Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [coord] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The social hierarchy in English towns took the same shape as in the countryside , tapering from a broad base composed of those who lived on or below the poverty line to a few outstanding wealthy families .
2 We know that they could live in extremely shallow to very deep-water environments , that most lived on or near the sea bottom , but a few were adapted to open-ocean swimming .
3 Halling had to wait until the 1939–45 war when a military bridge was erected and a road laid down and for a few years the people of Wouldham and Halling were able to move freely between the villages , which was a great asset to the people of Wouldham who used the bridge to get to work on this side of the river , but it was certainly the death knell of the ferry .
4 This only applies to statements etc made in or from the UK , if the recipient' is in the UK or if the agreement or rights would be exercised in the UK .
5 Neither the U.S. nor Russian statements made clear whether the crash occurred on or beneath the surface .
6 This company is the world 's leading marketer and manufacturer of power tools and other quality products used in and around the home and for commercial applications .
7 I peered down and for a moment believed that I had come on Percy Bysshe Shelley .
8 Given that the rituals of circumcision and menstrual taboo , like the other blood rituals , would appear to have derived at least in their final form from the trauma of the exile to Babylon and the consequent restructuring of the Jewish community , we shall need to start our historical survey some centuries further back in time in order to locate and appreciate the profound changes which occurred in and around the sixth century BC .
9 There may be infection in the many small glands found in and around the urethra .
10 The variety of foreign bodies found in and around the genitalia is enormous , but , like the previously mentioned causes of urethritis , they make up but a small proportion of the cases of urethritis .
11 Men in civilian clothes moved up and down the steps leading into the narrow three-storey building .
12 But the older men — forty and upwards — they got off the side walk and paced up and down the road — deferential .
13 ‘ It 's your fault , Mildred Hubble , ’ she muttered , as they paced up and down the corridor .
14 With dusk , I was forced to leave the tavern , and paced up and down the muddy street for warmth .
15 Other attacks also petered out and by the autumn King Louis and the Angevin princes were sufficiently depressed to put out peace feelers .
16 Allen cast around and within a few yards further came upon a man-made path , narrow and winding , but in frequent use .
17 But the coefficients estimated on and in the output equation are estimates , respectively , of , and and so we can deduce from these four estimated coefficients estimates of and .
18 Similarly , by taking the coefficient estimated on in the equation , and the coefficients estimated on and in the output equation , which are estimates of and we can deduce other estimates of and .
19 But things turned Oxford 's way after sub Gary Bannisetr came on and in the 71st minute solid tackling gave Mickey Lewis the chance to put Joey Beauchamp through .
20 It was always clear but perishingly cold at that early hour ; later the mists came down and in the afternoon there were often storms of rain and sometimes hail .
21 Often wall mounted in or near the working area they can be a useful provision provided they are kept clean , emptied after use and operating temperatures are maintained .
22 A very gallant gentleman at the next table came over and for no particular reason , kissed my hand !
23 ‘ I 've got every pan in the place filled up and on the cooker .
24 The British sailed up and down the river , trying to find an opening to land troops to the west of the city , and in September they were successful .
25 Until we drove up and over the Atlas , I had not thought for years about our time in London .
26 He could see small fields , woods and a lake up there , and from the lake a river spilled out and over the edge …
27 The hooves slammed out and with a snort of terror it hurtled off up the path followed by the others .
28 Her face came around and into the light .
29 A whine spiralled round and round the hum .
30 She darted round and round the tower , running fast but waving her hands .
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