Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 And also , but half the time it 's the problem arises because it 's , the machines gone to personnel without something , and then we 've got to spend time either chasing it up or getting another bit or going round in circles .
2 That would force Mr Reynolds to either announce a general election or struggle on with minority status and face defeat on an inevitable no-confidence motion within the week .
3 There were still — at the end of the enlightened eighteenth century , that Age of Reason which matched itself against Athens — old women in Lamplugh who were convinced that you could be led to your death by a will-o'-the-wisp or terrified out of life by the fairies .
4 If you have to go out to earn a living or live up to commitments and promises you should aim to get back as soon as possible .
5 Peter Gibson J said , at p638 : An employee with experience in a particular industry who is intending to leave , whether to join a competitor as an employee or to set up in competition on his own account , commits no breach of contract in doing so unless either there is a specific term of his contract to that effect which does not fall foul of the doctrine against restraint of trade or he is intending to use the confidential information of his employer otherwise and for the benefit of his employer .
6 Inclusive insurance against actual loss or damage up to £250 per parcel .
7 Free insurance against loss or damage up to £5,000 .
8 They took one last look at the newly laid keel and walked back along East Street together , Harry and Ann arm in arm , but Sam and Martha holding hands , because they were still like lovebirds together and did n't mind the world knowing it .
9 It was during one of these that he was spotted by a talent scout and signed up by Warner Brothers .
10 An occasional surfer , Parrish eats Indian food , listens to everything from Metallica to Motown and hangs out with friends and family in his valley home .
11 The mullet pick up speed and head in towards land cleverly putting us between them and the dolphins .
12 About 50 old Somervillians met in the library of the University Women 's Club to be welcomed by the A.S.M. President and brought up to date on Somerville news by the Principal .
13 Woods , 19 , of Bramall Lane , Darlington , admitted two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm , reckless driving , and additional charges of burglary , theft and making off without payment .
14 There were some who denied their loss and held on to formulas of belief but by far the largest numbers of devotees simply withdrew from political activity into a position of depression .
15 He grabbed a club and lashed out at Mr Morgan .
16 I was into Prince , Parliament , Funkadelic , Tom Tom Club and going out to parties .
17 Things were beginning to hum when I noticed Mrs Lewis get up from her seat and go over to Mary .
18 Garvey came ducking across the compartment and sat down beside Gabriel , tucking the quilt round him .
19 English reinforcements approaching along the edge of the Carse were intercepted by the Earl of Moray and driven off in disorder , leaving heavy casualties .
20 There are people who have been brought in unconscious for no apparent reason , who have had car accidents and been cut free by the fire brigade and rushed in for emergency treatment following accidents .
21 Having set off in great style from Salzburg in their own carriage , they were now so impecunious that they were obliged to sell it before the frontier and go on by postchaise .
22 Living on the Continent and checking in with friends in Milan and Stuttgart , the English vision of Europe about to collapse into Weimar-style chaos is pure nonsense .
23 That would be a very good thing , she shouted back , but her inner self did n't agree and , muttering under her breath at her unruly self , she pushed unanswerable questions to the back of her mind and got down to business .
24 She banished them from her mind and glanced back at Clarissa who was sleeping peacefully .
25 If quick decisions are needed , say during the sales , then at least work out the approximate size of the spaces you have in mind and look out for pieces of furniture that will best fit into them .
26 Michael sat down and pulled Conker 's reins , but the pony stiffened his neck and hurtled on in pursuit of the grey .
27 The richness and diversity will be when your grandchildren , your great grandchildren , are of mixed race , mixed ancestry : look at each other with fondness and love out of eyes which slant every which way and who compare the shade of their skins with interest , not envy : because the paler the skin no longer means the longer-lived , the more prosperous , the more educated , the more capable of reaching the fullness of human potential .
28 Rachel Sherrington , swimming in the 1979 girls ' backstroke , also won the silver and followed up with bronze in the freestyle .
29 She sticks the cigarette in her mouth and looks around for matches .
30 Five mile ramble led by John Merrill starting at Meden Trail car park , Pleasley. 2–5.30pm then tea and bus back to car park . .
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