Example sentences of "[verb] and [adj] [noun] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | With sirens wailing and blue lights flashing the red fire engine sped through the city . |
| 2 | The unit possesses an external effects send and return facility to allow the user to incorporate external devices into the programmed settings . |
| 3 | Certainly in the tiny weed beloved of geneticists , Arabidopsis thaliana ( Cruciferae ) , wounding and other stimuli promote the expression of touch-induced ( TCH ) genes : within 10–30 minutes , messenger RNA levels associated with at least four genes increase 100-fold . |
| 4 | Not surprisingly , communication was simplified and rudimentary forms dominated the interactions , as those imposed upon adopted the time-old tactic of retreating into inarticulateness to conceal what goes on within their life-world . |
| 5 | Winemark and other Independents have the Bellingham range which includes Culemborg Chenin Blanc ( or Steen as it is known in SA ) Crisp , fresh slightly off dry with a definite style of its own , £3.99 . |
| 6 | Perspective was regained and relieved dealers pronounced the market selective but healthy . |
| 7 | The Jews had to face the world as it was , and the world was one in which Greek customs prevailed and Roman proconsuls made the law . |
| 8 | Loyalists have re-grouped and closed ranks to minimalise the risk of their organisations being penetrated by the intelligence services . |
| 9 | Cats hate to defecate where they eat and some people place the litter tray too near the animal 's food dish . |
| 10 | Wealth flowed from these colonies : gold to gild the city spires , silver to be wrought into the bodywork of their chariots , furs for winter wear and medicinal herbs to cure the sick . |
| 11 | Forces of heavily armed and armoured infantry drove the followers of the four Powers before them . |
| 12 | Torrents of water pour into the Ouse River System , sluice gates open and excess water floods the meadows . |
| 13 | The University of Edinburgh has a long and distinguished history and at a time of difficulty for the institutions of higher education throughout the country , Edinburgh is in a process of constantly reappraising and improving standards to meet the growing demands of a changing world . |
| 14 | Brokerage and other fees make the direct purchase of shares worth less than 2,000 expensive . |
| 15 | I have asked a couple of guys at the college you know and one fellow said the tray , oh he said , you can buy this tray from a builders , oh he said you can make a , a cover and I said oh god , make it the same colour as the mat and the er |
| 16 | Every time pupils reach a question , they must stop and both players toss the coin , one after the other . |
| 17 | At the same time a klaxon sounded and Russian sailors cleared the deck . |
| 18 | One night of winter , with howling winds blowing and heavy rain lashing the streets , he arrived cold and wet at the Club , went straight to the bar as usual , and was given his usual drink by the bar man , ‘ Johnny ’ . |
| 19 | When a course is developed by a consortium the work is shared and each centre gets the benefit of its partners ' experience . |
| 20 | Over an hour later , the visitors finally arrived and both teams took the field — at two minutes to five . |
| 21 | The coach wrenched forwards , the spurred boot of the trooper next them stabbed at his horse 's side , blood spurted and red drops hit the window . |
| 22 | The role of families and of informal neighbourhood care is much more widely acknowledged and various projects to support the carers and stimulate neighbourhood networks are under way . |
| 23 | When the ice-cap melts and radioactive codfish cruise the nave , the watchman will be there in waterwings , and we do n't need ten guesses what the message will be . |
| 24 | So I tried half heartedly to diet and each week put the results to the test . |
| 25 | Banter and mocking cheers greeted the announcement as the drift to the communal hall commenced . |
| 26 | These will allow northbound traffic to join and southbound traffic to leave the Musselburgh Bypass for the purpose of serving the Newcraighall industrial area . |
| 27 | The use of real stone would have made the shell too heavy to move , and so carved and painted wood to represent the creamy white of Lutyens 's favourite Portland stone was used . |
| 28 | From South Korea to Chile rules were changed , trade union rights were suppressed and casual work became the order of the day . |