Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] [adv prt] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | After which she goes off to join the other hens , leaving the male to incubate the eggs alone and to lead the chicks away from the scrape to a safe and secret hideaway . |
2 | This is very difficult to do , and unless the practitioner is careful she ends up resembling the Prime Minister feigning compassion in the face of some disaster . |
3 | It goes on flouting the popular will by refusing a referendum on the Maastricht treaty . |
4 | How a nation safeguards the freedom of the meanest and least powerful of its people to protest , and how , it goes about redressing the just grievances of those and of others , will determine in part its degree of civilisation and its right to a place in the pantheon of nations . |
5 | He goes on to mention the occasional embarrassing moments which occur when firms try to pass backhanders . |
6 | When Lok acquires this tool , he goes on to compare the new people to things he is familiar with , noting their menace , power , and sheer attractiveness by comparing them to a famished wolf , the waterfall , honey and Oa . |
7 | He goes on to connect the semantic change with ‘ the general tendency of the Enlightenment not to accept any authority and to decide everything before the judgement seat of reason ’ ( p. 241 ) . |
8 | He goes on to explore the dynamic nature of excellence and to suggest that quality is really about training and unlocking the potential of the workforce . |
9 | The chemistry behind the formation of zeolites is still not clearly understood as Barrer shows , but he goes on to elucidate the physical processes of nucleation and crystal growth . |
10 | ‘ And now he goes back to paint the Belgian ambassador ? ’ |
11 | He goes back to buy the upmarket , hand-made works of art . |
12 | It sets out to cover the normal stages of language development between the ages of 1 and 5 years , although it is intended principally as a clinical tool for children with delayed and deviant language . |
13 | But of course he comes up Take the bloody l ! |