Example sentences of "[verb] [coord] [adv] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Man charged : Steven Leach , 35 , of The Close , Walton , appeared at Liverpool today charged with abducting and indecently assaulting a boy of four , and was remanded in custody until Friday , after a massive police search . |
| 2 | Given the time it takes to write and then publish a book , our apparently insatiable appetite for the stuff causes real problems : the satirical observation conceived now is likely to look at best , a little tired , and , at worst , incomprehensible , in twelve to eighteen months ' time . |
| 3 | He never committed an army to the field without being sure that he could bring overwhelming force to bear and never fought a battle without being sure he could win it . |
| 4 | First choose the size of mirror that you want and then have a sheet of mirrored glass cut to your specifications . |
| 5 | ‘ I imagine those who appeal would carry on paying the bill until the outcome is resolved and then receive a rebate with interest if necessary , ’ said Mr Collin . |
| 6 | to continue to provide and further develop a series of seminars related to the Development Fund — eg seminars on project support ; evaluation of Development projects . |
| 7 | I hauled it when the weather permitted and invariably found a lobster or two in it , or even a fish of some sort . |
| 8 | where the two directors disagreed and neither had a casting vote , the House of Lords held that registration must proceed . |
| 9 | She knew that he had two grown-up daughters of his own and would scarcely have approved of aiding and abetting or even allowing a girl of Liza 's age to be left in any compromising situation with a young married man . |
| 10 | I have never met or even seen a member of the Royal Family . |
| 11 | Smash and Nice visit a retirement home for old DJs on HARRY ENFIELD 'S TELEVISION PROGRAMME . |
| 12 | An AI mission to Argentina in November 1976 , led by Lord Avebury , was followed everywhere by twenty plainclothes policemen who questioned , intimidated and even detained a number of people whom they meet . |
| 13 | and we had like the ta trestle tables in all these alcoves and people came and actually booked a meal |
| 14 | We should have SOME games in the season where we are outplayed and yet get a result . |
| 15 | In a seminar limited to 40 participants , not everyone 's favourites can be included ; however , Harold Pinter , whom Mr Torode surprisingly regards as Ms Weldon 's ally , was invited , not only to participate but also to chair a session . |
| 16 | Moreover , Corbett realised that if de Craon knew he was asking questions it was only a matter of time before the Council of Guardians intervened and either put a stop to his activities or expelled him from the country . |
| 17 | In practice , we first form a column of skip means alongside the values to be smoothed and then form a column of the required smoothed values . |
| 18 | A good seventeenth-century example is Thomas Howard , second earl of Arundel , a great collector of pictures , who volunteered in 1636 for a special embassy to the Emperor Ferdinand II simply because he wished to see and perhaps buy a number of art treasures about which his agents in Germany had sent him glowing reports . |
| 19 | He said he would wait another week to see if the injury healed and then make a decision — if he steps down , leading batsman Javed Miandad may lead the team . |
| 20 | During the year , Mortgage Asset Management Limited has been further developed and now has a portfolio totalling £74 million . |
| 21 | While the others went on to further success he fought and eventually won a battle against alcoholism , but his writing partnership with Cleese did not survive it , and , at his own choice , he was not a member of the Python film company Prominent Features . |
| 22 | In practice , unless the employer can show that the employee has copied or physically removed a list of names or the details of a process then it may be very difficult to establish that the knowledge of the employee is exclusively due to confidential information . |
| 23 | This duty might vary according to the nature of the contract of employment but would be broken if the employee copied or deliberately memorized a list of customers . |
| 24 | If you see someone attempting or actually stealing a vehicle , or see someone acting suspiciously near vehicles — ring the police immediately . |
| 25 | Sisters and brothers let's continue to work and campaign and together to create a Europe with a future , rather than one locked in the past . |
| 26 | Debasement of the coinage led Wriothesley to call the Mint ‘ our holy anchor ’ ; its profits were such that he told Paget to keep its operations secret , ‘ for if it should come out that men 's things coming thither be thus employed , it would make them withdraw and so bring a lack ’ . |
| 27 | write to creditors with debt adjustment proposals , negotiate and finally agree a scheme |
| 28 | Five minutes later the coffee arrived and so did a call from Brian Harley . |
| 29 | He dithered , wondering whether to go to the restaurant for a cup of coffee while hoping Hunter-Blair would return or else to find a telephone and call his office . |
| 30 | The reasons for these declines in late-age mortality are not well understood but probably reflect a variety of factors including better health care and improvements in nutrition and other aspects of living conditions as well as improvements in the availability and quality of medical care . |