Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [coord] the [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Walking the river in the close season , when the bankside and aquatic vegetation has blossomed and the water is running clear and low , is the best time for actually spotting the chub as they go about their daily business . |
| 2 | The crowds are the biggest the bookshop has seen and the book is selling faster than any the publisher has known . |
| 3 | Once the milk has clotted and the cheese-maker is satisfied that it has set firmly enough , the curd is cut by hand , using large metal paddles . |
| 4 | Over the last century , the number of taxes has mushroomed and the system is now so complex that few understand it fully . |
| 5 | Now Channel 4 has gone and the sport is back where it was six years ago . |
| 6 | The old wooden parcels depot at the Parkgate exit has gone and the bridge is newly painted . |
| 7 | Often this is a matter of stopping the time out as soon as all the crying , whining , foot stamping has ceased and the child is quiet again : ‘ You can come back when you are quiet ’ is the rule of the day . |
| 8 | This wire is connected with a Tell Tale Bell in the Signal Box at each end of the tunnel in such a way that upon the wire being cut or broken the bells will commence ringing and the Signalman is made aware that something has happened . |
| 9 | When two grammatical items occur together in a specified syntagmatic relation , they are said to colligate and the combination is a colligation ( as opposed to a collocation ) . |
| 10 | Indeed , where the bank or other party refuses to co-operate and the offence is serious , or is likely to lead to substantial financial gain or loss to any person , the same act allows the police to search for evidence which has the intention of furthering a criminal purpose , and in such cases this provision overrides legal privilege . |
| 11 | Just decide when and where you would like to sit and the rest is straightforward . |
| 12 | Robinson , who was England B coach with Alan Davies until both were dumped in the summer , reluctantly accepts he is fighting a lost cause : ‘ It is n't going to happen and the situation is beginning to get worrying . |
| 13 | Buckingham Palace declined to comment but the honour is likely to be shared between Hardy Amies , who has already designed outfits for her , and Victor Edelstein , who specialises in glamorous evening wear . |
| 14 | Vogue assured its readers that ‘ everyone goes cruising and the trouble is not to find a cruise but to choose from the numberless , almost equally alluring cruises that are most suited to one 's particular fancy ’ . |
| 15 | I have done my best to point out the difficulties and pitfalls associated with learning to hover but the truth is that , from here on , you are entirely on your own . |
| 16 | The adjudication officer is then asked to respond and the claimant is given an opportunity to comment on those responses . |
| 17 | A RARE SHOT OF LAURA AT THE HELM OF THEIR BOAT , QUAESO , WHILE JANE TRIES TO READ AND THE SEA IS CLAM . |
| 18 | It 's worth also noting at this point that if you are a tenant and renting and you lose your job you are eligible for housing benefit , erm if you if you were er buying your house , although you do get some er er you get the interest I believe on your mortgage paid , there are lots of other things that do not get paid but the thing is that if you have a reduction in your income which might happen where one partner say lost a job , er you s you 're eligible for housing benefit but you get nothing as far as company paid mortgage is concerned . |
| 19 | Nothing seems to have changed and the Government is doing nothing to support us . ’ |
| 20 | If a warranty claim does materialise and the policy is called upon , the insurers will wish to have all rights to pursue claims against third parties . |
| 21 | Season with pepper , reduce the heat and steadily simmer , uncovered , for 20 minutes or until the flavours have blended and the meat is well cooked . |
| 22 | Their visible undersides are camouflaged , but if the camouflage fails to work and the butterfly is attacked it then immediately opens its wings flat , revealing two conspicuous pairs of eye-spots . |
| 23 | That is why it is possible for a Christian in particular to feel at one and the same time joyful because the person who has died has entered eternal life , and overwhelmingly sad , or guilty , or relieved at the thought that they have died and the survivor is left with vast changes to absorb into their life pattern . |
| 24 | However , the first two arrangements have failed to materialise and the company is now effectively part of Agfa who introduced the product under its own Agfa Press label at the end of November . |
| 25 | The crowds have disappeared and the weather is still warm . |
| 26 | The way I looked at was a rubbish tip , that bit it looks as if he 's cleared and the grass is growing . |
| 27 | If fleeing fails and the prey is cornered , it may make a last-ditch stand and turn on its tormentor . |
| 28 | Over the years , the numbers turning out for the clash have dwindled and the match is now normally 18 a-side . |
| 29 | And so , Pilate he tries to do this , he tries first of all to shift the responsibility , and he does it by different methods , first of all he sends into Herod , the king then he suggests that Barabbas should be released to the people , now however , both of these methods of shifting responsibility have failed and the ball is firmly back with Pilate . |
| 30 | The league is the benchmark for standards which all factories are battling to attain and the competition is continuous and always very fierce . ’ |