Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [coord] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Junctions which are initially SX create more disturbance , are transformed to either XS or XX puckers and push the facing junction in the direction of smaller ε-ζ values ( between 26° and -12° ) . |
| 2 | In 1669 he was first approached by the French statesman J. B. Colbert , and in December 1682 he set out for France , having been commissioned by Colbert to plan and construct the fountains at Versailles . |
| 3 | We had one more day trip by boat before we left Praslin , and that was to the island of La Digue to try and see the black paradise flycatcher . |
| 4 | Claire McGahan has been to visit Glenlola Collegiate in Bangor to try and uncover the secret of success that has put the Co Down girls ' school into the spotlight . |
| 5 | After Sue and Alan left , Lisa and Phoebe had invited their neighbour Jo and her lover Sophie to come and share the house with them . |
| 6 | Sir : Shaun Waterman and Millard Scott ( letter , 5 October ) claim that the police operation on Friday criminalised and terrorised the Broadwater Farm Estate . |
| 7 | Corbett rose and beckoned the fellow over . |
| 8 | Corbett rose and gulped the cool night air . |
| 9 | Corbett rose and brushed the moss from his clothes . |
| 10 | However , in what the Guardian of July 9 called " a scintillating display of his personality and skill at manipulation " , Gorbachev castigated and cajoled the congress into reversing this decision ; on this and several subsequent occasions it was proved that the combative talk by the majority conservatives was strikingly at odds with their docility when it came to challenging outright the will of the party leader . |
| 11 | Mark Saunders admits that car receivers should not rely exclusively on reception of the CT ( clock ) and date information but use the RDS to set and correct the displayed time . |
| 12 | Perhaps they feared the dreaded shoot-out after Coleraine equalised but paid the penalty in any case . |
| 13 | Bernice turned and faced the typewriter creature that was following them . |
| 14 | Sir Richard turned and called the man 's name and a small , bald-headed man wandered over . |
| 15 | Corbett turned and saw the edge of the forest behind them . |
| 16 | Blufton sighed and chopped the air decisively with his right hand . |
| 17 | Mister Johnny scowled and covered the skull with his hands . |
| 18 | I yelled and Jean grinned and sent the Cortina racing and bounding down the road . |
| 19 | Ivan grinned and stroked the gun . |
| 20 | she heard Emilia sniff and saw the tears in her eyes . |
| 21 | Rupert Moon started and finished the first , bagging his first Test try in only his second international , while new cap Simon Hill went one better when he claimed a kick and chase try after only seven minutes on the international stage . |
| 22 | Valerie shuddered and set the coffee-pot down on the white wrought-iron table . |
| 23 | We urge both India and Pakistan to address and resolve the issue , and we stand ready to help . |
| 24 | June Roberts went and touched the old silk fabric , tears filling her eyes . |
| 25 | Then Johnny saw and understood the reason for Luke 's attitude towards Una O'Malley , the reason for his murderous hate for any man that desired her . |
| 26 | After a tough takeover battle for the News of the World in 1968 , financed by the profits of his Australian papers , Murdoch invigorated and streamlined the management , sold off various marginal activities ( including Walton Heath Golf Course , allegedly purchased by the paper 's one-time proprietor so that he could get to play golf there with Lloyd George , a member ) and quickly bought the Sun . |
| 27 | Hitch smiled and crossed the road to the Lancia , pulling open the door and sliding into the passenger seat . |
| 28 | Molly re-emerged and threw the quilt over him . |
| 29 | ‘ You 'll have to be quicker than you were a minute ago , then , ’ Scott hissed and pulled the car away from the kerb . |
| 30 | In stark contrast with Dustin 's ambition , this was the year that George C. Scott won and refused the Oscar for Patton . |