Example sentences of "and [vb -s] [pron] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It snuggles up to something familiar then pulls the rug out and dares you to keep your balance . |
| 2 | Earlier he ends chapter three with a hint of humour saying that many people are not what they seem despite the appearances and begs her to try her utmost not to be worse than she appears , concluding : Here the word " form " is ambiguous referring to his writing as well as to a life-style . |
| 3 | The problem appeared because Brutus tells Cassius of Portia 's death ( and uses it to explain his bad temper towards Cassius ) . |
| 4 | Elastic materials convert mechanical work into potential energy which is recoverable ; for example an ideal spring , if deformed by a stress , stores the energy and uses it to recover its original shape after removal of the stress . |
| 5 | When she weeps and sulks he dries her tears with kisses , and not with a punch in the breasts . |
| 6 | Then she telephones one day and says she wants her stuff delivered bloody quick . |
| 7 | Paul loves the army and says he hopes his injuries wo n't affect his career . |
| 8 | One of the guards was badly injured , and says he owes his life to her prompt action . |
| 9 | Sequent expects to continue to win orders from the traditional mainframe market and says it expanded its sales force to 160 from 125 at the end of 1991 although total employment fell to 1,550 from a peak of 1,800 . |
| 10 | The sport itself and the money , shelter them from the kind of rough-and-ready exchange that brings ordinary people back from the brink of conflict and leads them to see their adversaries as people . |
| 11 | Yet when Cornwall pronounces him the new Earl of Gloucester , and orders him to seek his father out , Edmund has yet another layer of pretence at hand : Edmund 's perversion of such words as ‘ nature ’ , ‘ loyalty ’ , and ‘ blood ’ is grimly evident to us , but not to Cornwall — who may not understand those terms , in any case — and who now puts himself into the position of an adopted father to Edmund : ‘ I will lay trust upon thee ; and thou shalt find a dearer father in my love ’ ( 24f . ) . |
| 12 | It was difficult , because the vent was too small for a grown man to get into , but with the use of extension arms and mechanicals they worked their way slowly down the shaft . |
| 13 | Nowadays methods vary from teacher to teacher , but in a typical lesson the pupil is likely to find himself lying , sitting or standing on a hard table while his teacher , using hands and voice , gently guides his head and gets him to release his neck and shoulders . |
| 14 | However , if it strikes a chord — as many of her views did with me and my already shaky faith then and requires you to question your faith — QUESTION IT and stop following like sheep . |
| 15 | The drunken winger goes berserk and tells him to stick his blindfold sideways up his arse . |
| 16 | It tenderises it and helps it retain its natural juices . |
| 17 | The carer lifts the patient 's hemiplegic leg gently over the side of the bed , then places her hand on his stomach to stabilize him , and asks him to bring his other leg over beside the hemiplegic one . |
| 18 | He appoints them to run departments and expects them to use their positions to aid the fulfilment of his purposes , but cabinet secretaries and departments are not answerable only to the White House . |
| 19 | The newsletter rates HP the leading Unix vendor last year and expects it to consolidate its position this year with at least the 40% revenue increase it got last year on an 80% increase in shipped units . |
| 20 | And does she pay her farm workers well ? ’ |
| 21 | And does she carry her clothes about with her or does she |
| 22 | And enables you to move your skillbase over a time as well . |
| 23 | But the computer power required to turn all those dots and squiggles you call your handwriting into meaningful computer data has meant that most pen based computers have been incredibly expensive . |
| 24 | He accepts the view that professionals are primarily concerned with service to the community and believes they use their expertise for public benefit . |
| 25 | My commandant accepts the conclusions of the médecin légiste and instructs me to abandon my enquiries . ’ |
| 26 | The worse her boyfriend 's employment prospects , the less she loses if he moves out and leaves her to raise his child alone . |
| 27 | Shrugging the receiver between cheek and shoulder places an enormous strain on the sternocleido-mastoid muscles , the prominent bulges on each side of your neck , and the splenius capitis , the muscle that runs up to the base of your skull and stops you wearing your head at a jaunty angle . |