Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] [noun] [adv] [coord] " in BNC.
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1 | In conjunction with changing Postglacial sea levels , high winds have driven large quantities of mineral sand and shell fragments inshore and inland to form machair , arguably the single most important habitat in the Western Isles for man as well as wildlife . |
2 | Take the safer route and use exfoliators now and again , not too often , especially if you have a sensitive skin . |
3 | He has a bullet lodged behind his eye and needs treatment quickly or he will be blinded . |
4 | ‘ He called round one day and saw Cleo there and after that … |
5 | On Sept. 2 the government announced a three-stage programme to remove the vestiges of communist control and integrate Estonia politically and economically with the rest of Europe . |
6 | Pat Gaffney , general secretary of Pax Christi , spoke in Manchester about the arms trade , which provides a major source of income for this country and provides employment directly or indirectly in a whole range of ways . |
7 | What , alright , wait a minute , just let me finish , get it sorted out , why was buying a suite when we 've got to be stripping down wallpaper and getting dust everywhere and sand and dirt and Christ knows what , just to get it all shitted up |
8 | Sugar leaped forward to dominate the market and to transform life socially and racially first in Barbados and then in the other English West Indian islands . |