Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [adv prt] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | He could see slanting light pointing up the brave thrust of her breasts , emphasising the marvellous trough of her waist above the firm swell of her nates . |
| 32 | Scientists and engineers at the conference , however , foresaw a major collaboration between academics and European financiers who would seek a permit to put up the estimated $130 million to design the garbage ships and capsules . |
| 33 | ERROR_RETURN_DETAIL/ — is a return parameter providing a report of the errors encountered during the attempt to read out the requested modules . |
| 34 | ERROR_RETURN_DETAIL/ — is a return parameter providing a report of the errors encountered during the attempt to read out the requested modules . |
| 35 | The darker ‘ skunk-stripe ’ of walnut in the back of the neck covered up the rear installation of the truss rod . |
| 36 | Pa shrugged himself into his coat and tied a muffler about his neck to keep out the cold February wind . |
| 37 | To lend naive party cheer , the young American DJ whacks up the dry ice machine which spurts more of its obnoxious fumes into the heart of the room . |
| 38 | Mrs Doris Ledger and Mrs Jenny Metcalfe , two members of the fund raising committee , officially signalled the start of building work by wielding a hammer to knock out the first brick in a wall on Ward 42 . |
| 39 | Then she looked behind her and saw a carriage coming up the same hill that she had just climbed , with a man leading the horse . |
| 40 | John Anderson , principal hydrologist with the Tay River Purification Board , is emphatic that any attempt to hold back the irresistible force of the Tay is doomed to failure . |
| 41 | Technology is making its own bid to shoulder out the financial middleman |
| 42 | Quiet , insensitive and inhuman , modern technology is making its own bid to shoulder out the financial middleman . |
| 43 | The old Gymnasium could then become additional space for Art , while Geography took over the old Library . |
| 44 | ‘ The DJ took up the same line when he came on for the broadcast quiz interview , ’ she went on . |
| 45 | They walked out to his car together in a contented silence , and when they got there he came round to the passenger side to hold back the low tendrils of an overhanging jasmine vine so she could slide easily into the seat . |
| 46 | A Feminist Dictionary , compiled by Cheris Kramarae and Paula Treichler , is not just a nonsexist version of the standard dictionary , but an attempt to break down the monolithic authority of dictionaries in general . |
| 47 | The obverse of Employee Involvement is Participative Management , Ford 's attempt to break down the organizational barriers between management hierarchies . |
| 48 | This Code of Practice sets out the basic practices employed by Midland Bank and its subsidiary companies in connection with their lending to personal customers in the United Kingdom . |
| 49 | At snow falling down the blinded door . |
| 50 | The second section shows the action taken on the particular version of the module , and the name of the LIFESPAN user who carried out the action . |
| 51 | Ritual is an action taken on the physical level , which is intended to have effects at other levels — emotional , mental , spiritual , or all of these . |
| 52 | The reasons are all too obvious : children in the camps , when asked to draw a picture about their lives at home , almost invariably produce scenes including helicopters bombing their farms or bodies dripping with blood flowing down the local stream . |
| 53 | By the kindest count , seven catches were grassed at Auckland , and six more chances were spilled on this opening day , with Gooch missed twice off Cairns before reaching double figures , after a 90-minute delay while the groundstaff mopped up the previous day 's heavy rain . |
| 54 | Then his corpulent body collapsed and gradually the noise of his drunken snoring drowned out the quiet sobbing of the Annamese girl . |
| 55 | Chanel sums up the new colour and shape of accessories . |
| 56 | Before detailing the two main components of LMS , this introductory chapter sets out the general framework of change . |
| 57 | If you prefer to mount a stalwart defence you can wait behind long lines of hand gunners , massed ranks of halberdiers and hold important positions with volley guns while your artillery softens up the advancing enemy . |
| 58 | Joyce joined the advertising department as secretary in 1979 and moved to special projects eight years later to work in the department setting up the in-store coffee shops . |
| 59 | The dismantlers get inside the car to take out the interior trim , seats , dashboard and steering wheel which are all segregated into bins for different plastics and materials . |
| 60 | He had centre front stage , his voice projected forward over Therese 's , and he ceased to make any attempt to act out the plotted movements with her . |