Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lad heard curses and hollering coming from the kitchen and , on entering the kitchen discovered the victim feet up in the vat , and Jarman cursing in pain and rubbing spattered fat from his face . |
| 2 | If you are aiming to go back for a landing , only stay long enough in that thermal to get properly centred before moving off again down to 1500 feet and starting to look for the next bit of lift . |
| 3 | In short , they are seriously at risk of committing further offences and becoming trapped in the revolving door of custody . |
| 4 | Groans and sobbing wove through the smoke-reeked air but the sprinklers were already pouring foam on to the consoles and the power cut abruptly . |
| 5 | Next on the curriculum come talking , acting , building , blowing party squeakers and pretending to choke in the back of the car . |
| 6 | With a background in ICI 's pharmaceutical and paints operations , he told The Economist a year ago that a case could be made for hanging onto the jewels and getting rid of the tarnished tinsel . |
| 7 | Now contrary to what we 'd been informed erm the problem occurred over the last couple of days and having spoken to the ladies in the laboratory , the problem has n't been purely on line five machine . |
| 8 | A scale of 1 — 5 is a good compromise between difficulty in making judgements and failing to differentiate between the importance of factors . |
| 9 | Divergers were the opposite : liberal , imaginative , slightly rebellious , with low IQ scores , good on open-ended questions and inclining to specialize in the arts . |
| 10 | Indeed reference to embalming tables and embalming abound in the text and the assumption is made that families would initially come to a funeral director for this alternative to burial or cremation , without warning . |
| 11 | Specifically in Highways and Planning , if you look at the previous report , the enclos following profile one , you will see that in the Highways Planning Department excepting the offices , it is almost entirely male , and I think this is , it 's for the Director of Highways and Planning to say in the end , I think this is an acknowledgement by him that in the way that you mentioned nevertheless it seems to be apparent in some way , shape or form , women are not getting equal opportunity in that department . |
| 12 | Art in the form of sculpture , mosaics and painting has survived extremely well at Pompeii and Herculaneum ; the lava has protected the work from the invasions , wars and plundering suffered by the rest of the Roman Empire after A.D. 476 . |
| 13 | ‘ There are always exceptions to the rule , ’ he said flatly , taking the laden tray from her hands and turning to go along the terrace to the dining-room . |
| 14 | He was a young er man er who was just er a young boy , he was promoting records and trying to get into the business and , and er he remembered me well , and when they found out that I was n't easy to , to reach , no-one knew where I was , he was able to track me down and when he told me that er I had this big hit record , I thought it was someone playing a joke on me , because here in America , they have a television show called The Blue Bird , where they play jokes on people and , and tell them things , and then they videotape you and then there 's a funny reaction that this is a big television show . |
| 15 | Nevertheless , older industrial property could be useful for new companies wanting cheap premises and wishing to locate in the cities . |
| 16 | ‘ Now I 'm out on the golf course whenever I can , walking over four miles and learning to cope with the frustrations of the game . |