Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [art] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nicholas looked at what he had been doing , which was nothing very much , and laid down the stone and the knife and , clasping his knees , looked at Diniz . |
| 2 | The other ( a Committee under the chairmanship of Lord Dudley ) laid down the forms and the space and equipment standards for post-war housing , and in conjunction with a team from the Ministry of Town and Country Planning , examined matters such as housing layout and densities . |
| 3 | She laid down the brush and faced Shae directly . |
| 4 | The SLORC issued a statement on July 27 which laid down the powers and responsibilities of the newly elected People 's Assembly , but gave no indication as to when it would be allowed to convene . |
| 5 | She laid down the telephone and stared at the view outside her office window . |
| 6 | She laid down the phone and leaned back against the pillows . |
| 7 | Juliet laid down the receiver and hurried into the ward . |
| 8 | And then the music stopped and Fael-Inis laid down the pipes and turned his golden gaze on Fergus , and the spell faded , and a cold awareness flooded Fergus 's mind . |
| 9 | The other rabbits were beginning to reach the hedge as Bigwig hopped down the bank and crouched on the verge of the road . |
| 10 | They pinned down the boards and laid new felt and carpet — unaware Mike was underneath . |
| 11 | But with 15 minutes left Dyer gave the visitors some hope when he chested down a cross and struck a strong shot past Muggleton from close range . |
| 12 | Of the nine republics which officially took part in the referendum , five ( Azerbaijan , Byelorussia , Kirghizia , Tadjikistan and Turkmenia ) asked only the question as set by the USSR Congress of People 's Deputies . |
| 13 | Polly finished drying the dishes and wiped down the cooker and the work surfaces , vaguely aware of the engine 's deep rumble and the sensation of movement . |
| 14 | I passed down the ward and opened a door at the end of a passage . |
| 15 | It crept down the columns that the place we were to attack was a village called Neuve Chapelle . |
| 16 | Yesterday presenter Christopher Frayling and producer David Wallace told of their fear as the lift plunged down the shaft after a cable snapped . |
| 17 | A local farmer helped clear a road after it was blocked by a blown down tree . |
| 18 | ‘ It was good of you to get in touch with me , Simon , ’ she murmured as he hooked down the loft-ladder and she followed him up into the roof space . |
| 19 | The mini-buffets underlined anew the truism that if all food could somehow be prepared on terra firma , familiar restaurant-car hazards such as unreliable equipment and minuscule space would no longer matter . |
| 20 | Alexei peered down the range and shook his head . |
| 21 | The rain had darkened his brown hair , and rivulets of water dripped down a face that looked to be carved from teak . |
| 22 | Nirvana Inc battened down the hatches and made to ride out the storm . |
| 23 | On the morning of the 10th , the nation at large , having been well forewarned , battened down the hatches as the ‘ low of the century ’ tracked towards a position between Iceland and Shetland . |
| 24 | They firmed down the earth and put a brick to mark the spot . |
| 25 | In the other condition subjects viewed the same films in the same manner but described only the risks and potential risks in each section of film . |
| 26 | At the last moment , when the engine blew steam , she let down the window and handed him an envelope addressed to St Ives ; she looked at him with the eyes of one waking from a dangerous dream . |
| 27 | I fled down the cellar and returned with the chopper . |
| 28 | Without warning Hasan bumped over a kerb and drove across a stretch of grass towards a precipitous drop . |
| 29 | When the Headmaster wanted a little exercise , you bent over a chair and got six — twelve with a cane on the backside ; if you were hit just below the buttocks on the legs , it hurt more . |
| 30 | Asquith 's appointment of Isaacs as Lord Chief Justice just a few months after he had narrowly escaped ( and actually deserved ) parliamentary censure , was a brave example of loyalty to a colleague , but it also demonstrated exactly the insensitivity that Unionists had denounced . |