Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] [noun] [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.

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1 Distancing himself from the CPSU , he promised as President not to represent a single political trend but to involve the full range of " public thought " in government .
2 George fumbled out the little pinhole torch and watched as Maxim delicately smeared a film of shoe polish on the end of his key then probed ag in and immediately withdrew it to study the marks on the polish .
3 Letting agents Sanderson , Townend and Gilbert are to check whether Rumbelows still want a 3,000 sq ft site .
4 The heads identified as JYM thus exercise a form of control over the process of viewing and apprehension which is normally denied to portraiture .
5 A wound swab was taken as Julie still had a pyrexia .
6 This high note was sustained as Maurice later compered a traditionally Amicable evening .
7 Christina wondered if Martin really had a date , and suddenly felt cheated , guilty and annoyed , all at the same time .
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