that it is something to be looked forward to and prepared for . |
| 14 | The cutting , too , has meaning : fast , significant , hinting , pausing for an instant on an idea then darting away as if to shrink from a risky suggestion . |
| 15 | Though , ’ he added slowly as if thinking something out , ‘ I did n't leave there for , oh , about twenty , perhaps thirty minutes , I should n't wonder . |
| 16 | But I did n't look , I did n't stop , it was raining so bad Thursday morning and windy that I I went to the market , I cut straight through and went up and Di went to get the paper then he went . |
| 17 | some paper them toilets cos er , I 'm , you know , I say , from our our , both side is something that 's er I mean , everybody 's looking purely from and return sales . |
| 18 | She had n't moved from the cockpit sole , but crouched there looking aft as if mesmerised by the towering storm front . |
| 19 | Thus the illustration contributes nothing to the text , which runs ‘ Edward [ actually Edgar ! ] lightly sprung aside and avoided the cut aimed at him , and then delivered a blow with all his force just in front of the ear , and the man dropped again as if shot . ’ |
| 20 | Well it was n't , it was n't that bad but like it was really weird because like you could see like , people like , especially the lads , just sort of looking at you and then like not meaning to be pervy but just like , looking again as if to think why has Emma got a , a extraordinary lump on half the top of her boob , you know ! |
| 21 | Customs say no decision has been made yet on whether to appeal . |
| 22 | Two men dressed in long underwear would shake hands and then bend forward as if making a deep bow to each other . |
| 23 | ‘ Right you are , ’ said Hilary , turning away as if terminating the interview . |
| 24 | An elderly man with a white pointed beard was being shepherded into a chauffeur-driven car by the short rough-haired woman in a thick tweed suit , who had been at Rupert 's house that evening in the autumn ; a little man carrying two heavy-looking suitcases was hurrying away as if to catch a train ; a group of younger men and women was standing on the pavement , talking and laughing . |
| 25 | Allow your eyes to observe in an easy , natural way but not to stare unblinkingly as if to bore holes in whatever or whoever they are looking at . |
| 26 | His/her foul body shone phosphorescently as if lit from within ; as if his/her flesh acted as a window to a lascivious light from elsewhere . |
| 27 | These flickered and danced wildly as if blown upon by unseen lips . |
| 28 | He 's going to be ages , thought Juliet desperately , suddenly realising she 'd been standing with her hands clenched together , and her eyes screwed tightly as if to hear better . |
| 29 | Iris closed her eyes and began speaking slowly as if reciting a lesson . |
| 30 | And when it was over and their tears had dried , they lay like spoons , curved together as if made for each other , and slept . |