Example sentences of "[verb] and [vb past] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As part of the normal processes of a river , the stones in these shoals are neatly sorted and graded by the flowing water into an overlapping fish-scale pattern known as ‘ armouring ’ , which makes them relatively stable . |
| 2 | This principle applies in full force in dealing with the harmonic idioms of the present day , in which discords are approached and quitted with the utmost freedom , and there is often little or no feeling of resolution at all , for there must always be ‘ part-writing ’ and the notes must ‘ go somewhere ’ and not be left in the air , so to speak , even if the progressions are not in accord with nineteenth-century harmonic notions . |
| 3 | Tiny pieces of skin shrivelled and cooked on the red-hot ring and wisps of smoke rose into the air . |
| 4 | Pine logs crackled and snapped in the small fireplace and warming dishes stood on stands at either end of the great writing desk . |
| 5 | Electricity crackled and flashed in the whole relationship , and in Vincent Van Gogh 's body , and brain . |
| 6 | In the previous section we described and accounted for the unequal distribution of wealth in Great Britain in terms of the ownership and control of forms of private productive property . |
| 7 | The Shadowlands crumbled and disappeared below the hungry waves . |
| 8 | Dave spun the truck round and we crashed and bumped along the rough track . |
| 9 | It 's a word we use to talk about masses of undifferentiated humanity — like buying a pound of whitebait for your supper , rather than , say , 341 little silver fishes that once frisked and swam in the dappled shallows of the ocean . |
| 10 | It 's a word we use to talk about masses of undifferentiated humanity — like buying a pound of whitebait for your supper , rather than , say , 341 little silver fishes that once frisked and swam in the dappled depths of the ocean . |
| 11 | The ferry was in ; it rose and fell on the swelling Grönsund . |
| 12 | He rose and fell on the sickening see-saw of his terror and delight . |
| 13 | Its legs were splayed out at awkward angles on the rug , and its flanks rose and fell with the deep breaths of sleep . |
| 14 | The Ironclaw Orcs lived around the Iron Rock for many years , and their fortunes rose and fell with the accustomed regularity of Orc tribes . |
| 15 | Over and over again , for twenty-five minutes , the heads rose and fell before the final triumphant cry of Allah hu-Akbar ! |
| 16 | I rose and walked to the other side . |
| 17 | The pupils standing outside burst in to see what was happening and crowded around the empty cage . |
| 18 | She lay beside her uncle , her brother , and several near neighbours , the fresh earth of the recent interment scattered and scuffed about the leaf-strewn path of the Necropolis , city of the dead . |
| 19 | That time lag is a feature that bedevils the software industry and led to the absurdity that the first generation 32-bit chip , the 80386 , had been superseded and obsoleted by the 80486 before there was a 32-bit desktop operating system available for the processor . |
| 20 | In the open , the smoke from the engine sank and cleaved to the rough grass ( 5 ) . |
| 21 | This was rebuilt and served as the German Embassy during the Nazi occupation of Prague . |
| 22 | As Charlie approached the Whitechapel Road , he stopped and stared at the frantic bustle taking place all around him . |
| 23 | She stopped and looked at the other three who were scrutinising her in amused silence . |
| 24 | I stopped and looked at the big house . |
| 25 | As he turned towards the smokers ' seats , Loretta stopped and headed in the opposite direction . |
| 26 | They stopped and wondered at the crude little pageant parked outside the cottage , stroking its paintwork and prying into the winches and traps . |
| 27 | Deciding business before pleasure , she dismounted and walked up the front drive of the vicarage . |
| 28 | Outside the wind blustered and beat against the wooden shutters and the huge sign , swinging on its iron pole , creaked and groaned as if calling out across the darkened , rain-soaked meadows . |
| 29 | Flames and smoke from nearby chestnut-sellers and the bare-chested fire-eaters flickered and drifted into the dark grey sky , and Meredith just hung on to Lucenzo , lost for words , overwhelmed by the volume of sound , the bustle , the glamour , as they walked along beneath the arched walkway of the Procuratie Nuove . |
| 30 | Yet in their intensity , their beauty and their perfection , Werner Bischof 's photographs speak of a life that was at all times deeply considered and lived to the full . |