Example sentences of "and [noun] they [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | From trees and undergrowth they fired at the victors again and again , as they swarmed over the wall in twos and threes , then in dozens and scores , and finally in hundreds . |
| 2 | They longed for the hats and shoes they saw in the Galeries Lafayette . |
| 3 | Nothing much can be done about missing pets , but the impression of diligence and earnestness they leave with the bereft alone is a comfort . |
| 4 | Similarly , sea lions being naturally and instinctively dexterous may be taught to balance balls on their noses , respond to particular noises made by the audience or their trainer and even clap their flippers , but to them this is only a means of receiving food , affection , social contact and so on — all these being motives , goals and feelings they experience in the wild . |
| 5 | This is the only way out , so the adventurers must head for it , even though they ca n't be sure that the haze and mist they see beyond the archway offers any real hope of release . |
| 6 | Bodybuilders can obtain relief from vitamin C for the aches and pains they suffer in the shoulders and elbows . |
| 7 | They were always to prefer that sandy , largely unregenerative soil to the cobbles and pavements they trod in the banlieue of Paris . |
| 8 | This week for 24 hours they 're refusing to cook , shop or even help the kids with their homework because , they say , they should get a regular Government wage for all the time and effort they put into the home . |
| 9 | Some writers have suggested that men get paid more than women because women can neither work the hours necessary to earn the higher rates , nor do they possess the skills to get the better jobs because of the time and effort they expend on the care of home and children . |
| 10 | They have already lost a great deal of the autonomy and self-determination they possessed under the Stormont regime . |
| 11 | Fellow aviculturalists ‘ do n't call them twitchers , it 's the ultimate insult , ’ said Yvonne , Harry 's daughter Robin Pickering and Peter Banks from Stanhope were called in , and after much research and consultation they came to the extraordinary conclusion that this was a Glaucous Macaw . |
| 12 | Shirts and sheets they hung from the ceiling , draping them on lines and hangers . |