Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's converted to their religion and has adopted the name , Spotted Eagle . |
| 2 | GEORGE and Eve Whalley would like to express their thanks to friends and colleagues at Imperial Pottery for the kindness and support following the death of their teenage daughter . |
| 3 | Indeed , it emerged that he had been convicted of killing the child of a former girlfriend and had assaulted the defendant and her 3-year-old daughter . |
| 4 | He had lost his gate entry card and had to open the boot of the car to reveal his clubs as proof that he was a player . |
| 5 | This is an evolutionary process and , while we must not pre-empt the various options which still remain for AEA 's future , neither must we lose our momentum and fail to make the progress we know is needed . |
| 6 | A well thought-out lighting scheme can enhance the atmosphere of your bedroom and help create the look you want . |
| 7 | But the IMS rule has done away with this bonus and has rated the foretriangle and the mainsail area equally , leaving the rig configuration to the designer . |
| 8 | The press has for some years played up the problems of UK financial reporting and has exaggerated the extent to which those problems derived from weak enforcement of standards rather than defects in the standards themselves . |
| 9 | The Cheshires enjoyed no such luxury and had to control the anger and revulsion that engulfed them as they experienced the horror for real . |
| 10 | Slipping her feet into slender-heeled sandals , Lindsey reached for her evening purse and went to open the door . |
| 11 | These policies have helped to stem population loss and have begun the process of social change designed to encourage more middle-class households to live in east Glasgow . |
| 12 | Card Creator is a run of the mill greeting card maker , but other than the normal borders , clip art and messages it allows use of freehand drawing and writing to personalise the cards . |
| 13 | 5/Many , many hours later I have more or less completed the top two thirds of the drawing and have left the rest bare , in which grass is to be added . |
| 14 | Many , many hours later I have more or less completed the top two thirds of the drawing and have left the rest bare , in which grass is to be added . |
| 15 | It is due to be officially opened by the local MP , Sir Hector Monro , the Scottish Office minister for the arts , who , on learning of the decision , expressed his displeasure and promised to take the matter up with the SAC . |
| 16 | Such a process may be comparable to the experience one has when switching on the radio in the middle of a discussion programme and trying to understand the discussion through a partial reconstruction of what must have been said already , who the participants must be , and so on . |
| 17 | Right-wing criticism increased when the government , in " national dialogue " talks in October with FSLN trade unions , agreed to temper an anti-inflation austerity programme and plans to privatize the economy and reverse Sandinista land expropriations . |
| 18 | By this time Clever Folly had shaken off all opposition and proceeded to break the course record by 4.7 seconds in spite of 4lb overweight . |
| 19 | If she subsequently changes her mind and refuses to hand the child over , the courts may allow her to keep the child , and in practice she will be unlikely to return any money , even if she were legally required to do so . |
| 20 | Martina Navratilova has changed her mind and decided to enter the Volkswagen Cup tournament at Eastbourne next week . |
| 21 | Sindy bleeped in confusion and went to dredge the supplies ' cupboards . |
| 22 | Eochaid lifted his hands to his neck and began to unfasten the chain of the Brecbennoch . |
| 23 | Concentration and worry creased the Doctor 's forehead . |
| 24 | Or do you wait till they tire of the taunting and go to release the victim when the coast is clear ? |
| 25 | The loss of William Whitelaw , who suffered a stroke and had to leave the government , was a blow to the Prime Minister . |
| 26 | Arty closed his mouth and began to brush the heel of his open hand against his left temple in a repeated gesture of frustration . |
| 27 | Ma put a spare needle in her mouth and began to count the rows down , but she spat out ‘ Evergreens ! ’ again , between her teeth . |
| 28 | The Doctor placed the remainder of the apple in his mouth and proceeded to eat the core , stalk and pips . |
| 29 | I popped the red plastic thermometer in my mouth and sat checking the map . |
| 30 | If you have a pitched roof and want to use the loft space for habitable rooms , you need to insulate the underside of the roof slope . |