Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [vb base] [adv prt] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wiper switch on the dash is starting to annoy me , as is the headlight flasher which refuses to flash with dipped beam on . |
| 2 | The story bring out the significance of dreams and their interpretation at this time . |
| 3 | The rocker switch on the side of my head clicked … work off , weekend on … stress off , mellow on … and sea air crackled static through my stale brain . |
| 4 | He could n't hear anything , but he could see his father covered in pollen and then he had watched the actress get off the train and a lot of kissing and hugging , and everyone behaving the way theatre people always did behave . |
| 5 | At the end of the bridleway continue along the path which leads to Heron Pike ( 1.5 miles ) , Greatrigg Mann ( 1.5 miles ) , and eventually Fairfield ( 1 mile ) . |
| 6 | The young private at the wheel let out a gasp of surprise . |
| 7 | Eighteen months ago the CBI suggested that the HSE take on a number of extra people to monitor the burgeoning biotechnology industry , but this has not been done . |
| 8 | When the onboard tuner is activated in this way the guitar signal is instantly muted , avoiding the need for the player to bend down to the tuner switch on the unit , or re-patch the guitar lead . |
| 9 | On approaching the village proceed around the hairpin bend in the centre of the village towards the disused railway bridge and the property will be found just before the bridge on the left hand side , identified by an Adkin ‘ For Sale ’ board . |
| 10 | Hopefully much will be computerised like the FAA 's at present , where the form and the ECG go down the phone line to America . |
| 11 | The child let out a howl of fright , pushing at her hand , and she blinked hard , biting at her lip , starting suddenly as she became aware of the figure suddenly standing beside her . |
| 12 | They still had some close escapes , the most important of which came after 49 minutes when midfielder Michael Thomas beat the keeper with his cross-shot only to see the ball come off the foot of a defender on the line . |
| 13 | And er , and he thought he was all hard , right and he was walking , I know he 's a dog but he , he , he knows , you know what I mean , and he walked past the shop and the dog come out the shop you should 've seen my wisht up in my arms Could n't stop laughing . |
| 14 | ( v ) How did changes in society and the economy bring about the need for educational change ? |
| 15 | A few letters and edited sections of four interviews with the artist make up the rest of the volume which has some interesting illustrations reproducing photographs of the artist and friends . |
| 16 | The man let out the clutch and the car moved off . |
| 17 | Patrick Field saw two rasping shots from the edge of the box go over the bar . |
| 18 | The criterion is the number of years before the pre-tax cash receipts from the project pay back the capital invested . |
| 19 | From the farm continue along a trackway leading northwards over a bridge spanning Scandale Beck . |
| 20 | Antennas around the top of the ship pick up the radar signals and a computer works out details such as their frequency , the type of modulation and the intervals between pulses . |
| 21 | Kolchinsky lowered him carefully to the floor then flicked on the intercom switch on the desk . |
| 22 | The first bite I take makes all the jam squirt out the side over my chin . |
| 23 | In 1968 Michael Young and Patrick McGeeney invented what they described as the " syllogism of parental participation : a rise in the level of parental encouragement augments children 's performance at school , teachers by involving parents in the school bring about a rise in the level of parental encouragement and teachers by involving parents in the school augment the children 's performance " ( p. 107 ) . |
| 24 | The headmistress let out a yell that must have rattled every window-pane in the building and for the second time in the last five minutes she shot out of her chair like a rocket . |
| 25 | The Chief let out a cry , he was saying goodbye — then in no time they all rode away . |
| 26 | Was it used to say keep keep saying buy up the time buy up the time ? |
| 27 | A log might shift in the grate and the fire breathe out a puff of blue smoke . |
| 28 | They can go on the hippy trail up the coast — that 's something I have missed out on . |