Example sentences of "and the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | NEWCASTLE UNITED were so bad against New Zealand on Tuesday , said Kevin Keegan , he almost rose from retirement and the dug-out to apply a little first-hand help . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , I know they live near the quay , and the cabbie would know of them ; they are well-known . ’ |
| 3 | But Mel got in the cab and the cabbie never said another word . |
| 4 | Now that he was clear of the hawthorn scent of the hedge and the reek of cattle dung , he became fully aware of what had already been drifting into his nostrils while he was lying among the thorn . |
| 5 | In many regions drought has been less of a problem for lawns this year , and the mowing programme continues |
| 6 | Distributed on the two mezzanine floors are six servants ' rooms , which include the menservants ' bathroom with a water closet and the butler 's bedroom . |
| 7 | Galvone called out , ‘ Come on in , ’ and the butler appeared with a folded sheet of paper on a silver salver . |
| 8 | The door at the end of the room opened swiftly and the butler appeared . |
| 9 | Secure in the knowledge that his mother would be fully occupied for the rest of the evening and the butler would be busy introducing the guests , Patrick pulled off his dressing down and slipped down the back stairs to the kitchen . |
| 10 | Katherine nodded fractionally , and the butler bowed and moved silently from the room , not looking at the younger man . |
| 11 | Bearwood is so designed that the ladies get no closer to the offices than the door between the transverse and the butler 's corridor . |
| 12 | The oblique perspective is , clearly , a notable feature of the mosaics depicting Oceanus ' ( no. 9 ) and the Wrestling Cupids ( no. 20 ) , i.e. other designs in the east which are probably of the later second century . |
| 13 | But I can and said pull that fucking door closed and the knob came off in her fucking hand , she spun round |
| 14 | If the main wheel is further forward , the glider will have a stronger tendency to weathercock than in the air , and the rudder will be even less effective at preventing this . |
| 15 | Conversely , if the main wheel is behind the c.g. , the directional stability will be less and the rudder more effective . |
| 16 | Most beginners will find it difficult to apply the opposite rudder , because of their ingrained habit of using the stick and the rudder in co-ordination . |
| 17 | Their height is adjustable , and the rudder pedals can be wound fore and aft while the five-point harnesses have lockable inertia reels on their shoulder straps . |
| 18 | Pilot 's Notes ' advice on single engine flying says ‘ the aircraft has a very good single-engine performance and the rudder trimmers are powerful enough to trim out all the foot load at normal cruising speeds . |
| 19 | But there is nobody below decks ; the engine-room was never installed , and the rudder broke off centuries ago . |
| 20 | So , I would want to test the storage tank and pump system ( and the rudder assembly ) before unreservedly recommending the Seayak even for short open sea crossings . |
| 21 | He had not given his name in Russian and the bunk that was allocated to him was against the wall at the furthest stretch from the narrow band of heat that the boiler might service . |
| 22 | She felt him reach up above his head and the bunk headlight came on . |
| 23 | Just pass us back that wicker hamper , Rainbow , like a good girl , and the cool-bag , and the Marks and Spencer shopper — no , not that one , that 's the poppyseed cake and the mandelbrot for Molly … |
| 24 | Another of his significant outsiders was the blind , deaf and dumb Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker ( 1962 ) , and The Chase ( 1966 ) was linked in a plodding way with the law/outlaw theme of Bonnie and Clyde . |
| 25 | Other chroniclers convey the same impression , recording that the king and the young knights at court passed their time in jousts , tournaments and the chase , feasting and court ceremonies . |
| 26 | The bus driver had given chase , had managed to signal to a police car and the chase had gone on through Kirkintilloch and Milton of Campsie before Cook lost control in Birdston Road . |
| 27 | Eventually the attaché case and the slip of paper were retrieved from Colonel Bowers and taken to the rear seat of one of the cars . |
| 28 | Lewis is coming up to very close backward point , a silly point we have Smith , a short leg we have Morris so there are a good wicketkeeper and the slip both with hands on hips , are five men round the batsman and a mid-on , a long leg , mid-off , cover and the point and Tufnell false run , erm stops in his run , John Hampshire signals no delivery and they start again , a hundred and nineteen for four at the moment the score . |
| 29 | BELOW : A later design , featuring the more familiar louvred slats , the rotating eye turret , the centrally mounted arm , and the hemisphere panels . |
| 30 | But the overall Australian performance contained a number of false notes , and Messrs Sawle , Benaud ( J. ) , Higgs and Simpson extended themselves by dropping two from the squad , the doughty vice-captain Marsh and the toast of cricket a year ago , Mark Waugh . |