Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adv prt] [conj] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ward got out and strode down the mud-sodden road to join them . |
| 2 | The session starts around 2pm when the old faithfuls sit back and wallow in nostalgia as they listen to their favourite bands and singers Chick Henderson is always high on the list of course or dance to the records , spinning at 78rpm . |
| 3 | Several of the nearer birds got up and flew along the shore , revealing another feature which pin-pointed their origins : the lack of a white rump showed them to be of the race hudsonicus which breeds in northern Canada . |
| 4 | The blacksmith straightened up and looked at her . |
| 5 | And it 's inviting adults of all ages to go along and join in the fun . |
| 6 | The answer , I think , involves a partial refutation of the interactionist position : crimes do share an intrinsic quality — they involve the knowing transgression of rules laid down and enforced by the state . |
| 7 | It is perfectly conceivable that we can make some general statements about the conditions that influence our self-indulgence or self-restraint in relation to rules laid down and enforced by the state , particularly when the nature of those rules and the way they are enforced are included for consideration . |
| 8 | To me it 's a crock of shit to go out and harmonize with nature on my resin polyurethane surfboard . ’ |
| 9 | Their Lordships therefore consider that the profits accruing to the taxpayer on the grant of sub-licences during the relevant years of assessment arose in or derived from Hong Kong and as such were subject to profits tax under section 14 . |
| 10 | Andrée got up and went to the door . |
| 11 | Luckily , you do n't have to dance every night … you have plenty of opportunity to sit back and relax in the evenings when the entertainments team do their bit ! |
| 12 | Indeed , the optic lobe contains a wealth of neurons which respond specifically to elaborate patterns of motion , such as the optic flow fields generated on a retina when an insect turns around or flies over the ground , but there have been disappointingly few descriptions of neurons with interesting spatial properties . |
| 13 | But the men from the Midlands had enjoyed themselves so well , they decided the engraved glass trophy should stay in Scotland to give them the excuse to come back and play for it again ! |
| 14 | Suddenly Brown Owl bent down and looked at Jane 's foot . |
| 15 | At the end of the last series , presenter Gordon Burns invited anyone who was interested in taking part to write in and ask for a place — and Paul was among the 8,000 who applied . |
| 16 | Short hair stands out when gelled at the roots . |
| 17 | The Sheikha got up and stood in the door , thanking God and declaring it a fine day . |
| 18 | Schellenberg got up and went to the window . |
| 19 | Richard got up and balanced on the ball of one foot as if he had been seized by an attack of cramp . |
| 20 | The miracle happened : she heard the car slow down and stop beside her . |
| 21 | Its spectrographs can analyse the ultraviolet light given off and absorbed by stars , galaxies , gas-clouds and other celestial paraphernalia , something which earthbound observers can not do because of the ozone layer . |
| 22 | Were you able in other words to go round and talk to people to get their answers and record your answers on their grid , if you think yes you did do that , sign your name now , in section one , where it says survey . |
| 23 | The funds used in and accruing from these transactions were debited and credited to accounts of the taxpayer bank with overseas banks and it was the profits from these transactions which the commissioner sought to tax . |
| 24 | Typically , the National Front would announce an intention to meet in or march through a racially sensitive area , and the Socialist Workers Party would then declare their determination to demonstrate against fascism at the same time . |
| 25 | After a while you can no longer be revolted every time you hear the slogans or your eyes glaze over while skimming through Scînteia . |
| 26 | And I 'd been wondering whether like I could perhaps persuade him or his boss , the professor to come along and talk to us , and let , some of their time is very full , and to them time is money . |
| 27 | Even though critics may not be as learned as their art-historical colleagues , there is no good reason for their practised eyes to cloud over when looking at art of other periods . |
| 28 | Andy bent down and looked at me . |
| 29 | Grace swung her handbag in recognition , and a ball of wool jerked out and fell to the gutter . |
| 30 | The paddles are being removed so that the level of water is raised allowing a boat to pass through and continue in deeper water . |