Example sentences of "[noun] and [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ When the sky clouds over , the surface broods , pouts and stamps its foot like a child forced to spend its holidays indoors . ’
2 Just when you think you 've got it straight , along comes the Fool with his pig 's bladder and whops you on the nose .
3 The Parquet had existed , he thought , since at least 1883 when a reforming Minister of Justice had unearthed in his office some Arabic translations of parts of the French Code Napoleon and promulgated them as the new Egyptian legal system .
4 She was glad of Everthorpe 's guidance , though she disliked his manners and resented his evident desire to stage-manage her arrival at Pringle 's .
5 ‘ Now , now , ’ Miss Louise called back sharply , ‘ mind your manners and let them in . ’
6 They had such nice manners and treated me like one of their own , so I reckon I was one of the lucky ones .
7 Second , because governments and ministers still retain political objectives and motivations , they will attempt to guard jealously information within their purview and to use it in such ways as to influence and direct public opinion .
8 Pot up a hew clumps and bring them into the kitchen .
9 Nigel Buxton , 41 , swerved snarply across the road when he lifted both his hands off the wheel and ran them through his hair , Didcot magistrates heard .
10 " Dear mermaids , wo n't you please turn the wheel and spin me down to the sea-king 's palace ? "
11 Somehow the guidebook will always find a chink in this armoury and creep out on the crux move , to wheel and flutter its way to the boulders below .
12 He risked a soaking of foam as he darted out to cut his mooring lines , then twisted Dream Baby 's wheel and thrust her throttles forward .
13 His parting advice to those interested in taking the challenge was ‘ keep an ear to the ground , your back to the wheel and get your foot in the door ’ .
14 The operation of the wheel is unusual , being a variation on the overshot type in which water falls on to the top of the wheel and turns it in the same direction as the water 's flow .
15 If you have quick release wheels , take off the front wheel and lock it to the frame and back wheel .
16 We 've got to go there tomorrow , so ’ — he took his hand from the wheel and gave her a quick pat — ‘ put your neb under your wing until after the holidays and see what transpires then . ’
17 The driver of the long-distance lorry would tighten his hands on the wheel and urge his machine faster past the bleak terrain that marks fear and anxiety across the breadth of the Motherland .
18 He had taken one hand from the wheel and held it up in protest .
19 " Besides all this Tristan learned to ride nimbly with shield and lance , to spur his mount skilfully on either flank , put it to the gallop with dash , wheel and give it free rein and urge it on with his knees , in strict accordance with the chivalric art .
20 ‘ If they keep their bikes in garages , they should consider removing a wheel and putting it in the house .
21 Alternatively , an economical and effective way of securing your car is to fit a strong chain and padlock around the steering wheel and attach it to the seat , clutch or brake pedal .
22 I was me and it was both frightening and exciting , like driving very fast round a precipitous bend with someone now and again taking my hands off the wheel and forcing me to trust .
23 It also reduces the load on the tail-skid or wheel and makes it slip sideways more easily .
24 Well , let me tell you , ’ she flung at him acidly , ‘ you 're a bygone species , you 're on your way out , and if you do n't turn that wheel and head us back the way we came I 'll see you in gaol for this faster than you can say pieces of eight . ’
25 According to a report by the Automobile Association — Women and Cars — the typical British woman motorist enjoys driving , is confident behind the wheel and sees her car as a necessary tool for work and a social life .
26 Since it was obviously expected of him , he took his right hand off the wheel and put his arm around her shoulders .
27 As sanity returned , she gave a little jerk and wrenched her mouth free .
28 But he turned her around with one swift jerk and forced her to face him .
29 I understand that Wyre Borough Council are standardising all the play equipment throughout the borough and bringing it up to British Standards safety requirements .
30 At which Lupescu collapses in fits of hysterical laughter , and crawls over to Ceauşescu and embraces his knees and kisses his feet , saying , ‘ Thank you , Comrade , for a joke like that , I could get ten dollars ! ’
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