Example sentences of "[noun prp] move a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wellington moved a candle across the map to find the village of Fleurus where the Prussians now faced the French . |
| 2 | Marcus moved a bishop to block the check , and continued pondering . |
| 3 | ‘ Ken moved a finger ! ’ |
| 4 | Jenny and Antony moved a few inches further apart , then giggled at each other because of the involuntary movement . |
| 5 | Scott moved a pace towards her , his face stinging from the blow , his eyes bulging wide . |
| 6 | Pete moved a rook and took Marcus 's knight . |
| 7 | THE rebirth of a ferry link between Liverpool and Ireland moved a step closer last night after the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company splashed out £15m in its first shipowning venture . |
| 8 | Eva moves a step towards me . |
| 9 | erm At the beginning of the social services committee meeting Mr moved a resolution which he previously moved at the social services planning sub-committee which listed most of the things which are presently in the the resolution but it started the social services accept the implication of the director of social services report on the future of the department 's elderly person 's homes erm , after some minutes of debate the er Democrats asked if the Tories would remove that phrase from the resolution and then tha the Democrats , the Liberal Democrats would vote for it the Tories of course er looking gift horses in the mouth as usual , said no and the the that resolution was lost . |
| 10 | FitzAlan moved a pace to meet them , his free hand unfastening his cloak . |
| 11 | At the Trades Union Congress in 1916 Wilson moved a motion , which was carried unanimously , that the government should repatriate all Chinese who could not prove their British nationality and that no Chinese should be signed on British ships west of the Suez Canal . |
| 12 | Darlington transport users ' consultative committee ‘ Crown Street move a threat to bus operators ’ |
| 13 | Dr Ali moved a few paces away from him . |
| 14 | Kirgizstan moved a step closer to adopting a new constitution , after months of wrangling between President Askar Akayev and former communists in the Supreme Soviet over the extent of presidential authority , when on Dec. 8 the Supreme Soviet supported a preamble drafted by Akayev . |
| 15 | LENNOX LEWIS 'S first day as WBC champion ended with the prospect of a £10 million all-British heavyweight showdown with Frank Bruno moving a shade nearer last night . |
| 16 | The uncanny quiet prompted Robbie to move a little nearer to Fen . |
| 17 | Even these plans were subject to delay ; in November 1962 , at a special corporation meeting , Alderman James Hegarty moved a vote of censure over delays which meant that 300 out of 500 houses planned in the autumn of 1960 had been delayed . |
| 18 | Centre : Bowhauliers move a small trow on the Thames & Severn Canal . |
| 19 | DEVELOPMENT of huge gas reserves in the northern and central North Sea moved a stage further yesterday with an agreement by a British Gas-led group to exploit three discoveries with reserves of one trillion cubic feet at an estimated cost of about £800m . |
| 20 | Maria made a tiny whimpering sound as Luke moved a hand to the tautness of one high breast and then let it drop to rest a moment on her lap . |
| 21 | Henniker moved a chair for her , and she sat on the extreme edge of it . |
| 22 | SLOUGH moved a step closer to achieving a League and Cup double when they qualified for today 's final against Hightown by convincingly beating Blueharts 11–1 in the semi-final of the All England Women 's Hockey Association Cup at Milton Keynes Sports Club yesterday . |
| 23 | Sillars Stalker maintained his winning ways for Lynda Ramsden in the Tom Pepper Handicap Hurdle , accounting for hard-driven Coney Dove without Adrian Maguire moving a muscle . |