Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [vb base] [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As 12-ounce cans of vegetables bounce off the side of my car , one of them smashing my rearview mirror and another sailing with surprising accuracy through my open car window and striking me on the shoulder , I decide to call it quits for the night and return in daylight . |
| 2 | The Master Locksmiths Association has its roots in the early 1950s , when a group of craftsmen set up the Greater London Locksmiths Association . |
| 3 | One reason for the ubiquity of chants lies in the fact that a large number of fans move around the country to support their team at away games . |
| 4 | Nothing happened until , quite independently , a group of enthusiasts set up the Folly Fellowship in 1988 . |
| 5 | A third group of carers take on the job because they feel that they have to . |
| 6 | An experiment will be carried out in which pairs of individuals bargain over the division of a sum of money . |
| 7 | He said no bread would be baked this Sunday in the first of a series of one-day strikes if the 9,000 workers who produce nearly 80 per cent of loaves throw out the deal . |
| 8 | He reached her bottom and let a couple of drops fall down the cleft . |
| 9 | ‘ Hordes of girls hang around the racetracks and — ’ |
| 10 | The hoards of children pile off the bus and into the playground . |
| 11 | The Rough , West Sole , Filey and Audrey group of fields lie along the periphery of the northern belt of anomalous uplift . |
| 12 | What percentage of pupils take up the offer of extra-curricular activities ? |
| 13 | The cattle thefts are five times more significant than the murder when offences are counted , but sixteen times as important when the number of offenders make up the crime rate . |
| 14 | Under these conditions , certain species of bacteria break down the waste to form methane gas . |
| 15 | Men with sticks beat back the scramble . |
| 16 | A small boy in pyjamas put down the basket he was weaving and looked at the face for a second or two , then turned back to his basket . |
| 17 | Floriade also has a lot more to offer than the splendid horticultural displays ; there will be varying music festivals including a jazz festival , fashion shows and even an amphitheatre where an assortment of shows will be staged by countries form around the world . |