Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] [verb] [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The directors could apprentice or hire out the children and other inmates , and the industrious poor could be rewarded out of any profits from their work , although no part of the money could be spent on liquor . |
| 2 | It was illogical to accept that an accord and satisfaction fell within s 286(5) but fell outside s 287(1) , which referred to where a company releases or writes off the whole or part of the debt . |
| 3 | If you wish to explore the village of Badby on foot or join either The Knightley Way or The Nene Way , parking is available at the picnic area on the A361 ( marked on the map ) . |
| 4 | His programme — a heady mix of big spending and big cutting — may not cure Brazil 's inflation-fevered economy , slay the recession or win back the faith of foreign creditors . |
| 5 | What is a humby An erection on public transport , an irritating noise whilst driving a car or humming up the vagina ? |
| 6 | Ostensibly , the purpose of these programmes is either to elicit public help with solving the crime or to show how the police work . |
| 7 | After sewing the neck shape I either overlock the shoulders or pick up the stitches on a darning needle using the same colour yarn . |
| 8 | A quiet little fishing village on the northern-most tip of the island , where you can sample the day' catch in traditional-style restaurants or browse around the shops and bars . |
| 9 | Blessed with a good audience there 's always a danger of the comics running overtime , and it 's up to me to stretch or speed up the show should the need arise . |
| 10 | If the theatre is a long distance away from the ward , equipment may be taken from the ward on a post-operative tray or carried on the theatre trolley . |
| 11 | Some may even be clinging to the arching aerial roots of the mangroves or clambering up the trunks . |
| 12 | Thus there is no net loss or gain over the period of time . |
| 13 | Warner v. Browne ( 1807 ) 8 East 165 there was an agreement to lease at a rent of £40 per annum and it was agreed that the landlord , W. Warner , should not raise the rent nor turn out the tenant ‘ so long as the rent is duly paid quarterly , and he does not expose to sale or sell any article that may be injurious to W. Warner in his business . ’ |
| 14 | With a brisk nod Polly relinquished the wheel and dived down the companionway . |
| 15 | I came round to her way of thinking and handed over the Visa card . |
| 16 | Indirect Rule had far more ideological content than the Punjab creed : it was found necessary ceaselessly to draw attention — perhaps because it was a principle coming to be so explicitly disputed by those to whom it was applied — to the long and careful weaning required for the native to shed his primitive mode of thinking and adopt successfully the ways of the modern world . |
| 17 | A player landing on a Point Of Order square must decide whether they want an Aye or No before picking a card and carrying out the instructions on the card ( for example — ‘ David Owen backs you , lose 50 votes ’ ) . |
| 18 | Fine to medium paintbrushes are useful for moving flowers and leaves around , and for brushing hairs and fluff off the design once you have finished it . |
| 19 | He threw down the knife , turned off the gas ring and stamped down the hall . |
| 20 | Instead of pulling over onto the hard shoulder , opening the car bonnet and putting more oil in the engine , you take a hammer and bash out the oil warning light . |
| 21 | I stagger to the bedroom and pull out the cover from beneath him . |
| 22 | She crossed the bedroom and picked up the cigar and put it back on the table . |
| 23 | A long and heart-felt kiss was interrupted by the phone and I hurried back into the bedroom and picked up the extension in time to hear Ed Grainger . |
| 24 | Initial priorities would be projects strengthening the infrastructure , privatization , reforming the financial sector , developing a productive and competitive private sector , restructuring industry , encouraging direct foreign investment and cleaning up the environment . |
| 25 | If possible , turn off the power at the switch and pull out the plug . |
| 26 | All around him , squatting on the ground , were his followers ; and beyond them , around the outskirts and blocking up the mouths of the little streets which gave on to the square , was a wider , more disinterested audience . |
| 27 | Still , it is an election year and the nominally apolitical Fed is expected to rally round the incumbent president and dole out the credit with a liberal hand . |
| 28 | The NP would retain its earlier proposals for a transitional government with a two-chamber parliament [ see p. 38798 ] , but would propose an executive council to replace the state president and carry out the functions of the head of state and head of government . |
| 29 | She got in , checked that the newly cut key was in her purse and switched on the engine . |
| 30 | Use of PLATO has the disadvantage that special PLATO terminals have to be used for the instruction ; this means that users can not be taught in their own congressional offices and carry out the training as and when required . |