Example sentences of "[noun] and [verb] it [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The operation of the wheel is unusual , being a variation on the overshot type in which water falls on to the top of the wheel and turns it in the same direction as the water 's flow . |
| 2 | If you have quick release wheels , take off the front wheel and lock it to the frame and back wheel . |
| 3 | ‘ If they keep their bikes in garages , they should consider removing a wheel and putting it in the house . |
| 4 | Alternatively , an economical and effective way of securing your car is to fit a strong chain and padlock around the steering wheel and attach it to the seat , clutch or brake pedal . |
| 5 | The county council had wanted to demolish the towering and elegant stone-built landmark and replace it with a more functional concrete and steel structure . |
| 6 | She pulled out her warrant card and slapped it on the desk then marched out of the office , slamming the door behind her . |
| 7 | Fill in the yellow registration card and return it to the address shown on the card . |
| 8 | As an extra reminder , you could write a special message on a pretty piece of card and fix it to the back of the picture , noting both the date and the event . |
| 9 | Each book should have a card within it , and when you take the book you sign and date the card and put it in a box at the location of the books . |
| 10 | This is merely the reaction time required in picking up the card and placing it on a pile without making any choice based on the value of the card . |
| 11 | Make this Thinking Day card and send it to a Rainbow or Brownie friend . |
| 12 | Tell your audience that you are going to spell out the names of a complete suit of cards and , each time you spell out a letter , you are going to take the top card and place it on the bottom . |
| 13 | Tom unbuttoned his overcoat , fished in the pocket of the dark suit which he scathingly referred to as his ‘ city uniform ’ for his identity card and flashed it at the uniformed security man . |
| 14 | And presumably the advantage of using a computer for that is much greater than the mere saving of time in a library and taking out a card and putting it in a wallet or erm a card folder or something like that , because you can retain in your computer a lot of information about what books are in the library and what books are out with lenders and so on . |
| 15 | And presumably the advantage of using a computer for that is much greater than the mere erm saving of time in a librarian taking out a card and putting it in a wallet or a card folder or something like that , because you can retain in your computer a lot of information about what books are in the library and what books are out with lenders and so on . |
| 16 | There they would force Khomeini to negotiate a deal and to broadcast it to the people . |
| 17 | They 're saying is , it 'd be nice if you could take something that 's a holistic perception and fragment it into the component parts . |
| 18 | First , take the legs and heave them up and over ; then grab the body by the arms or legs and drag it to the edge … no , that would n't be practicable , that way the killer would be moving backwards and be the first to fall . |
| 19 | It is quite commonplace for me to thrust my hand past my ferrets , grab a rabbit by its hind legs and pull it past the ferret . |
| 20 | The moment it was free of debt they dissolved the partnership and replaced it by the limited-liability company she had suggested in the first place . |
| 21 | Her eyes had opened wide in wonder , and the light entered their long-lashed blackness and turned it to a dusky , flecked gold . |
| 22 | Frodo the Ring bearer does not really want to carry the Ring and offers it to the elf-queen Galadriel . |
| 23 | Beggars ca n't be choosers though , he thought philosophically as he got up , removed the boiling kettle from the gas ring and emptied it into a small china teapot . |
| 24 | He had a hammer and banged it against the walls to restore order but nobody took any notice of him . |
| 25 | Turning her back , she weighed the hammer and smashed it into the centre of the clay skull at her feet . |
| 26 | ‘ Next moment , he pulls out this hammer and puts it through the glass . ’ |
| 27 | He went to the lavatory , lifted a large tin bath off its wall hook , took it into the bedroom and placed it on the floor . |
| 28 | But in order to understand the problems faced in accounting theory students must often look to the literature on business organizations and apply it to the public sector context , albeit with great caution and common sense . |
| 29 | There was a rustle beside her as Gladys removed a shapeless cardigan and hung it over the back of the adjoining chair . |
| 30 | Hall takes a Schumpeterian view of long waves and translates it into a geographical context . |