Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just when you think you 've got it straight , along comes the Fool with his pig 's bladder and whops you on the nose . |
| 2 | The operation of the wheel is unusual , being a variation on the overshot type in which water falls on to the top of the wheel and turns it in the same direction as the water 's flow . |
| 3 | If you have quick release wheels , take off the front wheel and lock it to the frame and back wheel . |
| 4 | ‘ If they keep their bikes in garages , they should consider removing a wheel and putting it in the house . |
| 5 | Alternatively , an economical and effective way of securing your car is to fit a strong chain and padlock around the steering wheel and attach it to the seat , clutch or brake pedal . |
| 6 | When , a long time ago now , Stephen had tried to call him Dad or Father and drop the babyish name , he had shouted that Stephen was all he had in the world and could n't he have a little bit of kindness and call him by the one name that meant something ? |
| 7 | If you put your Orc Shaman on a wyvern and fly him to the other end of the battlefield he wo n't be able to use his Waaagh magic . |
| 8 | procedure for taking goods out of stock and transferring them to the shop floor |
| 9 | She pulled out her warrant card and slapped it on the desk then marched out of the office , slamming the door behind her . |
| 10 | Fill in the yellow registration card and return it to the address shown on the card . |
| 11 | As an extra reminder , you could write a special message on a pretty piece of card and fix it to the back of the picture , noting both the date and the event . |
| 12 | It was still soaking wet and now Wexford carefully removed from its leather partitions a photograph of Lilian Hatton , a driving licence and a darts club membership card and spread them in the sun to dry . |
| 13 | Tell your audience that you are going to spell out the names of a complete suit of cards and , each time you spell out a letter , you are going to take the top card and place it on the bottom . |
| 14 | Tom unbuttoned his overcoat , fished in the pocket of the dark suit which he scathingly referred to as his ‘ city uniform ’ for his identity card and flashed it at the uniformed security man . |
| 15 | There they would force Khomeini to negotiate a deal and to broadcast it to the people . |
| 16 | They 'd thrown her into a Jeep and driven her into the Heide , through the woods , to a large wooden building hidden in the trees . |
| 17 | Rosie had bitten him twice in the past ; once when she managed to free herself by chewing through her tethering-rope , and once when she leaped through the window of Buddie 's jeep and chased him into the pig-yard . |
| 18 | They 're saying is , it 'd be nice if you could take something that 's a holistic perception and fragment it into the component parts . |
| 19 | The moment it was free of debt they dissolved the partnership and replaced it by the limited-liability company she had suggested in the first place . |
| 20 | Frodo the Ring bearer does not really want to carry the Ring and offers it to the elf-queen Galadriel . |
| 21 | But when Mr Wray punched him , Youngs picked up the hammer and struck him across the cheek . |
| 22 | He had a hammer and banged it against the walls to restore order but nobody took any notice of him . |
| 23 | Turning her back , she weighed the hammer and smashed it into the centre of the clay skull at her feet . |
| 24 | ‘ Next moment , he pulls out this hammer and puts it through the glass . ’ |
| 25 | He then walked into a bedroom and shot himself in the chest . |
| 26 | As he crept in through the scullery window she would leap from her bedroom and conceal herself in the nettles , unconscious of the pain . |
| 27 | I ran to the bedroom and heaved myself under the bed , fighting blindly with the magazines . |
| 28 | He led her back into the bedroom and sat her on the chair while he rummaged in the chest . |
| 29 | He went to the lavatory , lifted a large tin bath off its wall hook , took it into the bedroom and placed it on the floor . |
| 30 | The retiring president , Mrs Beryl Abbott , welcomed Mrs Archer as the new president and presented her with the badge of office . |