Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [vb base] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I told the others , ‘ we either write some new songs and start behaving like a proper band again or knock it on the head , this time for good ’ . |
| 2 | These people are not ‘ different ’ — they are the same as you and I , except that they have lost the ability to use their legs and have to rely on a wheelchair to get about . |
| 3 | Although bricks and mortar look like a good investment again , renting gives people more flexibility , especially those who need to move out fast due to a job change . |
| 4 | Paul calls his children the Tribbles , after the small furry creatures that make strange cooing noises and seem to reproduce at an alarming rate . |
| 5 | As she moved off with the other mounted followers , Artemis determined that if her father thought it was time for her to stop riding ponies and learn to hunt on a horse , then so be it . |
| 6 | Keep all your meetings and get togethers on a light note by banning anyone talking shop . |
| 7 | Swallow your principles and try to impress on a potential employer , especially if it is a small business , that you have arrangements for all eventualities , including if your child is sick . |
| 8 | Others are said to be re-examining their positions in light of the latest industry consolidations and have baulked at a large scale media event to mark the signing of a common Unix document . |
| 9 | Some advertise their trips as environmental Journeys and have hit on an ingenious method of sponsorship . |
| 10 | ‘ The bulls going to Perth are selected for the suckler men and tend to fit into a tight price band . |
| 11 | Some commentators have ascribed the rise in the number of homeless mentally ill people to the run down of psychiatric hospitals and have called for a halt to the policy of closure . |
| 12 | Just as certain behavioural habits develop , such as vomiting after every meal , so women with bulimia can develop habitual thoughts and begin to think in a bulimic way . |
| 13 | Add the courgettes and continue to boil for a further 10 minutes . |