Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [vb base] [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are particularly concerned that the poor , elderly and sick will be forced to run up debts or cut down on the amount of electricity , coal , oil and gas they use . |
| 2 | In principle , they can fix their financial risks and get on with the job of dealing with the commercial ones . |
| 3 | Leave the Museum of Decorative Arts and walk along to the Svatopluka Čech Bridge of 1906 , by J. Soukup and J. Koula . |
| 4 | Slice fungi and fry down with the butter and onions until all the liquid has evaporated . |
| 5 | As the shadows lengthen , the men can be seen standing around with a pint of beer in hand , while mothers keep watchful eyes on the kids and catch up on the latest gossip . |
| 6 | ‘ We should get six top international players and a number of international referees and sit down with the law-makers so that all points of view are aired . ’ |
| 7 | It 's not often you score 3 goals and end up on the losing team . |
| 8 | It 's not often you score 3 goals and end up on the losing team . |
| 9 | One day they 'll make a big killing , quit the rackets and settle down to a respectable life in a new town . |
| 10 | Some might well be Balliol supporters and go along with the Earl for that reason . |
| 11 | It does not matter whether the golden spike is hammered in somewhere in England or in France or in China , so long as we can make an arbitrary decision , stop arguing about words and get on with the much more difficult ( but much more rewarding ) task of correlation . |
| 12 | Later , well into the night , Mina and Kāli wrap blankets round their shoulders and walk out through the village . |
| 13 | The Church should not be helping him up , but helping him over : false optimism does not need a helping hand ; it needs firstly the truth , and secondly love to salve the lost illusions and move on to a fuller humanity ( Walker 1986 : 214 ) . |
| 14 | Cancel the wedding or the holiday , sell the theatre/football/movie tickets , put the dog in kennels and get down to the Wembley Exhibition Centre … sharpish ! |
| 15 | The City will bang a few numbers into its computers , mutter something about sector relative p/e ratios and come up with an answer : yes or no . |
| 16 | functions and come up with a revised profit and loss . |
| 17 | He said the key to SmithKline 's success was its ability to market and sell brands and cash in on the potential of new products . |
| 18 | Hankin , who spent 18 months at Peterborough under John Wile before being released in 1985 , saw his young braves survive numerous corners and hold on to a point against a side who have seen off Liverpool and Newcastle at home this season . |
| 19 | I get to my feet and go over to the window , easing back the soft material , looking at the houses opposite in the half-light . |
| 20 | There , where the sea floor suddenly drops to three thousand feet and more , they dive down to about 1400 feet and swim off in a southwest direction . |
| 21 | The best and longest-lasting tans are acquired slowly — quick tans are usually fast burns and peel off in a trice . |
| 22 | Where they used to rely on incessant effects , now they are n't afraid to leave gaps and swoon around in a beautiful noise of their own making . |
| 23 | Fluffing her hair in a fine halo around her head with brisk brush strokes , and sketching in warm-toned eyeshadow , mascara and lipstick , Belinda was soon ready to slip into matt black court shoes and go out to the veranda . |
| 24 | But they must beat Bristol Rovers and sign off with a flourish against Grimsby Town and Wolves . |
| 25 | The practice in the club eventually leads on to grading competitions where new players try to lose their white belts and progress up through the colours until , usually as young adults , they experience the magical moment of putting on that black belt for the first time . |
| 26 | Here they spend the next 5 months until the short rains in November when they gradually form columns and head back to the shortgrass plains . |
| 27 | Cover the fish completely with the mashed potatoes and smooth over with a fork . |
| 28 | The voice seemed to seep through the seams of the farmhouse , echo up the mountains and ripple back around the flowers and empty champagne bottles . |
| 29 | In order to help people like Jeff Lockyer , the Oxfordshire money advice project has set up a Debtline which offers people advice on how to control their debts and pay back at a pace they can afford . |
| 30 | Cut out a small black rectangle to form the ‘ Jolly Roger ’ and , using a little white fondant , cut out a skull and crossbones and stick on with a little water . |