Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv prt] and [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is n't likely to be a major hazard to the adventurers , but it will surprise them , slow them down and prevent easy escape . |
| 2 | ‘ And they have been in touch , indicated their interest in pulling you out and requesting more information as to your whereabouts . ’ |
| 3 | Perhaps cuckoos have only in recent centuries started parasitizing their present hosts , and will in a few centuries be forced to give them up and victimize other species . |
| 4 | They are incredible divers , making perfect plunges into the foaming waters where the fall churns them up and disturbs aquatic life for them to feed on . |
| 5 | ‘ She still manages to stick her fingers in the swabs with monotonous regularity , then she says ‘ Ooops ! ’ , grins and chucks them out and opens another pack . ’ |
| 6 | The consumer will be informed to keep the product away from his eyes but if it does get in the eyes , to wash them out and seek medical advice . |
| 7 | Julia let them haul her up and stuff extra pillows behind her head , but the pain sharpened and she was hard put to it not to swear at them for hurting her . |
| 8 | Leave it in and twist small sections of hair together to achieve better curl formation . |
| 9 | Or write it down and put little dots and count up the dots or something it 's a erm a lot of the Who tells you not to count on your fingers ? |
| 10 | ‘ If I could have a few minutes — let's say half an hour — to think it over and make some notes , I daresay we 'll be as right as a snail 's whisker . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I am desperately sad that our scheme did not come to fruition but I am glad that someone will take it over and bring these jobs to the area . |
| 12 | But mother crumbled it up and sprinkled dry salt over it instead . |
| 13 | Near the chancel arch is a niche dedicated to St Sitha — her only claim to fame , according to local tradition , is that she was martyred , her head was cut off ‘ and she picked it up and ran three miles to the nearby ( sic ! ) church to warn the other Christians . ’ |
| 14 | The poet picked it up and sang another song … |
| 15 | this time we were able to stand at a distance from it all and weigh it up and write better songs . |
| 16 | He said : ‘ The people coming to the party were a bit daft and probably would have picked it up and done some damage with it . ’ |
| 17 | I 've thought guaran two machines you 're guaranteed for four years then , cos they did n't write the serial number down , so if I got two machines and it goes faulty I just send it back and say this machine 's faulty , they do n't know how many I 've got |