Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [conj] form " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oil had leaked in and formed a rainbow sheen on the surface . |
| 2 | ‘ Right then , get fell in and form another bloody tortoise ! ’ |
| 3 | Another door , covering the bars of the fire , could be let down and formed a useful ledge . |
| 4 | The first winning names will appear next Sunday so do n't delay , send off that form TODAY ! |
| 5 | Surgery may alter a person 's hygiene needs , body secretions may dry up and form crusts requiring removal , especially if artificial tubes are inserted , e.g. catheters , nasogastric and endotracheal tubes . |
| 6 | A huge row in the Modena camp resulted in half the team — including drivers Phil Hill and Giancarlo Baghetti — walking out and forming ATS ( Automobili Turismo e Sport ) . |
| 7 | It is much more important that the student is given an understanding of a conceptual structure , and is able to take up stances within it , to understand something of the fundamental debates taking place within it , to see the difference between sense and nonsense , and to stand back and form critical evaluations of the wider social role of the form of thought . |
| 8 | Five classes of advertisement are excepted from all control : those on enclosed land , within a building , on or in a vehicle or vessel , displayed on a balloon , incorporated in and forming part of the fabric of a building ( for example , incised stonework lettering ) , and displayed on an article for sale . |
| 9 | Of course , clouds do break up and form " daughter " clouds sometimes , but this is n't enough for cumulative selection . |
| 10 | Now and then , when the night sky is starless , I look up and form the hilarious suspicion that the world will soon start making sense . |
| 11 | Remembering at the last minute her policy of poise and control , she straightened up and formed what she hoped was a suitably businesslike expression . |
| 12 | Monogamy also leads to marriages being part of property deals among the ruling classes since marriage becomes part of the process of securing heirs to private property , and once marriage is seen as a matter of passing on property , it rapidly takes on that form exclusively among the propertied classes . |
| 13 | The raw recruits leapt up and formed a queue to wash in basins half full of freezing water , changed only after every third man . |
| 14 | In the 1950s and 60s he took over or formed a number of firms — Sun Resta Ltd , Multi Resta Ltd , Sleepy Valley Ltd etc , and one , Multi Spring Ltd in Mitcham Surrey , which according to its headed note paper are ‘ contractors to HM Government ’ . |
| 15 | This tourniquet is released before the needle is withdrawn from the vein to prevent the back-pressure which has built up from causing the blood to spurt out and form a bruise . |
| 16 | Such vertical moves ‘ became a standardized system for technology transfer as employees of large firms with advanced technological knowledge , as well as employees of subcontracting firms , split off and formed their own businesses ’ ( Y. Sato 1984 p.21 ) . |
| 17 | When Guinness is dispensed from a draught tap , the consumer is able to see the ‘ surge ’ rise up and form the characteristic creamy head . |
| 18 | The small group halted as Springfield and the other ran up and formed a loose throng around them . |
| 19 | It 's just a question of finding the right people to bring in and form a fashion-design group . |