Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [prep] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 In one period , all were placed together as if spelled out in full as ‘ MAC ’ .
2 In one period , all were placed together as if spelled out in full as ‘ MAC ’ .
3 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 .
4 He walked over to his car , parked near by and opened the passenger door for her .
5 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 .
6 Customs say no decision has been made yet on whether to appeal .
7 His hands were clasped together as if to comfort one another .
8 A decision will be taken shortly on whether to invest in a more advanced E-mail package and , if so , which one .
9 I mean , I expect she knew how you felt about the only things worth having being the things you 'd worked hard for and earned for yourself , so you would n't want her to leave you the house ] But she did n't want you to think she 'd forgotten you , or that she was just being spiteful , or something … ’
10 The tragedy is that the Government have stood idly by and done little to prevent youth crime in general and this aspect of youth crime in particular .
11 The FIS was also demanding that presidential elections be held simultaneously with or follow shortly after the general election scheduled for June 27 .
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