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Sentences with run

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  • 'Whoa, I'm goin' to Barbay-dos!' ran the jaunty lyrics of a 1970s hit song. [VERB with quote]
  • Today's RPI figure shows inflation running at 10.9 per cent. [VERB + at]
  • The form run is used in the present tense and is also the past participle of the verb.
  • It pleased critics but ran for only three years in the West End. [VERB + for]
  • Tell her I'll call her back later, I'm running late again. [VERB adverb/preposition]
  • The little girl is running a fever and she needs help. [VERB noun]
  • The show will transfer to the West End on October 9, after a month's run in Birmingham.
  • The England skipper is haunted by a run of low scores. [+ of]
  • Wayne plans to increase the print run to 1,000.
  • At 20 he became the youngest player to score 2,000 runs in a season.
  • He had the run of the house and the pool. [+ of]
  • ...a man who was outside the common run of professional athletes at the time.
  • A run on sterling has killed off hopes of a rate cut. [+ on]
  • To run a mile
  • John is running third
  • To run an errand
  • They took to their heels and ran
  • To run oneself to a standstill
  • To run a fox to earth
  • The children are running in the garden
  • He's always running to his mother when he's in trouble
  • I'll run over to your house this afternoon
  • A ball running along the ground
  • To run a ship aground
  • To run a vacuum cleaner over the carpet
  • She ran a needle into her finger
  • He ran her to the railway station
  • The bus runs from Piccadilly to Golders Green
  • The engine is running smoothly
  • To run tests
  • To run a company
  • The road runs north
  • The lease runs for two more years
  • An easement runs with the land
  • To run a risk
  • Her taste runs to extravagant hats
  • Red hair runs in my family
  • Water ran from the broken pipe
  • The wax grew hot and began to run
  • To run lead into ingots
  • A high sea was running that night
  • The colours in my dress ran when I washed it
  • If you pull that thread, the whole seam will run
  • Ivy running over a cottage wall
  • A rumour ran through the town
  • His story runs as follows
  • They ran his story in the next issue
  • Anderson is running for president
  • To run a blockade
  • He runs guns for the rebels
  • She went off at a run
  • A run of ten miles
  • To go for a run in the car
  • We had the run of the house and garden for the whole summer
  • A run of good luck
  • The play had a good run
  • A run of spades
  • The run of the market
  • The usual run of graduates
  • A run on butter
  • The run of the grain on a piece of wood
  • A chicken run
  • A deer run
  • Always running to the police
  • To run last
  • A bus that runs between Chicago and Detroit
  • His eyes ran over the page
  • A rumor running through the town
  • A vine running over the wall
  • His tongue ran on and on
  • A machine that is running
  • A running stream
  • Eyes running with tears
  • The days ran into weeks
  • A play that ran for a year
  • A law running for twenty years
  • Talent runs in the family
  • Their taste runs to exotic foods
  • A fence running through the woods
  • A repertoire running from tragedy to comedy
  • To run into trouble
  • The adage runs like this
  • Apples running four to the pound
  • Horses ran the range
  • To run a race
  • To run a blockade
  • To run a stop sign or a red light
  • To run oneself into debt
  • To run water into a glass
  • Boots that run $20
  • To run a story back to its source
  • Gutters running blood
  • The run of events
  • A run of good luck
  • A play that had a run of a year
  • A ski run
  • A chicken run
  • A buffalo run
  • To have the run of an estate
  • run metal
  • A total of 360 ft of Lower Tertiary sand was cored and recovered in a single run.About 600 pictures can be taken on a single run into the well.A run is the act of putting equipment into a well.
  • I excused myself and ran back to the telephone. [VERB adverb/preposition]
  • After a six-mile run, Jackie returns home for a substantial breakfast.
  • ...when I was running in the New York Marathon. [VERB]
  • The owner insisted on Cool Ground running in the Gold Cup. [VERB]
  • ...the sun-dappled trail which ran through the beech woods. [VERB preposition/adverb]
  • Our host ran a long extension cord out from the house and set up a screen and a projector. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
  • He laughed and ran his fingers through his hair. [VERB noun preposition]
  • They have gathered the best statistics they can find and run them through their own computers. [V n + through]
  • It was only last February that he announced he would run for president. [VERB + for]
  • He was already preparing his run for the presidency. [+ for]
  • His stepfather ran a prosperous paint business. [VERB noun]
  • Officials in charge of the camps say the system is now running extremely smoothly. [VERB adverb]
  • He ran a lot of tests and it turned out I had an infection called mycoplasma. [VERB noun]
  • He pushed the play button again and ran the tape. [VERB noun]
  • He had failed to realise that the tape recorder was still running. [VERB]
  • Black cabs run on diesel. [V + on/off]
  • I ran a 1960 Rover 100 from 1977 until 1983. [VERB noun]
  • A shuttle bus runs frequently between the Inn and the Country Club. [VERB preposition]
  • Could you run me up to Baltimore? [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
  • I'll run over to Short Mountain and check on Mrs Adams. [VERB adverb]
  • A run to Southampton showed the car was capable of a reasonable journey.
  • Tears were running down her cheeks. [VERB preposition/adverb]
  • She went to the sink and ran water into her empty glass. [VERB noun]
  • You must have left a tap running in the bathroom. [VERB]
  • Timothy was crying, mostly from exhaustion, and his nose was running. [VERB]
  • After an hour he realised he was completely running with sweat. [VERB + with]
  • The ink had run on the wet paper. [VERB]
  • She felt a surge of excitement run through her. [VERB + through]
  • A buzz of excitement ran through the crowd. [VERB + through]
  • Another thread running through this series is the role of doctors in the treatment of the mentally ill. [VERB + through]
  • The newspaper ran a series of four editorials entitled 'The Choice of Our Lives.' [VERB noun]
  • Run upstairs and get the iodine.
