Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] [verb] [adv prt] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , the exporter could insist on payment or make out a bill of exchange in DMs and thus transfer the foreign exchange risk to the importer . |
| 2 | Considerable skill in getting plants established was also required — it is only too easy for gaps to appear , or for an odd man out in flower colour to pop up , as anyone who has ever tried to grow a complete row of vegetables or lay out a bedding plan , will know . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 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 | Research has shown — as might be expected — that ‘ natural breaks ’ in programmes allow people to go to the lavatory or brew up a cup of tea rather than watch the commercials . |
| 7 | As for the religious communities themselves , they had long since sought the protection of local potentes to speak for them as advocates in legal disputes or to put in a word with the king . |
| 8 | Of course , we may forget old lessons and we certainly need to keep in practice to maintain our performance levels in certain types of skill ( especially psycho-motor skills — like playing a musical instrument or carrying out a laboratory procedure ) . |
| 9 | ‘ It has proved reliable , and the fact that it is four-wheel drive is very handy if you 're coping with a greasy slipway or launching off a beach , ’ says Peaks . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 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 | Old Charlie must have had a bit of a penchant for potholing judging by the amount of time he spent in every rock crevice north of Carlisle , but I prefer to suspend my scepticism and believe that the great man did indeed peel off his powdered wig and roll out a sleeping-bag in all the places that maps and local handouts would have us believe . |
| 16 | I came round to her way of thinking and handed over the Visa card . |
| 17 | The tears came then with the tearing sobs that racked Hari and set up a trembling within her as though she had the ague . |
| 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 | ‘ Now I want you to call a courier and sort out a couple of juicy documents to somebody not too far away , but it does n't matter who . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | If possible , turn off the power at the switch and pull out the plug . |
| 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 | Mandeville fished in his purse and brought out a silver coin , rolling it in his fingers . |
| 29 | Catherine opened her purse and took out a coin . |
| 30 | Athelstan dug in his purse and took out a silver coin . |