Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Buddha of Suburbia is about filling that vacuum , which Karim 's father does by leaving his wife for his single-breasted girlfriend and setting up as a Bromley guru , or escaping from it , which Karim himself does by moving north of the river in search of new mainly sexual , experience . |
| 2 | This work is being designed by the Regional Council 's landscape consultants , the Turnbull-Jeffrey Partnership and carried out under a series of contracts aimed at completion by Spring 1988 . |
| 3 | A real fifties style , it was made of very thin ciré and looked almost like a dress , with its circular skirt and stand-up collar . |
| 4 | Eventually we made our way back to the terrace and sat down on a bank . |
| 5 | The reviewer of the programme in Sydsvenska Dagbladet the next day drew a parallel with ‘ the horrible murder and cutting up of a prostitute , Catrin da Costa , in Stockholm a couple of years ago ’ . |
| 6 | They encourage the children to imagine what it 's like to be a character in the play — one of two twins who are separated in a shipwreck and thrown up on a beach on a strange island . |
| 7 | The first came in 1977–8 against Australia and he began with fifties in his first three innings , only to join the Packer brigade and miss out for a couple of years . |
| 8 | Hard to feel sorry for the laird , who would have watched the sweating workers from his window , hands in pockets , listening for the doorbell in case the king changed his mind and dropped in for a scone . |
| 9 | They returned to the warehouse and stood back as a boy carrying a sheet of glass under his arm came down the stairs . |
| 10 | ‘ He 'll be delighted to have a break and go off for a pint . |
| 11 | Council workmen checking for land subsidence found the horrible remains close to the tunnel 's mouth and ran off in a panic to raise the alarm with their screams . |
| 12 | You could no longer do the things I 'd taken for granted , like making a cup of tea and sitting down for a gossip when I came in from college . |
| 13 | On the first morning I woke up feeling great , like a kid , stretched my arms and thought , Now I 'll have a cup of tea and stroll out for a Then it hit me . " |
| 14 | The Palace Handbook , rather more portentously , says of ‘ Ginger ’ that ‘ activity is the keynote of his policy on the football field and he has developed effective footwork and combines well with a partner ’ . |
| 15 | Having said that , he enjoyed the depth of conviction to be heard at a conventicle and slipped away to a service on the muirs above the village as often as he was able to do so . |
| 16 | You will need the ability to initiate and carry out original research and to work effectively in a team . |
| 17 | Cut outer fabric and lining out with a 1.5cm ( ½in ) seam allowance . |
| 18 | It is possible that the origin is naval and dates from the 16th Century when ‘ sucking the monkey ’ described the tapping and topping up of a coconut with rum before the milk mix was sucked from it . |
| 19 | The noise starts as a light tapping and builds up to a louder noise then stops suddenly . |
| 20 | Under these circumstances , all you can do is try to re-align the board on the artwork and expose it for a further period , but you may well have to scrap that attempt and start again with a freshly-coated board . |
| 21 | ‘ Oh ! ’ he said , stopping the car and looking hurriedly at a map . |
| 22 | Ellwood walked to his car and got in like a man with a purpose accomplished . |
| 23 | ‘ Why do n't you just get out of this car and come inside for a long cool drink and a long cool swim and admit defeat ? ’ |
| 24 | Lifting his hand in a casual salute , he stepped back , leaving her no choice but to start the car and drive away with a casual wave . |
| 25 | Eventually , when he had slurped his way through the two cheeseburgers and large French fries , polished off an apple pie and a strawberry milkshake , he got out of the car and walked over to a litter-disposal unit . |
| 26 | Barak waited until Laidlaw and Graham had driven off then got into his own car and drove straight to a white , Spanish-styled mansion on the outskirts of the city , overlooking the sea . |
| 27 | The guard turned away from the car and spoke softly into a two-way radio . |
| 28 | Then she went back to her car and sat there for a while . |
| 29 | Still dazed , Mrs Lomax put the car into gear and drove slowly in a semi-circle , back to the rough track that led away from the Monument . |
| 30 | She raised her hand as a dubious Herr Nordern forced the car into almost the right gear and drove off with a curious jerking motion , then turned and went into the Centre with a look on her face which boded ill for anyone who crossed her path that day . |