Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [coord] [vb base] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.

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1 A number of dressed mannikins sit and lie around the stage .
2 In their natural environment , ramblers spread and sprawl over the ground or up into and over other plants or objects that offer support — a more literal name would be ‘ scrambler ’ — and their frequent use is to be tied to and draped over arches , pergolas , fences and similar supports .
3 The overhead lights swoop and dive over the white lines , completely out of control .
4 Some travel writers can not go anywhere without swimming and sunbathing under the swelter of the sizzling sun , as palms sway and swish along the sandy shoreline .
5 What we do is , pull the curtains shut and switch on the fire .
6 When such MPs die or step down the resulting by-election often provides big shock waves .
7 These preparations absorb or block out the sun 's harmful ultra-violet rays .
8 The conical mounds , initially smooth in appearance at the apex , become rough in appearance as the epidermal cells enlarge and separate along the lateral walls , yielding club shaped cells .
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