Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] [prep] [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has slept in her clothes as usual , so she reaches at once for her birch-bark pail ( podoinik ) with its removable lid and spout for pouring out the milk once she has returned from milking her cow , or two cows if she is rich . |
| 2 | Instead of having to come home from work and worry about wrapping up the Christmas presents , or writing letters to friends , or having a long conversation with someone in the family who needs a bit of support , and fitting all that in after the children have gone to bed and the supper 's been washed up and you really ought to be reading papers for tomorrow 's meeting , I know I have a chunk of time when I can get on with doing all that . |
| 3 | Archbishop Eames said today he hoped the meeting would examine ways of reducing sectarianism and look at drawing up an ‘ agenda for peace ’ . |
| 4 | The other task in July for Xu — he is one of China 's most highly regarded chefs , consultants and writers , the Chinese equivalent of Victor Ceserani — was to teach the Norwich staff and advise on setting up the course . |
| 5 | Its discovery was the result of prolonged studies of the microbes which exist in soil and survive by breaking down the remains of plants and animals , and by competition with each other . |
| 6 | Tagg looked for prompt and well-considered short lists of candidates , shrewd advice and help in drawing up the brief and specification , and some form of guarantee and after-sales service . |