Example sentences of "[adv] and [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Participants in a five-year effort by the Carnegie Corporation to bring science and government closer together believe that they have improved that relationship somewhat and hold out the promise of even greater success . |
| 2 | She rose suddenly and brushed back the tears , crying would get her nowhere . |
| 3 | The thing to watch out for is getting them twisted because as the male member bangs away and does n't get in very far , it can push the whole thing inside and slip around the sides . |
| 4 | Heat the apricot jam gently and brush over the cake . |
| 5 | In January also he had to speak at Pusey House in Oxford on " The Lambeth Conference and Education " , but one student 's disappointment at his performance on this occasion suggests the strain and lack of preparedness which were forced on him during this period : " In questions Mr Eliot was most feeble and hesitant , humming and hawing much and throwing back the questions with " Is that not what I said ? " or " Does it not prove my point ? " |
| 6 | Sort out the jumbled lists below and match up the products and their descriptions , eg PVC raincoat |
| 7 | ‘ You get that lot below and break out the wet-weather gear . |
| 8 | He parked himself in the seat opposite and picked up the menu . |
| 9 | ‘ So I 've noticed , ’ said Meredith , and he pushed past him impatiently and ran down the grand staircase in search of Bunny . |
| 10 | Whisk the dressing ingredients together and pour over the salad immediately before serving . |
| 11 | Mix mayonnaise and yoghurt together and pour over the salad , stir carefully until coated . |
| 12 | In a food processor , process the topping ingredient together and sprinkle over the dish . |
| 13 | One of the humans reached down gingerly and picked up the box , lifting it up in the air as though Masklin was something very rare and delicate . |
| 14 | De Raimes shrugged carelessly and picked up the lid of a warming dish , inspecting the food beneath it . |
| 15 | Caroline swung away and stared out the windscreen . |
| 16 | Charlie felt more and more out of control until suddenly Rose stopped , pulled herself away and stared down the front of her dress . |
| 17 | I dictate and Cats scribbles away and bashes out the replies on the word processor kindly loaned to us by the theatre . |
| 18 | As I turned away and headed back the way I had come I passed two dead cows lying on the grass , large shrapnel wounds on their bodies . |
| 19 | A second explosion , and vast shards of the cliff lazily peeled away and tumbled down the slope . |
| 20 | The number of days lost through strikes is lower than at any time since 1979 , and people ought to know that Labour policies would sweep all that away and bring back the sort of industrial anarchy that existed in 1978-79 . |
| 21 | As Henry turned away and walked down the room Reginald bellowed with laughter ; and when his brother reached the door he shouted , ‘ Happy Christmas ! |
| 22 | The disease causes its victims to waste away and take on the sharp outlines of a statue with the shiny , sickly pallid hue of marble as the disease destroys them . |
| 23 | Corbett turned away and picked up the goblet , tasting the full red flavour of Bordeaux . |
| 24 | He turned his head away and picked up the newly arrived cognac . |
| 25 | Between because before they got he went away and measured up the body and he also had sometime then you see he would have to go and put the body in the coffin . |
| 26 | He threw it away and pulled out the Bible , which he had stuffed superstitiously into his shirt to protect his ribs … |
| 27 | You may not wish to write them all but imagine them nevertheless and draft out the pattern of the story . |
| 28 | She went downstairs and brought up the only sweets she had in the house ; a box of liqueur chocolates . |
| 29 | He stumped savagely downstairs and picked up the receiver . |
| 30 | This was n't really happening , it was a dream , a nightmare , and she 'd wake up soon and turn off the alarm and get ready for work . |