Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [verb] [adv prt] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Association will provide past students with a chance to renew old friendships , make new contacts or build up a strong , useful network within the catering industry . |
| 2 | Mrs Peysner hopes that the money will be used instead to improve day facilities for this group at other homes or to set up a mobile day unit . |
| 3 | Maggie looked at him ironically and the dark eyes were turned fully on her , inspecting her face until she had the mad urge to shut her eyes and block out the intent gaze . |
| 4 | Up in her booth , a puzzled DJ stares at a machine with nothing on it , shrugs and puts on a current hit to get things moving once again . |
| 5 | The presence of ice withdraws water in vapour form from distal cells , concentrating their solutions and building up the extra-cellular crystals . |
| 6 | It was typical of the thoroughness of his approach that he immediately decided to visit sixteen gaols in nearby counties so that he could gauge the extent of the evil , look for alternative solutions and make out a proper case for reform . |
| 7 | Choose one of the history units and carry out a detailed audit of the possibilities for cross-curricular links . |
| 8 | To one side of the lot was a collection of European cars and leaning over a snow-white Triumph was Hank Stych , talking to one of the salesmen . |
| 9 | Add the almonds and cook over a high heat until golden . |
| 10 | After gobbling up whatever I could find in the house , I crept into bed and pulled the blankets over my head in a vain attempt to stifle the mocking voices and shut out the ugly visions . |
| 11 | Today , five hundred million years after those jawless armour-laden creatures began to wag their tails and blunder over the muddy bottoms of the ancient seas , the fish have evolved into some 30,000 different species . |
| 12 | She settled the loaded tray on Nicandra 's knees and shook out a white napkin . |
| 13 | After slipping the clip carefully into her anorak pocket and zipping it closed she descended the steps and scooped up the fallen FN FAL . |
| 14 | I retrace my steps and walk up the righthand arm of the T , where the roadway is closed by a second set of iron gates . |
| 15 | Spitting it on to the floor , he raised the half-empty bottle to his lips and drank down the fiery vodka in great gulps , as if to drown the useless curses which rose in his throat . |
| 16 | Benstede pursed his lips and let out a long sigh . |
| 17 | Lucinda ran her tongue round her suddenly dry lips and let out a long , slow whistle . |
| 18 | You can do this on Midland machines simply by pressing the appropriate button , And in some of our branches there are machines where you can use your card to see details of the last few account transactions or print out a short-form statement . |
| 19 | The man with the ‘ Go Dawgs ’ hat saw our rebel flag at the spreaders and let out an approving yell that sent two gulls squawking up from the garbage cans behind McIllvanney 's office . |
| 20 | A PUNTER reached into his pocket for his keys and pulled out a forgotten betting slip worth £10,000 . |
| 21 | Banks can thus cut costs by absorbing their leasing , factoring and other subsidiaries and setting up a unified sales team for many of their products . |
| 22 | In the follow-up work , which continued for several weeks , the class worked on the design of castles inventing all manner of ingenious devices to prevent unwanted intruders or attackers getting in , went on a site visit to a castle , produced drawings and models and carried out a great deal of oral work , all inspired by the original story . |
| 23 | She reached between her feet and dragged out a wizened melon . |
| 24 | Cullam sprang to his feet and let out a great cry , drumming his fists on the desk . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm going to shower , ’ Ruth told him , getting to her feet and gathering up the dirty glasses which littered th table-top . |
| 26 | The dry bracken crackled beneath his feet and gave off a pungent aroma . |
| 27 | Her face became twisted and not so pretty , and as her voice grew louder it lost its cultured tones and took on a snarling harshness . |
| 28 | No doubt , in his constituency office and at his surgery at this very moment , impatient constituents are waving their charters and working out the waiting time that they have to put in while the hon. Gentleman is in London delivering a good speech . |
| 29 | An indication of the expectations the Act has aroused among fund managers can be gauged from the fact that , just over a year ago , merchant bankers Kleinwort Benson decided to bring together previously dispersed skills and set up a specialised division , headed by Rupert Marlow , to look after their charities fund management . |
| 30 | Most mammals use their sense of smell to find food , and all rely on smell to supplement their taste buds and bring out the full flavour of food , as anyone with a heavy cold will know . |