Example sentences of "[noun sg] [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 ! ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Still the thunder thundered and burned and shook them . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | As the hon. Gentleman knows , it is not general practice to confirm or deny that nuclear tests are about to take place . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ And then he had the infernal nerve to write and ask if she was managing all right , ’ he continued bitingly . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | People can find out if they have HIV through a blood test that determines whether they have developed antibodies to HIV . |
| 21 | In the main , they both consisted of boys and young men who were rather more reluctant to join in the ritual chanting and singing and were even less keen to get mixed up in the aggro . |
| 22 | The ambulance veered and swerved and he felt his body move slightly on the hard bunk . |
| 23 | You are invited to our Diamond House to see a little of the art of the diamond cutter , have your own ring valued and cleaned if you wish and maybe even purchase a ring or stone at very attractive discounts on UK prices . |
| 24 | His mouth opened and closed while portraits of notables revolved on some sort of belt contraption behind him and my mind strayed to Phil Collins 's story about the time he went up and asked Steve Davis for an autograph : ‘ He did n't even glance at me , just sent me off to get a pen , and then signed his name , still without looking at me . |
| 25 | ( 1 ) Does the witness understand why you need their help and how their evidence will help your client obtain justice ? ( 2 ) Does the witness understand and accept that they may be required to give evidence in court and under oath ? ( 3 ) Have you done all that you can to ensure that the witness is put to as little trouble and expense as possible ? |
| 26 | Either like a snap of the fingers , leaving a sense of bewilderment at the ease with which the line between existence and history could be crossed , or else it was damned hard labour which could seem to take forever , like attempting to snuff out one of those trick candles where the flame dodged and dipped but would n't disappear . |
| 27 | They reached a door and he waited during the ritual unlocking and locking and chit-chat between the screws . |
| 28 | Mansell never got further than 1.6secs ahead of Senna , the gap rising and falling as they began to work their way through the back-markers on lap 15 . |
| 29 | The motion-picture industry survived and prospered because this battle was substantially won in the vast majority of communities and especially in the major cities . |
| 30 | Filter coral is a British coral found and harvested when long dead . |