Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [conj] [pron] [verb] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Areas are subtracted or added as they leave or come into view . |
| 2 | And as part of the deal , I had some petty cash with which to buy them all sandwiches and coffee so they could get changed or dressed while they ate and I took them to the next job if they had one , or wherever they wanted to go . |
| 3 | This is usually easier said than done as they rust and are difficult to find . |
| 4 | I closed my eyes and watched the sheets of warm colour that came as I relaxed or increased the tension of the lids . |
| 5 | This meant that I was free to respond to the effects that developed as I worked and I got a feel both for the subject and the pastels I was using . |
| 6 | Eros love is the chemistry that causes us to want to make physical contact — it is the butterflies in the tummy , the excitement that rises when we see or hear that special one and we want to say ‘ you flip my switches ’ , or ‘ you float my boat ’ . |
| 7 | Bites usually begin with a slight tremble , or lift of half an inch or so , and then a steady but determined rise that continues until you strike or the fish lets go of the bait . |
| 8 | In addition , numerical modelling of the geochemical trends indicates that within one cycle the magma may have evolved by inputs of discrete batches of primary peridotitic partial melt that fractionated as it rose and mixed with earlier magma prior to eruption . |
| 9 | I thought oh god shut up , you know , you 've got children , oh he 's really horrible and he stands there and he 's looking at all the women every one that comes and he smiles and then hello , hello |
| 10 | Both events attracted large crowds who queued right around the shop and out of the door ; at both events the couple were cheered and clapped as they arrived and presented with ‘ bouquets of flowers and soft toys wearing yellow ribbons ’ . |
| 11 | Perhaps a point was never reached where no more could get in , but they would be pushed and crushed until they died or the sides of the car burst with the pressure of them . |
| 12 | Everyone will order me around and I will just have to smile and do as they say or they will not look after me when I am an old woman . |
| 13 | Councillors were jeered and heckled as they emerged and the mayor was given the Nazi salute as he drove off . |
| 14 | You are invited to our Diamond House to see a little of the art of the diamond cutter , have your own ring valued and cleaned if you wish and maybe even purchase a ring or stone at very attractive discounts on UK prices . |
| 15 | At the recent meeting of Nether Wyresdale Parish Council I was asked to write to you again about this and to suggest that you come and assess the situation on site with a view to arranging for a footway to be constructed . |
| 16 | They are asked to visit one of the 17 windfarms operating in England and Wales and assess whether they enhance or disturb the beauty of the countryside . |
| 17 | For example , in flowering plants the haploid stage is reduced to the pollen tube , derived from a haploid pollen grain that falls on the stigma of a flower and grows until it reaches and fertilizes the egg cell that lies in the flower 's ovary . |
| 18 | There 's the call it 's coming in I knew it would work in fact we 'll talk straight away now just come straight through to me O nine O four six four one six four one and there 's another one there so just pick up the phone and hear as we sit and talk and chew the fat and stuff like that hello ? |
| 19 | ‘ I had been to see him the previous day , and arranged that he come and teach me Dutch . |
| 20 | ‘ Take her down ! ’ he ordered , and watched as she floundered and kicked at the man on each side of her . |
| 21 | ‘ Go to hell ! ’ she snapped and watched as he laughed and turned then , and strode back towards the barn , whistling cheerfully beneath his breath . |
| 22 | Early antiquarians and archaeologists were greatly hampered by an almost complete lack of dating techniques for the sites and finds that they recorded and excavated . |
| 23 | If , however , no undertakings can be negotiated and the MMC investigates the merger and finds that it operates or may be expected to operate against the public interest , the Secretary of State has power to order the parties not to proceed with a proposed merger or to order divestment by the purchasing company if the merger has been completed . |
| 24 | Brower then offered viceroys to both classes of jays and recorded whether they avoided or pecked at them . |
| 25 | She lets them come and go as they please and it is good for the crew . |
| 26 | She snapped that she was entitled to come and go as she pleased and said an old friend had offered to buy her supper . |
| 27 | Hagans was allowed to come and go as he pleased and only days later , he raped and murdered council worker , Anna McGurk , as she walked home from her office . |
| 28 | People come and go as they wish and people call there . |
| 29 | Oh at any rate , he they started rebidding and then of course it went and went and it fell and then this Mr gave up and whoever the other one was , Do n't remember who he was . |
| 30 | Rose 's hand was small and freckled and it teased and rubbed . |