Example sentences of "and [pron] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's all ‘ Cherish ’ and ‘ Three Times a Lady ’ and ‘ Deeply Dippy ’ , and everyone takes to the floor , clutching and fondling , their hands lightly patting the buttocks of their partner . |
| 2 | The service was held at the chapel and everyone went to the Kirk Inn at Romaldkirk afterwards . |
| 3 | And everyone knew of the people they 'd bitten , like the man who went mad — wandering round the village in search of water , complaining of aching limbs and an unquenchable thirst — and whose body was found , months later , washed up in the river at Lāmri . |
| 4 | The information desk was manned throughout the weekend , the timetable was strictly adhered to and everyone benefited from the efficiency . |
| 5 | And everyone froze at the Las Vegas meeting to view triumphant Nina 's outfit . |
| 6 | ‘ There were 17 players in the team and everyone got on the pitch at some point during the game , ’ he added . |
| 7 | At last , there was a cry of ‘ Silence ! ’ , and everyone looked towards the door . |
| 8 | PRAYERS were requested by Bishop Konstant for Tony Bland and everyone hurt by the Hillsborough disaster . |
| 9 | Skiing started early in Scotland this year , much to the relief of hard-pressed ski area managers , ski equipment retailers and everyone connected with the industry in Scotland . |
| 10 | Within the hour the show is cancelled and everyone returns to the hotel to drown their sorrows . |
| 11 | When a vote is taken and everyone votes for the motion , the motion is said to be passed unanimously . |
| 12 | and everyone jumped on the bandwagon , or have they all made up their own ? |
| 13 | They were rumoured to wait until dark and them to cross into the white suburb and steal wallets from trousers draped across bedroom chairs while their white owners slept . |
| 14 | The dormitories were empty and nothing stirred in the main corridor . |
| 15 | The holder of such an estate in land is , like an owner , entitled to the possession , use , and enjoyment of the land , and he can dispose of his interest ; but at the death of the person by whose life the extent of his estate is measured , the estate comes to an end , and nothing passes from the holder . |
| 16 | It was just after three in the morning , and there were no lights on in any of the houses and nothing moving on the street . |
| 17 | The stones at its margins were bleached like bones and nothing grew at the water 's edge except rank thickets of bamboo . |
| 18 | The whereabouts of Flaxman 's death mask was not known , and nothing came of the suggestion . |
| 19 | This enthusiasm , inspired by Scottish sections , was short lived , and nothing came of the move , but it did signal a phase of agitation over representation that was to culminate in formal acceptance of the principle at the 1917 Congress . |
| 20 | She had known when she set eyes on them that they were nothing to do with the Smoke and nothing to do with the expedition that was preparing . |
| 21 | The brother-sister marriages of Roman Egypt probably had a great deal to do with the preservation of property and nothing to do with the preservation of genes ( Hopkins , 1980 ) . |
| 22 | And nothing to do with the running of . |
| 23 | It was nothing to do with David Parkin and nothing to do with the room — warm and comforting , the walls cluttered with Victorian paintings and prints , the antique furniture gleaming spotlessly . |
| 24 | That set them off again , Harbury enthusiastically reciting the string of reasons why the police had questioned Tavett several times ; Oliver throwing in that Tavett might have known about it but Pascoe must have done it ; Zak saying it was political assassination and nothing to do with the staff of the paper ; Holly reminding him that Scotland Yard 's anti-terrorist branch had found nothing to support that ; and Rosie hushing the clamour because her telephone was ringing . |
| 25 | If that were to happen , let it be clear that that would be typical of the cynical manipulation by Labour councils of the most vulnerable in our society , and nothing to do with the new council tax . |
| 26 | And Joe waited , cruelly , and nothing happened at the other end of the line . |
| 27 | Other bidders found out that I could top their bids , and no-one came to the party . |
| 28 | ‘ Everyone was looking for reasons why he left us and no-one appreciated at the time that his health was suffering . |
| 29 | So Grandma and Grandad had one bedroom , Mother , Father and me slept in the other one , and the two brothers slept downstairs . |
| 30 | At least , out here , I have — I admit this with shame — I have delivered an extended breech with the nurse giving chloroform at one end and praying and me delivering at the other end and swearing , and the baby lived , the mother lived , and everything was all right . |