Example sentences of "[coord] [noun prp] [verb] [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is very difficult in the circumstances of either Mozambique or Nicaragua to evaluate conclusively the effectiveness of policies which promote education as a means of transforming society , although in the case of Nicaragua , despite the problems , government-sponsored initiatives clearly scored successes , both in educational terms and in terms of social change . |
| 2 | Brown & Levinson point out the importance for social relationships of establishing common ground and agreeing on points of view , and illustrate the lengths to which speakers in different cultures will go to maintain an appearance of agreement , and they remark ‘ agreement may also be stressed by repeating part or all of what the preceding speaker has said ’ ( 1978:117 ) |
| 3 | Boulton & Watt gave up the gas side of their business in 1814 , and the development of more efficient gas apparatus passed into other hands . |
| 4 | In March , David & Charles brings out The Gardener 's Guide to Growing Hellebores , by Graham Rice and Elizabeth Strangman ( £16.99 , 0 7153 9973 X ) ; in July , Batsford follows with a translation of Martha Ahlburg 's Hellebores ( £19.99 , 0 7134 7058 5 ) . |
| 5 | Finally , when Schisgal had returned to his interrupted slumbers , Mortimer and Yates brought up the subject of the purpose of their visit . |
| 6 | The light from the kitchen window was showing up the faintest of impressions on the paper , and Doyle picked up the pad and examined it more closely . |
| 7 | The octopus was urbanization and Williams-Ellis conjured up the vision of the tentacles of urban growth with their strong hold over the countryside . |
| 8 | ‘ She 's away with your daddy and Kenneth to bring in the present . ’ |
| 9 | We sat down and Harvey picked up the telephone . |
| 10 | Two of the doors were numbered , and Alison opened up the door bearing an eight . |
| 11 | Rashid and Shahid cooked up the idea while serving customers at the Sitar in Northgate , Darlington . |
| 12 | Now Alex and Judy take up the story … |
| 13 | He was watching Jack and Floss go down the ride towards the feeding-ground . |
| 14 | There was a tongue of flame and Asa pulled back the column and levelled out at two thousand feet . |
| 15 | Wilcox and Hill set up the move , Stowell could only block Shearer 's shot and Sellars followed up to put Rovers ahead . |
| 16 | They did little , however , and Grubb took over the ride again last November , but has taken him to only a few shows , mostly indoor , in which Ever has been extremely consistent . |
| 17 | Pauline and Pat climb out the window |
| 18 | A barrage of punches which started with a swinging left hook left Clarkson on one knee and once the action restarted and Hardy picked up the assault , it was clear the fight would come to a quick conclusion . |
| 19 | And Bobby picked up the phone when the phone rang and it was her and she sai erm Bob said yes ? |
| 20 | The line of boys and masters — Hasan and Rafiq bringing up the rear — made its way through pools of water and patches of sodden black earth , across the cinder track leading up towards the Windmill , and to the chestnut-trees , now almost empty of leaves , that shadow the edge of parkside . |
| 21 | According to the Bible , Samuel 1:5 , the Ark was desecrated by being placed in the Temple of Dagan , and Samson destroyed both the temple and the statue of the god in retribution before dying there himself . |
| 22 | Melissa waved and Eleanor wound down the window . |
| 23 | A Manor and Dukedog take over the train at Birmingham . |
| 24 | And Andy written down the back if you want to scratch it . |
| 25 | The three of them discussed the pose for the painting and Lipchitz brought out the wedding photograph to help Modigliani decide on the pose . |
| 26 | And Gemma had not the heart to tell either of them how much they wearied her . |
| 27 | The telephone rang and Rust snatched up the receiver . |
| 28 | A five-strong British team will contest the Commonwealth Tournament at Northumberland Golf Club from 6 — 8 June ; Great Britain and Ireland take on the Continent of Europe for the Vagliano Trophy at Nairn from 20 — 21 September , and the four Home countries will be among the line-up for the European Team Championship at Wentworth from 10 — 14 July . |
| 29 | When Clemens and Crecquillon borrow respectively the superius of Sermisy 's ‘ C'est a grant tort ’ and ‘ Do nt vient cela ’ , their own six- and five-part compositions make considerably more use of imitation and the cadence points are woven over . |
| 30 | She went off to attend to her cultures , and Reynolds handed in the form and the catalogue to the copy clerk . |