  • To run from danger.
  • He shouldn't run to his parents with every little problem.
  • To run up to New York; I will run over to see you after dinner.
  • To run about in the park.
  • The wheel ran over the curb and into the street.
  • The horse ran second.
  • To run in huge shoals.
  • The car ran along the highway.
  • The ship ran aground.
  • This bus runs between New Haven and Hartford.
  • A rope runs in a pulley.
  • The ivy ran up the side of the house.
  • These stockings run easily.
  • Let the water run before you drink it.
  • The rapids ran over the rocks.
  • The river ran into the sea.
  • Your work runs from fair to bad.
  • Wax ran down the burning candle.
  • The ball struck the green and ran seven feet past the hole.
  • Fresh paint ran over the window molding onto the pane.
  • The dyes in this fabric are guaranteed not to run in washing.
  • Materials that run when washed.
  • Tears ran from her eyes.
  • Her eyes ran with tears.
  • How does your new watch run? Cars run on gasoline.
  • The noise of a dishwasher running.
  • The furnace runs most of the day.
  • Time is running out, and we must hurry.
  • To run into debt; to run into trouble.
  • The well ran dry.
  • The bill ran to $100.
  • The minutes of the last meeting run as follows.
  • Your interest runs from January 1st to December 31st.
  • The easement runs with the land.
  • The story runs for eight pages.
  • This road runs north to Litchfield.
  • The unpaved section runs for eight miles.
  • Shelves ran from floor to ceiling.
  • Two thousand copies ran before the typo was caught.
  • The account ran in all the papers. The political cartoon always runs on the editorial page.
  • The play ran for two years.
  • The picture runs for two hours.
  • A thought ran through his mind. Her eyes ran over the room.
  • The news of his promotion ran all over town.
  • The old tune ran through his mind all day.
  • This novel runs to long descriptions. Her sister is fat too, but the family runs to being overweight.
  • Potatoes are running large this year.
  • Every morning he ran the dirt path around the reservoir to keep in condition. She ran her fingers over the keyboard.
  • He ran the mile in just over four minutes.
  • To run a race; to run an errand.
  • Permitting children to run the streets.
  • To run a horse across a field.
  • He ran his best filly in the Florida Derby.
  • He ran himself out of breath trying to keep pace.
  • To run deer on foot.
  • To run a fox to cover; to run the stallion into the barn.
  • He ran town before the robbery was discovered.
  • To run a ferry between New York and New Jersey.
  • I'll run you home in my car.
  • He ran his eyes over the letter. She ran a comb through her hair.
  • To run a blockade.
  • To run guns across the border.
  • Can you run a tractor?
  • Run off 3000 of these posters. The newspapers ran the story on page one.
  • The doctor wanted to run a blood test. The factory ran 50,000 gallons of paint a day.
  • They ran the presses 24 hours a day.
  • On cold days he would run the car motor to prevent stalling.
  • He ran the ship aground. She ran the car up on the curb.
  • To run a business; to run one's own life.
  • He ran the heart suit before leading spades.
  • Through his habitual lateness he ran the danger of being fired.
  • To run the water for a bath.
  • She ran a hot tub for him.
  • The well ran 500 barrels of oil daily.
  • He ran a large monthly tab at the club.
  • To run a rope in a pulley.
  • He ran his ball seven feet past the hole.
  • To run a seam.
  • To run a stocking on a protruding nail.
  • He ran his troops into an ambush. They ran themselves into debt.
  • To run a nail into a board; to run one's head against a wall; to run one's hand into one's pocket.
  • They run sixty head of cattle on their ranch.
  • To run a partition across a room; to run a telephone cable from Boston to Buffalo.
  • To run a line over a surface; to run a line through a word.
  • This watch runs $30.
  • The car repair will run you a couple of hundred at least.
  • A five-minute run before breakfast.
  • A run to reach the store before it closes.
  • A run from the police who were hot on his trail.
  • The boys set out at a run.
  • A run to shore before the storm.
  • A three-mile run.
  • A truck on its daily run from farm to market; a nonstop run from Louisville to Memphis.
  • He got a seven-foot run with his chip shot.
  • To take a run up to New York.
  • A strafing run.
  • The evening run from New York to London.
  • They kept each press in the plant on a 14-hour run.
  • A daily run of 400,000 gallons of paint.
  • A run in a stocking.
  • The run of our business from a small store to a large chain.
  • The run of the grain of wood.
  • The normal run of events.
  • To allow one's guests the run of the house.
  • A run from trainee to supervisor.
  • A long run on Broadway.
  • A run of good luck; a run of good weather.
  • A run of 30 scoreless innings.
  • A heart run.
  • A run on umbrellas on a rainy day.
  • Her last book had a briefer run than her first.
  • They kept each oil well on an eight-hour run.
  • A run of 500 barrels a day.
  • The snow melting on the mountains caused a run of water into the valley.
  • A superior run of blouses.
  • The run of 19th-century novels tends to be of a sociological nature.
  • A bobsled run; a run for training beginning skiers.
  • A chicken run.
  • A run of salmon.
  • run butter.
  • run bronze.
  • The out-of-town team gave us a run for our money.
  • Retribution will come, in the long run.
  • Recession may be averted in the short run if policy changes are made now.
  • He's so busy, he's always on the run.
  • To run afoul of the law; He argued with his father and has run afoul of him ever since.
  • You had better run for it before anyone else arrives.
  • After the first game of tennis, I ran out of gas and had to rest.
  • Many businesses are running scared because of increasing competition.
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