Example sentences of "the [noun] [adv] [conj] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where a nailed board refuses to move , it is often easier to punch the mails down into the joist rather than trying to prise them up . |
| 2 | I have now visited the clinics twice and have come to know many of the volunteer workers from Australia , France , Holland and Britain as well as many of the patients living in the Calcutta slums . |
| 3 | Part of that money had been allocated to pay for pensions and vehicle leases , but now the force will have to find the money elsewhere or face cutting jobs . |
| 4 | A little boy came out of the woods opposite and began skiing down the slope towards the road . |
| 5 | The bank was contractually obliged to honour the cheque even when honouring put the accused 's account into the red . |
| 6 | This speech has now completely turned the play around and has begun to lead on to the tragedy at the end of it , Brutus , the nobleman 's , death . |
| 7 | That 's that used to be the part there that 's gone big there , was sailors . |
| 8 | The boys never went to the pond again but did hear reports from other anglers that screams and shouts came from the ditch the other side of the old trackbed , also the eerie , noisy sound of a motorcycle being ridden flat out towards the railway line . |
| 9 | I sheltered in this cove and saw you eating the carrion here and came to take it after you had gone . ’ |
| 10 | I ca n't actually recall all the numbers , but I remember I was in the States at one point and I took the album over and tried to sell it to a record company . |
| 11 | She said she might come , , said the Sheikha softly and went to greet her . |
| 12 | ‘ What they will be hoping for is that they can get to a few months before before the next election , take the brakes off and try to deceive the people once again things are back on course . |
| 13 | Thinking about it it used to work with Sterland , but then he only came forward AFTER strach had the ball and when the opposition were pushed right back … and he crossed it while in front of the defender rather than having to get round him . |
| 14 | I whipped the key out and turned to run through the Square only to find Shifty-Eyes standing blocking the pavement . |
| 15 | So , if you are being pulled over , rather than letting go of the boom completely and having to raise the rig again , you can save a lot of time and energy by letting out the back hand until you have regained your composure . |
| 16 | He put the card down and began serving out the oeufs soubise from the dish in front of him . |
| 17 | But as soon as you cut the the oak trees , down , and the ash , they would catch the wind then and scorch do you see . |
| 18 | Pressing the gas pedal to the floor , he swung the car out and began to overtake . |
| 19 | Everyone stands for the general salute — they may be civilian guests , but they have studied the programme avidly and have learnt what to do . |
| 20 | This led us to monitor the implementation of the programme closely and to modify follow up protocols in the light of our experience . |
| 21 | Lower interest rates would keep the pound down and keep exports competitive . |
| 22 | We 'll take the break now but stay tuned and stand by your phones because coming up … |
| 23 | He was also alleged to have dragged or thrown their sister by the neck so as to cause bruising to the upper arm and neck . |
| 24 | well we help with the dinner , but I said who was it that decided what you 're having and got the ingredients together and had decided |
| 25 | If a board is unhappy with the profit progress being made , it should change the management rather than attempt to do the managing itself . |
| 26 | Maureen said she had got the keys back and intended to try them in the desk , to see whether they were a duplicate set and her father 's complaints could have been justified . |
| 27 | Bryony took the toast out and began to smear it with tomato chutney . |
| 28 | She put the hairbrush down and began to pull hideous faces in the glass , pulling the corners of her eyes down with her forefingers and squashing her nose up with her thumbs so that she looked like an insane pug dog . |
| 29 | I spluttered , stepping back , dripping , while Helen took the can back and stood grinning . |
| 30 | He threw the flask away and began to rub his hands vigorously together until circulation was restored . |