Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv prt] and [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The reason the return of Madness got the fans out and raised critical hackles was because there 'd been no outfit to take their place in the intervening years .
2 Eventually the plant bushes out and develops stocky rootstock , and the plantlets thereon can be divided and transplanted .
3 I sorted the orange nylon lines out and did some tying , untangling line from line , knot from knot .
4 Witnesses were found and coerced or bullied into telling what they had seen , by the simple expedient of sealing off the entire area for blocks around and threatening all-night interrogation sessions , unless information was forthcoming .
5 What , you 're going to get two four bedroomed houses and two double garages up and retain some trees in that bit ?
6 With the right policies they believed it was possible to reduce inflation without incurring excessive levels of unemployment — to keep prices down and to sustain economic growth at the same time .
7 Based on Berkeley BSD4.3 Unix and built on Carnegie Mellon Mach 3.0 foundation it supports all Macs from Powerbooks up and runs off-the-shelf Apple applications whilst simultaneously running Unix programs .
8 That 's what he wanted to do to from the start , cut the wages down and make more slate , that 's what he had in mind .
9 Peas and beans can be grown in jars , supported by damp paper ; carrot and parsnip tops grow in saucers of water ; onions , potatoes and hyacinths resting on the top of jars of water will send roots down and make top growth ; cuttings such as Busy Lizzie and Tradescantia will produce roots when standing in water .
10 One of these afternoons when it 's cold and wet we 'll get the cards out and play Chinese patience .
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