Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [conj] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ The meagre , gallant Don Quixote beard quivered and jutted as though every individual hair had suddenly stiffened to the clenched tension of Paviour 's jaw . |
| 2 | Churchill agreed and decided that , regardless of the outcome of the talks about continuing the coalition into peacetime , ‘ any decisions which are needed for the supreme objects of FOOD and EMPLOYMENT in the years immediately after the war must be taken whether they involve legislation and whether they are controversial or not ’ . |
| 3 | Each weekend begins on Friday evening with supper , followed by an introductory talk , film or video , night prayers and then the freedom to sit and chat or go to bed . |
| 4 | worldwide operations treated as integrated and interdependent |
| 5 | But there were many , including senior ministers , who were highly critical of her decision to continue and believed that despite it she could and should be persuaded to stand down . |
| 6 | The records must contain day-to-day entries of all money received or expended and of the matters to which that related and a record of the company 's assets and liabilities . |
| 7 | SAVE challenged this , succeeded in getting the building listed and argued that the building could be used as an extension for a nearby office that already had on-site car-parking . |
| 8 | Aunt Margaret and Melanie clapped and clapped and clapped . |
| 9 | The girls took advantage of the boys ' sudden inability to catch or shoot and before long the game was over and the girls won 12–8 . |
| 10 | Ruth 's heart lifted but plummeted when his voice dangerously threatened , ‘ You tell your lover and business partner when he returns that I will ruin him if he ever lays a finger on Maria Luisa again . |
| 11 | All the spreading woodland hummed and buzzed and trembled , shimmeringly alive with the knowledge of itself , aware of the presence of a protective grace moving above , beyond and yet within itself . |
| 12 | When the salient vicinity includes another moving object , particularly a flying insect twisting and turning and diving in a desperate attempt to shake off its pursuer , the extra benefit to the bat of increasing its sample rate more than justifies the increased cost . |
| 13 | It should also be noted that a covenant limiting hours of access may not limit hours of use of the demised property , provided that the tenant arrives before permitted hours cease and leaves after they recommence . |
| 14 | Whoever it is on the other side of this white wall , for instance , spends most of his waking hours wheezing and coughing and ( by the sound of it ) banging his swollen head against the partition . |
| 15 | A quick trip to stock the fridge , the larder and the wine rack and everything is set for a fantastic holiday , with the freedom to come and go when you choose , eat the very best available in the shops , try out the local wines and generally ‘ go native ! ’ |
| 16 | Tonight the Minister of the big Methodist church in the township of Harare opened it for people of all colours and creeds to come and pray and find God 's plan . |
| 17 | You must ensure that any loads carried or towed or secured and do check and see , do not overload your vehicle or trailer , when on a motor cycle , scooter or moped you must wear a safety helmet or designed which maybe fastened securely , you also must wear sturdy boots and gloves , tell other seen , wear something bright coloured or bright , reflect the material , open the door , brighten materials help in daylight as do and sheen . |
| 18 | Caspar and Fenella stood in the Workshops , with the wood-store behind them , their skin shrivelling and flinching and every sense assaulted by what was before them . |
| 19 | Still the thunder thundered and burned and shook them . |
| 20 | There is no doubt the staff member who got those flowers in a Dublin suburban branch protested and blushed and her heart beat with embarrassment . |
| 21 | As the hon. Gentleman knows , it is not general practice to confirm or deny that nuclear tests are about to take place . |
| 22 | We all marched through the streets of Parma cheering and singing and carrying banners which displayed Mussolini 's slogans and the names of the places conquered . |
| 23 | this also held true for the series of men who swopped their everyday gear to sit and drink and smoke and be photographed in a dress . |
| 24 | Women recognize that some of their tears are tears of weakness , and these are the tears which come as an alternative to rage and anger or as a way of coping with their feelings of powerlessness . |
| 25 | Lucille , a Norman , had been raised on stories of the merciless English pirates who lived just across the Channel and who , for centuries , had raided her homeland to kill and burn and plunder . |
| 26 | Lifeguards dragged out kids coughing and vomiting as parents looked on in horror . |
| 27 | ‘ And then he had the infernal nerve to write and ask if she was managing all right , ’ he continued bitingly . |
| 28 | I feel I have unfinished business with you said Jay , amazed that she could use such an adult phrase , when alone , her mouth sagged and stretched and gasped with momma , momma , the pain shrieked from her navel , she even sucked her thumb in the hope that do-it-yourself primal therapy would ease something . |
| 29 | People can find out if they have HIV through a blood test that determines whether they have developed antibodies to HIV . |
| 30 | Legs rose and fell as we made our undulatory way like a giant centipede . |