Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [vb base] [adv prt] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fine to medium paintbrushes are useful for moving flowers and leaves around , and for brushing hairs and fluff off the design once you have finished it . |
| 2 | Use of PLATO has the disadvantage that special PLATO terminals have to be used for the instruction ; this means that users can not be taught in their own congressional offices and carry out the training as and when required . |
| 3 | ‘ Now work out the profit I made on each of the five cars and add up the total . |
| 4 | Edward VIII , the rise of Hitler , and World War Three which will last three years and seven months and bring about the end of the world . |
| 5 | Cut the remaining sheet of pastry into diamond shapes and scatter over the top . |
| 6 | Enter receipts , work out VAT , deduct from our own books and dole out the money . |
| 7 | The ‘ Economist ’ , in March ‘ 78 , doubted whether Thatcher could ‘ forge a new majority of the right ’ and reckoned that her ‘ crusade to balance the books and roll back the government ’ was not finding much popular resonance . |
| 8 | Grease a large baking dish , coat with the breadcrumbs and shake out the excess . |
| 9 | Enough , he hoped , to form several companies and carry on the fight , using guerrilla tactics . |
| 10 | 4 Transfer the lamb and garlic to warmed plates and pour over the cooking juices . |
| 11 | Cut a thin strip of white fondant , score with light lines and attach around the module . |
| 12 | It was something that Harriet had particularly noticed and which made her both angry yet hopeful : angry that her daughter could not or would not always behave in such a way and hopeful that perhaps some day Liza would come to her senses and throw off the mask of invalidism behind which Harriet felt sure she was hiding . |
| 13 | The American embassy in London reported on 23 November 1956 that " anti-American feeling is at a very high pitch and yet is accompanied by the somewhat contradictory but nevertheless complacent assumption that the U.S. is bound to come to its senses and pick up the check " . |
| 14 | He could see the separate strands of spray thrown aside by the bows and make out the shadow of the helmsman in the wheelhouse . |
| 15 | Clear all the effects and try out the EQ , sweep the mid-frequencies and listen to how it changes the character of your instrument . |
| 16 | My best bet would probably be to fly into one of the neighbouring states and sneak over the border at night . |
| 17 | Tourist backpackers chattering in high tones ; theatre-/supper-goers gazing nervously at the cluster of dishevelled , ruby-faced lads who wave their cans and bawl out the rallying cry of ‘ 'Ere we go , ‘ ere we go ! ’ at alarming volume ; a comatose figure lying on the bucket seats and crying out an important but indecipherable message about some quite obvious connection betwixt Jesus and Aids ; in the corner a girl with dishevelled hair and a soiled James Dean T-shirt sprawled on the concrete and a man with bloodied chin mouthing profanities as he urinates against the wall . |
| 18 | Close your eyes , take one or two deep breaths and let out the air with a deep sigh . |
| 19 | Stuff the jacuzzi and send back the limo — Bivouac just wan na plod ! |
| 20 | The trouble with Quassia ( Letters , November 7 ) is that the extract is unstable , so you need to boil the dry chips for two hours and strain off the liquid each time you need to use it . |
| 21 | So then I was able to put in drops of blood and nasty black and white pictures and get rid of the Paisley patterns and bindweed round the edge of pages everywhere . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Why do Beefeaters wear those silly hats and hang around the Tower of London ? |
| 23 | The Asylum and Immigration Appeals Bill , which aims to curb bogus applications and speed up the processing of cases , has been attacked by campaigners and a mass lobby was held outside Parliament before the debate began . |
| 24 | Cut the melon in half , remove the seeds and scoop out the flesh , ideally with a curved grapefruit knife . |
| 25 | On trips into London after we 'd finally moved to Wales , I would raid skips and bring back the booty on the car roof-rack . |
| 26 | It 's a really good way to keep an eye on other sprinters and suss out the competition . |
| 27 | I had to water the plants and stock up the fridge as I do n't want to be reported to the NSPCC . |
| 28 | He had been ready to defy the conventions and take on the world — and win ! he thought . |
| 29 | The days of mad spending are gone and exhibitors are looking to cover their costs and pay back the bank as soon as possible . |
| 30 | We tie up the boats and wade up the creek towards it , enveloped in a wind of fine mist . |