Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] they [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 ? ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Very slowly she took the headphones off and laid them carefully on the table , her eyes never leaving Luke 's for a moment . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | She crossed to the doorway and led them away from the shed . |
| 8 | FastPort allows you to move printers to convenient locations and connect them directly to the network . |
| 9 | By choosing to investigate the ideas behind Magritte 's art , Sylvester 's discussion of important pictures such as ‘ The Annunciation ’ or ‘ The Rape ’ is fragmented and spread over different chapters , an irritation aggravated by the publishers who have failed to give plate references to the illustrations and cite them appropriately in the text . |
| 10 | This latter period saw the creation of a labour code ( 1943 ) limiting the functioning of unions to a local and plant level and bringing them tightly under the control of the Ministry of Labour . |
| 11 | Yes , that was some time ago when I was working as a hostess with the British Council and used to collect meet VIPs at the station and bring them here to the university . |
| 12 | An Elf war fleet led by Tyrion defeats the Norse in a huge sea battle and drives them away from the coast of Ulthuan . |
| 13 | It seemed as if Lydia would take them like a new baby and display them triumphantly to the assembled company . |
| 14 | She wanted to snatch them up and hide them away from the coolly assessing scrutiny that seemed to lay her bare . |
| 15 | Next he led the spinnaker sheets aft to the cockpit and made them fast to the stern cleats with plenty of slack . |
| 16 | While she is away feeding they take the strange kittens and rub them gently in the bedding that carries the female 's scent . |
| 17 | The amusement in his voice stung , and she snatched the papers from him and stuffed them deep into the pocket of her briefcase . |
| 18 | In one lightning movement the two fishermen picked up two pails of stinking fish heads and flung them lovingly at the Lionisers ' feet . |
| 19 | Using scissors , cut out six ‘ mirrors ’ from foil and attach them evenly around the sides of the cake using dabs of royal icing . |
| 20 | Make six small balls out of the red marzipan trimmings , each about the size of a pea , and press them gently into the red base , spacing evenly apart . |
| 21 | Neaten the joins of the strips as you go along , and press them gently into the side of the cake with your fingers . |
| 22 | Dr Gray does , however , advise people to take chips out of the frying pan , when possible , and cook them instead in the oven , so reducing their fat content . |
| 23 | Despite the cost — from about £15 for 30 minutes — all our testers loved salon back cleansing treatments , and found them well worth the price . |
| 24 | The child finds the same letters on the eight cubes and places them correctly in the tray underneath the card . |
| 25 | But what they were asking for our support would we also write to the bus companies again and urge them instead of the buses going down Station Lane to come through our village . |
| 26 | If you want to produce as many young as possible , it is best to hatch and rear them away from the parents . |
| 27 | If you are using guitar machine heads ( far more easily adjusted than pegs , which also require special tools to fit them accurately ) it is more convenient to modify the shape of the head and fit them only on the left ( if you are right-handed ) in the manner of Fender guitars . |
| 28 | Because of the caves ' varying depths , 25 minutes decompression was required before removing the two front mounted cylinders , and pushing them ahead through the 16 inch high Cobble Inlet passage . |
| 29 | In the course of this they gather the pheromones that she produces and circulate them quickly throughout the colony . |
| 30 | erm I think and what I 'll try and do , I 'll try and bring erm , I 've got two on the Thursday and I 'll try and bring them forward to the Monday , cos Monday 's a baker 's day is n't it ? |