Example sentences of "[adv] and [verb] an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They cooperate better and take an active part in their recovery . |
| 2 | Or is it gulped down quickly , before someone comes in and points an accusing finger ? |
| 3 | Other Council 's like Harlow do have central policy units which is what we would be described as , because people recognition that it 's important that you need to have people who are outside departments looking at the organisation as a whole , what it 's doing , where it 's going , how it 's being influenced by external organisation 's , i.e. what the Health Service are doing locally , or what the Government 's doing more significantly , erm , I think you need people looking around to see how the Council 's affected and what , what were doing in and taking an overall view and responding in that way and that 's the kind of thing that we do and that 's why were here . |
| 4 | Stock market sources said that the Hoare Govett buying dried up after about 60 million Ferranti shares had been traded , at which point Smith New Court stepped in and remained an aggressive buyer at 56p until the close . |
| 5 | With support from the local council and a recent £500,000 grant from the Foundation for Sport and the Arts , Hounslow are hoping to move in and have an artificial pitch laid in time for the start of next season . |
| 6 | And what about the occasions when a junior does most of the work , leaving the boss to come along and give an expensive twiddle of the hot brush ? |
| 7 | to work together and deliver an effective result because nobody gains anything in the eyes of the people of this county by allowing this thing to go on and on and on and what they feel is if we ca n't get to grips with it what on earth are we doing with our existence . |
| 8 | A CAB interview with scant attention to emotional problems is generally lengthy because forms are complex ; because benefit calculations take a long time ; because contacting the Department of Social Security on the telephone takes even longer and calculating an equitable distribution of debt repayments longer still . |
| 9 | Not that this should put off the more cautious or less experienced , because although the Mournes are no place to be when the mist is thick and low , the famous Mourne Wall is never far away and provides an excellent point of reference . |
| 10 | Ryker pushed against the back of a man trying to get through and got an angry glare for his pains . |
| 11 | Twenty-five feet down , Foo rolled over and saw an upside-down steam train puff by above him . |
| 12 | All covered over and providing an exciting theme shopping environment for the public , one that we think , when it 's finished , will be comparable with any other shopping centre in the south east , any of the latest modern shopping centres . |
| 13 | Nigel was flagging , but much to his relief the man took over and delivered an admirable lecture on French surrealist poetry . |
| 14 | I thought the matter over and remembered an old worry . |
| 15 | We ran outside and made an astonishing variety of small bestial gasping noises at the sight of Beinn Alligin and Liathach blanketed in white and framed by azure blue sky . |
| 16 | Given the date , it was then a question of working backwards and consulting an old diary ; and I found that during the period in question I was in India for Panorama . |
| 17 | [ He ] argued that the fully rational individual should be indifferent as between paying an extraordinary tax of $2000 once-and-for-all and paying an annual tax of $100 in perpetuity , assuming an interest rate of 5 per cent … . |
| 18 | ‘ Because I need the work , Lady Merchiston , ’ Theda said , her eyes twinkling as she gently raised the old lady a little and placed an extra pillow at her back . |
| 19 | There was thus some political pressure from Conservative Ministers to ensure that Boards allocated overheads to their contracting activities properly and secured an economic profit , but the contractors ' association director was so politically inept in following this up that Citrine had no difficulty in exposing him to Whitehall as a biased anti-nationaliser who was unwilling to accept a reasonable accommodation . |
| 20 | Turn right and follow an old packhorse route to Far Easedale and Grasmere ( 4 miles ) . |
| 21 | Andersson has not played for a month but trained with United for the first time yesterday and made an instant impression . |
| 22 | BILL CLINTON clinched the backing of America 's largest trade union group yesterday and won an easy victory in caucuses in Virginia . |
| 23 | He was in great demand socially and became an admired figure at the Savage Club . |
| 24 | Then he would put his quill pens aside and consider an honest job of work . |
| 25 | Suddenly , a complete stranger jumped up and said an impromptu prayer for John , and then another . |
| 26 | The plan of a slave ship issued by Clarkson was also extensively taken up and became an antislavery print . |
| 27 | It concerns an executive who passed a mental hospital on his way to work and stopped occasionally to watch an inmate going through the motions of winding up and pitching an imaginary ball . |
| 28 | A rare one she is for putting her feet up and having an early supper in front of the telly you 've put in her room . ’ |
| 29 | All the main skills are treated thoroughly and form an integrated part of the course : |
| 30 | If you do get up later and find an old lady around the house , then — ’ |