Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] [vb base] [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sharing and co-operation between siblings can be observed , and if fights break out the method of handling by the parents provides on-the-spot evidence of management skills . |
| 2 | If branches take up the suggestions made in this paper they may find themselves having to increase annual expenditure . |
| 3 | Well it will be for a for a month at least until people find out the number |
| 4 | Certainly it would n't be because staff sit around the lounge at night and make guests the butt of practical jokes . ’ |
| 5 | Here , you must also treat the dog 's bed and bedding , and possibly the carpet , because fleas breed off the dog in its environment . |
| 6 | Fish tucked into crevices peer out , while crabs scavenge over the reef and probe soft corals for food . |
| 7 | Moreover , while there are good reasons for concern about the availability of services for ‘ revolving door patients ’ during the run down of the old psychiatric hospitals and while doubts remain over the capacity of district general hospital units to provide appropriate care to people in crisis , the relocation of the long stay population of psychiatric hospitals is achieving some successful results . |
| 8 | While cats slink along the wall |
| 9 | At Columbus Circle , for instance , a ship with billowing sails is repeated ( the ‘ Santa Maria ’ ? ) while beavers march along the walls at Astor Place ( John Jacob Astor made his fortune trading in beaver pelts ) . |
| 10 | When O put down the phone at the end of this first call , he did not know how to say goodbye to Boy ; he did not know what name to use . |
| 11 | When waves crash over the reef , the fish swims into a crevice , sticks up its bony trigger and locks itself in place so firmly that neither ocean currents , hungry predators nor inquisitive skin divers can extract it . |
| 12 | Hadleigh 's winner came eight minutes before the end when Keys set up the chance for Smith to score his second with a shot on the run . |
| 13 | As officials move up the hierarchy they may be more involved in policy advice rather than managing budgets or people . |
| 14 | She may have acted over-cautiously in rejecting the proposals but Ms Radice was obviously on her best behaviour as legislators work out the budget for fiscal year 1993 , which begins 1 October . |
| 15 | When stories appear along the lines that in another life you were a peasant girl who starved to death during Ireland 's potato famine you know you 've arrived . |
| 16 | They face a race against time as fears grow over the health of the whales and the possibility of their becoming beached . |
| 17 | However , the same criteria should be applied to all rugs when assessing the suitability of the pile material and the clarity and permanence of the dyes , as there is no uniform improvement in the quality of these as items move up the price range from nomadic to masterworkshop . |
| 18 | So when people gather round the manger with wonder and puzzlement , I 'm over in the corner looking at the cows . |
| 19 | When friends fall out the mess can be considerable and it can take some time for the wounds to heal . |
| 20 | As pupils move around the system the funding moves with them . |
| 21 | When humans cut down the forest , it might be replaced by a permanent grassland because the soil itself had been modified in a way that prevented the trees from reseeding themselves . |
| 22 | When ethics go out the window |
| 23 | Higher education is notorious for producing disciples , as students take on the mantle of a teacher who has created a great impression . |
| 24 | No shakes and rattles as trams roll back the years Forty-three years after they left , Trevor Bates reports on today 's return of trams to Manchester |
| 25 | AS CLOUDS gather over the UK economy , glass maker Pilkington yesterday drew comfort from the international spread of its windows and windscreens to contact lenses operations . |
| 26 | AS CLOUDS gather over the UK economy , glass maker Pilkington yesterday drew comfort from the international spread of its windows and windscreens to contact lenses operations . |
| 27 | The combined use of the matting and beads , when misted with water , produces a spray effect as skiers come down the slope and the continuous surface is claimed to have safety advantages . |