Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [verb] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our testing system measures meaningful data from power tubes under actual performance conditions so that we can closely match the tonal characteristics and produce a set of tubes with consistency of performance , better harmonic balance , more sustain and longer usable life . |
| 2 | ONLY SINEAD O'Connor could put together a seemingly uncontroversial , fun thing like a collection of cover versions of old standards and torch songs and put a speech at the end of it that questions the very foundations and ethics of the Catholic Church . |
| 3 | I touched my swollen lips and my ears and had a roll-call of my limbs , but apart from my hand , an incipient black eye and a few abrasions there was n't much evidence of my encounter with Russian free enterprise and Soviet cavalry . |
| 4 | It measures 44.8 cm wide and 54.8 cm deep — about the size of a microwave — will take four place settings and has a choice of normal , economy and quick-wash programmes . |
| 5 | If they traverse a patch of sunshine , the soldiers link legs and form a roof over the path so that the workers , who are less well armoured , are protected from the damaging heat . |
| 6 | A lot of them have eight legs and spend a lot of time in webs waiting for six-legged inhabitants to arrive for lunch . |
| 7 | I sometimes like to think it was my eloquence , but the fact of the matter is that if I had got up on my hind legs and suggested a bit of Karaoke instead of the morning service , they would have leaped at it . |
| 8 | The Gloucestershire Regiment — shortly to face being amalgamated as part of the Governments defence cuts — wants more young recruits and spending a day with them is one way potential soldiers find out if it 's the life for them . |
| 9 | ‘ He helps a lot with kids and does a lot of good work behind the scenes . |
| 10 | UniData is based on the next-generation nested relational data model , which is claimed to solve many of the problems of conventional relational databases and create a bridge to object-oriented databases . |
| 11 | For this ballot the scrutineers will prepare a ballot paper listing the names of the candidates and give a copy for the purpose of balloting to each Member of the House of Commons in receipt of the Conservative whip . |
| 12 | In particular , in many polygynous species a proportion of males avoid competing directly with larger or older animals and adopt a policy of surreptitious fertilization or kleptogamy ( e.g. Clutton-Brock et al . , |
| 13 | I close my eyes and swallow a gulp of Retsina . |
| 14 | She recognised that he wanted her to forget what had happened , but that it also leapt vividly before his eyes and had a hold on him too . |
| 15 | I closed my eyes and clutched a handful of mane . |
| 16 | She opened her eyes and darted a glance at Marc , sure by now that he was already planning some further strategy by which to entangle her . |
| 17 | Kathleen rolled her eyes and slapped a dressing on his wrist . |
| 18 | Position two ovals of blue icing for eyes and press a Smartie into each . |
| 19 | To mitigate this shrewdness , Lorna lowered her eyes and chased a fragment of meat around her plate with her fork . |
| 20 | ‘ When she started to cry they offered to help wipe her eyes and used a piece of soiled paper which they had just picked up . |
| 21 | Both cruises are highly enjoyable 1 hour round trips and include a commentary from the skipper . |
| 22 | It is equipped with the latest UK Resuscitation Council guidelines and includes a section on paediatric arrests . |
| 23 | To discover whether Jews were as compassionate as they claimed to be he donned dark spectacles and stuck a notice to the rear window of his Buick : ‘ Careful ! |
| 24 | Beyond this , the Federation magazines served to publicise forthcoming meetings and courses , to inform branch secretaries of one another 's addresses and to provide a forum for members to exchange ideas : for instance an article by George Tweed of Cambridge branch in the Fenland Bulletin of spring 1956 and another by ‘ Cesnoh ’ in the Hertfordshire Parcel of autumn 1957 both stressed the importance of personal canvassing as a means of recruiting students to courses . |
| 25 | But for today at least , there 's a chance to forget the worries and enjoy a taste of rural England . |
| 26 | For example , during its mad dash his plunging horse had burst through some bushes and disturbed a she-bear with her cubs , but had gone on before the bear could react . |
| 27 | Later having cut the ties and had a look at the will , he made another in which he repeated the legacy as follows : ‘ All the legacies I have left to people in the will which I have opened I want to be valid , and whatever is written in it . ’ |
| 28 | In this kind of hotel you will sleep on the floor , wear a kimono ( provided by the management ) instead of pyjamas and share a bath with strangers . |
| 29 | In the following two years most of the major unions , and the TUC itself , set up working parties and produced a range of discussion documents and policy statements . |
| 30 | To follow up initial discussions with interested parties and to arrange a number of presentations . |