Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [verb] [prep] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you decide at the end of the day the thing to do is to pick up this kid and run like hell for somewhere you can gain , wave for help , or put him in the car and drive like mad to the hospital , then you might just do that , even though it breaks all the golden rules of first aid |
| 2 | We spun the boat and dug in deep with our paddles , heading for the wall of oncoming water . |
| 3 | Add garlic and cook on High for 30 secs . |
| 4 | Once complete , the engines can be lifted and placed onto the venerable Doane test-bed and rolled outside ready for Larry to begin his monitoring work again . |
| 5 | One , which is already established , is in European Politics , Economics , and Society under the auspices of the Social Studies Board and concentrates in particular on graduate teaching for an M.Phil . |
| 6 | Above left : Large silk bows adorned with trailing gold stars are watched over by a golden cherub and help to liven up the staircase |
| 7 | In a patron 's letter delivered by video to the Trust 's annual general meeting and repeated in full in the recent newsletter , Prince Charles said ‘ The recent purchase of the Torrin estate is the best possible demonstration of what the Trust is all about . |
| 8 | For body and lift on short to medium length hair , go for a root perm . |
| 9 | Two senior Chilean intelligence officers of the Pinochet regime , Gen. Juan Manuel Contreras of the DINA secret police and Lt. Col. Pedro Espinosa , had also been indicted in the case but remained at large in Chile [ see also pp. 36346 ; 36931 ] . |
| 10 | As Best defied his own name and went from bad to worse , the former United star had pellets injected into his stomach in a failed bid to combat alcoholism ; he spent time in jail for drunk driving , police assault and jumping bail , and at his most desperate offered his services to any football team willing to pay £1,000 to include him in their team . |
| 11 | Sam stood guard over his blood-covered friend and tried in vain to flag down passing motorists . |
| 12 | It meant starting early in the morning and continuing till late in the evening . |
| 13 | The ‘ Sum Insured ’ is the maximum payable in respect of any one claim and continues in full following the payment of any claim — i.e. there is no need for the Policyholder to reinstate the sum insured following payment of a claim . |
| 14 | Andersson has not played for a month but trained with United for the first time yesterday and made an instant impression . |
| 15 | IDB Communications Group Inc , Culver City , California international telecommunications services company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to offer up to 1m common shares to raise some $28m to buy in , discharge or repay in full at the earliest possible date the company 's 13% senior subordinated notes due 1998 . |
| 16 | The sharks seemed less intimidating , so I gulped a lung-full of air and flapped like crazy in an effort to regain my position at the bottom of the tank , clutching my hair-brush and trying to control miles of floating red chiffon . |
| 17 | The crisis grew out of the attention paid by the media of both countries to the bestselling book Notre Ami le Roi , written by French author Gilles Perrault , which detailed notorious scandals under Hassan 's reign and concentrated in particular on human rights abuses . |
| 18 | The July Sales are a great idea for Christmas shopping particularly in slashed-price discontinued toiletries and I found several nice wee stocking fillers for Derek in the Novelty line and looked in vain for a birthday card for our Joy 's eldest but there was nothing suitable . |
| 19 | Add trout , lemon juice and dill , cover with pierced clingfilm and cook on High for 8 mins , or Combination Med/200° C for 5–6 mins . |
| 20 | Dip the chicken in the Thai 7 Spice Seasoning and fry until golden on all sides . |
| 21 | Be able to tell the time and understand times expressed in terms of 12- and 24-hour clocks . |
| 22 | Anthony Valentine does a thankless task and works like mad for me , and it all went unrecognised by the critics . ’ |