Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [noun pl] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only read this section if you are ready to accept the risks and rewards offered by the more sophisticated loans . |
| 2 | Melanie did not know how Finn washed , when he washed , if he ever washed ; but Francie would sometimes fill an oval tin bath from kettles and saucepans boiled on the stove and sit impassively in it in the kitchen behind a locked door . |
| 3 | Deformed sperms , de-energised sperms and sperms deterred by the acid environment of the womb , were catalogued so that when the camera followed the successful ones on their journey it seemed a miracle that any got to their destination at all . |
| 4 | The decline in the number of growers and shows coincided with the growth of power-driven looms . |
| 5 | The boys never went to the pond again but did hear reports from other anglers that screams and shouts came from the ditch the other side of the old trackbed , also the eerie , noisy sound of a motorcycle being ridden flat out towards the railway line . |
| 6 | Frogs and reptiles gather beside the exits snapping at the insects as they flock out on to the ramps . |
| 7 | I do not suppose they are worried that the frogs and toads hatched in the ponds previous years , all returned to lay and spawn and found no water into which to produce the next generation . |
| 8 | Antoinette 's legs and feet twitched under the covers , would suddenly throw themselves from side to side . |
| 9 | Demons and angels flew through the air ; there were wonderful scene-changes ; there was a great storm in Erminia and at the end of Sant' Alessio a great cloud descended and then opened to reveal the glory of Paradise . |
| 10 | Among North Kensington laundresses , the local maxim was ‘ the best ironer gets the worst husband ’ , although within the local community it would appear that husbands and wives adjusted to the often superior earning power of the wife , and in at least one suburban district the custom prevailed whereby husbands remained responsible only for a sum which covered rent , the baker 's bill and boots for the family . |
| 11 | When the new class of bourgeois manufacturers and traders arose in the nineteenth century , it was able to merge with the commercialised aristocracy through marriage , and through the newly reformed public schools and universities . |
| 12 | The references and further reading I have included here would make useful introductory reading to this subject and may help to prepare you for sessions and discussions based on the concept of accountability . |
| 13 | Lemsip , liquid fairy , firelighters and deodorants nestled in the steeply-coombed attic . |
| 14 | Often whole families of brothers and sisters worked on the dressing floors — in 1845 William High joined his three brothers . |
| 15 | The duchy resources were still used on behalf of the royal retinue and it is striking that most of the best offices and farms went to the king 's household . |
| 16 | The duchy resources were still used on behalf of the royal retinue and it is striking that most of the best offices and farms went to the king 's household . |
| 17 | In the case of solicitors , some of the partners may well derive an income from offices and appointments held outside the normal scope of their practice . |
| 18 | WCUK , London & South East has started work on the £13.7 million scheme which will feature a three storey development of offices and shops built behind the restored terracotta facade of the old warehouse . |
| 19 | Whilst the cathedral and precincts occupied the southwestern ‘ quadrant ’ , the trades and craftsmen concentrated in the eastern half of the town . |
| 20 | As many Tory candidates and canvassers noted during the past few days , thousands of voters were shrugging their shoulders and saying : ‘ We do n't like you , but ’ ( said with a sigh ) ‘ we 'll have to vote for you . |
| 21 | The sun penetrates the mist and I am in a world of dazzling light and the rain running down the beech trees is like a tide of green blood and fire , its waves and bubbles sparkling in the sunlight . |
| 22 | In this way nothing visible in the archaeological record constitutes the other half of the exchange ; such consumables as animals and crops fall into the same category . |
| 23 | ‘ It is where the Christian martyrs met their deaths , and where wild animals and gladiators battled for the pleasure of the city 's populace . ’ |
| 24 | Animals and plants living in the desert therefore face severe problems . |
| 25 | Isabel remained very still for a minute , thinking about how much worse she must look with red-rimmed eyes and tears mingling with the dirt on her face . |
| 26 | Reaching their goal , the two men crouched panting in the cover of the rustling shrubs , their eyes and ears straining into the darkness for evidence of enemy activity … two-legged or otherwise ! |
| 27 | In a nation with more than 3 million unemployed , many skilled youngsters would give their proverbial eyes and ears to work at the Rutherford-Appleton . |
| 28 | In this latter sense , preachers and theologians sought in the Old Testament ( with its sometimes unedifying stories ) types of the characters in the New Testament . |
| 29 | Some people say , ’ he lowered his voice , ‘ that inside the hill are secret passageways , halls and chambers used by the ancient ones . |
| 30 | On reaching the lockers he found the area around them occupied by a crowd of students , their rucksacks and kitbags strewn across the unswept floor . |