Example sentences of "[pron] [coord] [verb] [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Any readers who want to collect aluminium cans can either send them to me or contact local scrap metal dealers and take them there , where they can then donate the cash to a charity of their own choice .
2 He told enough boring stories about them and ended each office day with : ‘ I must go or my children will be afraid I 've got lost . ’
3 Stake out plenty of territory , always a high-status activity , by spreading your papers in front of you and using expansive body language ( especially if you are physically small , or female ) .
4 The union will fight your case through the courts if someone tries to rip you off , it will check over contracts for you and offer cheap instrument insurance ( see the Musicians ' Union article for details ) .
5 They did n't stare at them but had good eye contact .
6 You may want to replace the cold water system either to convert a direct system into an indirect one or to replace old lead piping ( or a rusting galvanised cistern ) with more modern copper or plastic .
7 She raised herself and saw pale-headed shadows hop-scotching the graves , disappearing through the wrought-iron gate wedged open in sand .
8 Charles Worthington , the Creative Director of Worthington 's hair and beauty salon recommends you wash and condition your hair as normal , towel dry it and apply any styling products like mousse or gel .
9 She held it on her finger and sang to it and made little kissing noises with her lips that he tried to imitate .
10 So you 've , is there then a choice between going for socialism now , going straight into collectivization or delaying it and keeping that end product in sight ?
11 The item must be of sufficient quality to be displayed in a public collection whether national , local authority or university , and the owner has to agree to keep the object in the UK , preserve it and allow reasonable public access to it .
12 He nodded his thanks as he took it and flipped another cigarette butt into the toilet .
13 The penalties against fat women are so extreme that women continue to starve themselves and buy useless diet products rather than endure such humiliation and exclusion .
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