Example sentences of "[verb] and [vb base] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Icelandic cattle today still show some likeness to those of Shetland and have developed under similar environmental conditions ; the main differences are that the Shetlands are horned and now invariably black-and-white pied , whereas the great majority of Icelandics are polled and have retained the older colours . |
| 2 | Think about the shape of the flowers that you are pressing and try to place the blotting paper on top of them as carefully as possible to ensure that they will lie flat under the weights , because once they are permanently pressed you can not start again . |
| 3 | Not only do individual cells , tissues and organs integrate and cooperate to form the individual living creature , but individual creatures can cooperate together in sometimes surprising partnerships . |
| 4 | While some downright starve , and others scrimp and save to afford the large cod and chips , not the small , a few spend thousands on sunken baths and antique rugs . |
| 5 | The Department is housed in two classrooms and a small study , all of which are pleasantly furnished and help to portray the welcoming , friendly attitude we have towards the pupils . |
| 6 | I think I 'm improving and hope to make the top 50 , or even top 20 . |
| 7 | The use of conventional solders to attach minute granules of gold presented great difficulties to the goldsmith who had to keep them in position during soldering and avoid flooding the delicate work with solder . |
| 8 | We discuss and enjoy celebrating the seasonal festivals such at Christmas , Easter and Harvest , when we join with the rest of the Junior School in bringing our gifts for the sick , and those in need in the neighbourhood of the School . |
| 9 | The working leg is thrust outwards on the first beat of a bar , heels click and stamp to accent the appropriate beats . |
| 10 | The white boys admire the cheek of the black lad who nicks their Kentucky'n'chips , as well as wanting to beat him up for it , just as many of them secretly envy and try to emulate the black street style which at another level they experience as so invasive . |
| 11 | This aim is underpinned by three interrelated objectives and it is not without significance how they complement and serve to implement the White Paper 's own trinity of ‘ aims of supervision ’ , that is , protection of the public , prevention of reoffending and successful reintegration of the offender in the community ( p. 35 , para. 7.3 ) . |
| 12 | Dressing up , role playing and masquerade form the conceptual basis of Kahlo 's work . |
| 13 | Do n't be too proud to have a designer come and help design the basic pages you need . |
| 14 | Check and triple check the likely candidates . |
| 15 | The travellers escape and manage to warn the Thal party in time to save most of them . |