Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] [pron] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | They have profaned our temples , insulted our religion and raped our women . ’ |
| 3 | The purpose of this Code of Conduct is to set out the standards of professional conduct expected of members of the Association and to indicate what matters may be regarded by the Disciplinary Committee as being contrary to the aims , objects and interests of the Association or contrary to the profession of librarianship . |
| 4 | They need to learn new ways of thinking and handling their emotions , because it is the wrong handling of emotion that causes the bulk of so-called stress in today 's society . |
| 5 | This jockeying for the truth may be fine for doctors engaged in expensive research , but where exactly does it leave the rest of us , constantly struggling to keep up with the latest medical thinking and changing our diets accordingly . |
| 6 | Yet she was itching to move to the metropolis and bombarded her parents with subtle and not so subtle requests . |
| 7 | On Aug. 27 ECOWAS officials met with Ulimo chairman Raleigh Seekie in Freetown , Sierra Leone , to persuade him to commit Ulimo , which had not been represented at earlier talks , to applying the peace accord and surrendering its weapons . |
| 8 | Retirement is an ideal time to take stock and consider which habits are worth acquiring , now that there is plenty of time for regular exercise and for preparing nutritious food . |
| 9 | If you feel this makes your first attempts at pressed flower pictures rather too complicated , you can begin working with a simple picture arranged on a plain cream card and make your designs more ambitious each time . |
| 10 | INSURANCE giant Sun Alliance and US group Chubb have completed a reciprocal deal and cut their stakes in each other . |
| 11 | And he 'd wipe his brush on a rag soaked in turps and wash his hands in the kitchen sink and off they 'd go , calling for Preston sometimes from next door , because he liked it , too . |
| 12 | Shiona struggled to consciousness and rubbed her eyes . |
| 13 | Casabona , 20 , of no fixed address , forced the woman to go to a bedroom and tied her ankles and arms before gagging her mouth with adhesive tape . |
| 14 | Reg Akehurst 's charge was a firm favourite for that contest and gave his backers not the slightest hint of a scare when leading at the furlong pole to score by a length-and-a-half. way off the pace makes an accurate assessment of his progress very difficult for the handicapper , but this observer is convinced there is significant improvement still to come . |
| 15 | It helps you to build up speed and keeps your fingers from getting so tired , as well as prolonging the life of the keyboard . |
| 16 | This formal order , which was signed by the President and recited his findings in relation to the two incidents , was sealed on 11 June 1992 , copies being then sent to M. 's solicitors , the solicitors for the other parties and to the governor of the prison . |
| 17 | He has spoken up for them when their homes have been threatened with closure and voiced their opinions on Radio Cleveland . |
| 18 | I hovered over the sideboard pretending to be looking for cutlery and strained my ears to catch the conversation . |
| 19 | If you have bad luck in the chase , if your wife is persistently flighty and difficult , if a chief favours your rival and ignores your requests for attention , then the cause is or may be witchcraft . |
| 20 | Instead , they recognised the value of superior workmanship and used its products to honour the gods who were intermediaries between man and the infinite power of the universe . |
| 21 | Frequently , they expressed a sympathy for guerrilla activities and direct action , without recognizing that successful guerrilla movements were either controlled by an organized and disciplined party ( as in China ) or turned themselves into a traditional type of party ( as in Cuba ) when it became necessary to consolidate their rule and implement their policies . |
| 22 | Arghatun stopped speaking and bowed , but it was the older man who growled a reply and showed his teeth . |
| 23 | Tobacco company Davidoff Cigarettes is dropping its £30,000 cash backing for Major Ron 's Royal Berkshire Polo Club and supporting its rivals Cowdray Park instead . |
| 24 | She sat back in her seat and kept her eyes fixed ahead of her . |
| 25 | Ruth leaned back in her seat and clutched her hands in her lap , so tightly she was hurting herself . |
| 26 | With a sigh of impatience Jake leaned back in his seat and ran his fingers through his thick dark hair . |
| 27 | The carer gently levers him forwards by placing her hands behind his seat and swivelling his hips sideways and forwards . |
| 28 | ‘ Take a seat and put your feet into that , ’ said a sympathetic medic . |
| 29 | With a sigh , Emily sank back in her seat and closed her eyes , listening to the clip clop of horseshoes ringing against the roadway with a feeling of unreality closing in on her . |
| 30 | He lay back in his seat and closed his eyes . |