Example sentences of "[adj] and [verb] [pron] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quigley ( 1979 ) confirms this and uses it as a basis for examining alternative language environments . |
| 2 | I told him this and asked him for a prescription for a warm , dry home . |
| 3 | She blames her mother for this and sees it as a sign of inferiority , thus experiencing penis envy and transfers her affections to her father as he has the penis she wants . |
| 4 | She folded the silver square of wrapping paper in half and made it into a little boat . |
| 5 | Maxim scouted the cottage to make sure it was empty then helped George over the comer of the dry-stone wall where it seemed strongest and guided him under a face-high clothes-line strung across the little lawn . |
| 6 | He collected some and showed them to a friend who worked in the Geology Department of the Royal Museum , Chambers Street in Edinburgh . |
| 7 | In the end George ate all of his , but Libby faithfully saved a few and wrapped them in a paper bag . |
| 8 | erm so you know but you may find if you give , print off a few and give them to a few people over the weekend |
| 9 | Much credit is due to the quick thinking of his jockey John Buckingham riding in his first Grand National , in steering him over to the wide outside and popping him through a gap . |
| 10 | LUKE SAT ON AN expo love-seat in Club World at Heathrow , drinking Volvic and availing himself of a complimentary fax machine — clearing up the initial paperwork with Mike on the poem . |
| 11 | The visionary places in the ordinary the elements of the eternal and raises it to a higher plane of reality . |
| 12 | Using the cover of the bushes or whatever , I crouch as low as possible and manoeuvre myself into a position where I know I could cast to them , not forgetting to make a note of a landing site , for it is useless to hook a fish if you can not play it to the landing net . |
| 13 | Mount tubes as close to the front of cabinets as possible and shield them with a baffle or small valance or cornice attached to the bottom of units . |
| 14 | You should remove the cichlids as soon as possible and transfer them to a separate tank which is set-up specifically for African cichlids , or take them back to the place you bought them . |
| 15 | If , on the other hand you are married to a man who , on the surface at least , appears to be more attentive to his mother 's needs than to yours , try not to become upset and regard her as a threat or a rival , and avoid jumping to the conclusion that your marriage is a failure and that you are unloved . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm sorry ; I did n't mean to fall asleep and use you as a pillow . ’ |
| 17 | But it made sense to keep the running titles intact and transfer them as a set to another forme on its way to the press , saving a little of the compositor 's time . |
| 18 | It will make you feel alive and help you towards a new beginning . |
| 19 | Nevertheless the constructive work of Communists in the Blitz and the war factories kept the Party alive and put it in a good position to exploit the opportunities for expansion that followed Hitler 's invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 . |
| 20 | And er getting back to that and cleaning it with a real good clean every single week . |
| 21 | She had done better than that and taken it to a jeweller to be plated and put into a mount so it could hang on her chain . |
| 22 | If you need to keep them longer , rinse and pat dry and store them in a sealable container in the fridge . |
| 23 | They will need staking and tying to prevent damage from wind and when finished , lift , dry and store them in a frost-free shed for replanting the following year . |
| 24 | I chose Miller for you , he could drink a distillery dry and chase it with a brewhouse . |
| 25 | If the SNP manages to overcome its bitterness towards Labour and join it in a united push for change , the cause of devolution could well be advanced . |
| 26 | Barbara Coleman stopped pouring and fixed her with a very severe look . |
| 27 | Use a trowel to scoop up some of these and put them in a plastic bag . |
| 28 | Cut these and put them in a nice vase . |
| 29 | deeds For such orders , the court drafts these and sends them with a notice of appointment before the district judge to all parties not less than seven days before the appointment ( Ord 22 , r 7(1) — ( 5 ) ; otherwise the court simply prepares the orders and sends them out . |
| 30 | There , they are likely to listen sympathetically and you may be lucky and catch them on a quiet day . |