Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [pers pn] [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One 's called the Austin Special , and it 's really cool-looking with three hotted-up Danelectro-style lipstick tube pickups that you can either run as single-coils for that crinkly kind of clarity , or put them together for a humbucking sound . |
| 2 | It is saying , and I think everyone agrees , do n't abolish this until you 've thought it through and either provided an alternative or done it again in a different way . ’ |
| 3 | Those radicals ( among whom Gaitskell was , oddly , not numbered ) who wanted to abolish the public schools , or amalgamate them somehow into the maintained system , persuaded themselves for a time that if this were done , and if everyone had a chance to take the 11 + and compete for a place at a grammar school , then justice would have been done and educational standards would be secure . |
| 4 | Ought I to restrict supplies to certain retailers only , or release them only on the certificate of a doctor or justice of the peace , or simply rely on those who can afford to pay getting them on the black market ? ’ |
| 5 | Simply to dismiss their work as ‘ pessimistic ’ , however , or to use it emblematically as a naive position which we now know better than to take seriously , seems to me hopelessly to devalue the currency of critique . |
| 6 | By diffusing gas in or out of the bladder or expelling it directly through the connecting tube , a fish could accurately control its level in the water . |
| 7 | It was a sensation to me , a novice , but the experienced experimentalist learns the tricks of the trade , knows what mistakes to avoid and when weird things happen tries to investigate or to file them away in the memory — just in case . |
| 8 | This rarely happens but if the same ferret continues to do this it is advisable to discard it or use it only as a muzzled ferret . |
| 9 | Please send your CV , listing telephone number for contact , or call us now for an application form . |
| 10 | Similarly you could try shortening the meeting , holding it on a different day or suspending it altogether for a few weeks . |
| 11 | The ruling effectively voided the British legal notion of the " discretionary " life sentence , under which the Home Office had the power to extend prisoners ' actual terms in gaol , or detain them again after an initial release ( known as " release under licence " ) if they were deemed to be a danger to society . |
| 12 | Do it alone on a sheet of paper before the negotiation , or do it together on a flip chart or white board during the negotiation . |
| 13 | If I buy some carpets fitting or do I extra for the fitting ? |
| 14 | It is a problem which seems curiously common to left-arm spinners , and manifests itself with the bowler either failing to release the ball , or propelling it vertically into the air . |
| 15 | It will be appreciated that a single developmental problem , such as defective vision , need not dominate the pupils ' classroom activities , nor differentiate them unduly from the classmates with whom they work and play . |
| 16 | I had another cup and watched her take the rollers out of her hair and comb it carefully into a high , curly pompadour . |
| 17 | The zoo-man at the turnstile 'd come rushing out and Vern 'd get scared and drag me away to the place where he 'd hidden my … |
| 18 | The Eurythmics song finishes and you put a foot on the ghetto-blaster 's power cable and drag it smartly across the bathroom tiles , pulling the lead from the back of the machine . |
| 19 | As a solitary horseman went by , he stepped in front of her , partially shielding her from view , then grasped her arm and propelled her swiftly across the drawbridge and into the castle in total silence . |
| 20 | A burst of fire cut the bald man in two at point-blank range and propelled him headlong into the ditch like a blow from a sledge-hammer . |
| 21 | She seized a passing shirt and propelled it vainly towards the bird . |
| 22 | They took him from his horse , and laid him tenderly on the ground ; Ranulf stood watch while they waited quietly for the man to die . |
| 23 | Very slowly she took the headphones off and laid them carefully on the table , her eyes never leaving Luke 's for a moment . |
| 24 | It looked as if she had no life in her either , but she moaned as James carried her and laid her gently on the seat of his carriage . |
| 25 | He lifted the edge of the hood , and laid it gently over the shattered head , hiding the face . |
| 26 | He took her arm and led her away from the entrance . |
| 27 | The sentries had been primed to admit him without challenge , Alexei noted , and as soon as his escort had dismounted a trooper wearing the gorget of a provost came out of the gatehouse and led them away towards the stables . |
| 28 | She crossed to the doorway and led them away from the shed . |
| 29 | Michael took the case from him and led him away to the hired car . |
| 30 | She took him by the arm and led him unresistingly into the house . |