Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In principle , they can fix their financial risks and get on with the job of dealing with the commercial ones . |
| 2 | Leave the Museum of Decorative Arts and walk along to the Svatopluka Čech Bridge of 1906 , by J. Soukup and J. Koula . |
| 3 | The first three years of his Oxford course of studies would have included grammar , logic and rhetoric ( the trivium ) , after which the student had to attend formal sessions of dispute and argument before becoming a Bachelor of Arts and going on to the second part of the course , music , astronomy , geometry and arithmetic . |
| 4 | She crossed the bridge between the frogs and set off for the far end of the green , where the lane led up into the council estate . |
| 5 | Gordon sat quite still for a few seconds , then uncrossed his legs and went out of the room , a room in his own house , or rather his mother 's . |
| 6 | Slice fungi and fry down with the butter and onions until all the liquid has evaporated . |
| 7 | As the shadows lengthen , the men can be seen standing around with a pint of beer in hand , while mothers keep watchful eyes on the kids and catch up on the latest gossip . |
| 8 | ‘ We should get six top international players and a number of international referees and sit down with the law-makers so that all points of view are aired . ’ |
| 9 | And if it was important , to us and the country , why in the world were n't we snuffing out all those niggling grievances and getting on with the job of winning ? |
| 10 | One researcher has suggested that they may be able to detect the very low frequency vibrations that are created in the water by waves and reflected back from the ocean floor , an echo-location system similar in principle to that used , at the other extreme end of the frequency scale , by bats . |
| 11 | Corbett narrowed his eyes and squinted up at the sky . |
| 12 | He wiped the sweat from his eyes and looked down at the automatic in his hand . |
| 13 | She closed her eyes and dropped on to the bed , her heart pounding . |
| 14 | He managed to murmur Mayli 's name , then closed his eyes and slid down to the floor . |
| 15 | Yanto took a long swig of cider , then closed his eyes and leaned back against the tree trunk with a sign of contentment . |
| 16 | He sat up , rubbing his eyes and staring out at the mist that hung over the grey stone building . |
| 17 | Molly and her husband covered their eyes and peered out towards the lights . |
| 18 | He rubbed his eyes and peered down from the top bunk . |
| 19 | Then , tossing the towel to one side , she closed her eyes and collapsed on to the open sleeping-bag . |
| 20 | It 's not often you score 3 goals and end up on the losing team . |
| 21 | It 's not often you score 3 goals and end up on the losing team . |
| 22 | Passengers actually changed into their pyjamas and settled down for the night bunks or convertible seat-beds complete with sheets and blankets . |
| 23 | Once embarkation was complete , the great ship slipped her moorings and slid out into the Atlantic garlanded with thousands of waving hands and handkerchiefs , blown kisses and streamers . |
| 24 | He imagined himself to be in the centre of the city now , surrounded by its magnificent old crumbling buildings , its churches and palaces , villas and castles filled with the rich trappings of the centuries and set about by the bustle , the noise , the filth , squalor and abject poverty of the streets . |
| 25 | ‘ Oh , I 'm well enough , ’ Mrs Clamp said , shaking her head and coming down off the stool , picking up some more frozen burgers and going back to the freezer . |
| 26 | Some might well be Balliol supporters and go along with the Earl for that reason . |
| 27 | Maastricht was a package and Major kept the bits in he wanted for his supporters and opted out of the things that he did n't want , first and foremost being the Social Chapter . |
| 28 | He mumbled his thanks and strode on up the road . |
| 29 | But there was no punishing flame , only orange tongues consuming the huts and reaching out into the dark sky . |
| 30 | She was slurring her words and holding on to the bar-top for support . |