Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furthermore , ever since it became an independent department it has wanted to stop being merely a postman between the Treasury and the recipients of funds , and aspires instead to set the policy framework . |
| 2 | Striking the right balance between continuity and change undoubtedly holds the key to Courtaulds Italia 's future . |
| 3 | It was , however , a bodged job , probably by the farm labourers , and failed even to fit the opening properly . |
| 4 | The atomistic theory of Epicurus , the methods of the Greek sceptics , and Zeno 's paradoxes concerning time and space may all have influenced the heretics concerned , but MacDonald could find no trace of any Greek theory combining material and temporal atomism and sought instead to attribute the occurrence of the latter in Islamic thought to Indian influence . |
| 5 | The document begins : ‘ Be it now proclaimed by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Beaver under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ’ and goes on to support the work done to try and preserve the line as a ‘ national monument of historical importance ’ . |
| 6 | Hans Kohn ( 1967 ) , emphasizing this last feature , observes that ‘ nationalism is inconceivable without the ideas of popular sovereignty preceding without a complete revision of the position of rulers and ruled , of classes and castes ’ , and goes on to note the importance of the rise of a new class , the third estate : |
| 7 | If Edberg wins and goes on to win the final , the London-based Swede will regain the top spot Courier has held for all but six weeks of this year . |
| 8 | The catalogue recalls that in 1938 Brame and Lorenceau held an exhibition of Rousseau 's work which contributed to the revival of interest in that artist 's work , and goes on to express the hope that eventually a museum devoted to Barbizon painting may be set up . |
| 9 | It begins : ‘ I hate the Stones and I hate blues … ’ and goes on to show the finger to the Hook and Chuck and Otis and Marvin and ‘ Reetha and Dylan and just about everything yer rock fan holds sacred . |
| 10 | Very quietly one gets up and goes noiselessly to check the bolt 's on the door . |
| 11 | Doormen in red coats , royal blue silk lining flapping an appearance , peel off the foyer glass doors , and forge forward to park the car and muster bags . |
| 12 | Then apply the brush again on the brow bone over the eyebrow to hairline and bring around to join the blusher on cheeks . |
| 13 | I said I felt ill , and got up to open the door . |
| 14 | He moved again , and gladly she leaned over and pressed the bell on the wall beside the cot and got up to get the breast tray . |
| 15 | He pulled up at the farm and got out to open the door for her before she could move . |
| 16 | But we overpowered our captors and got out to find the battle in full cry and the north-west quarter of the Rorim in flames . |
| 17 | Fig 74 F releases and crosses over to grasp the end of the boom . |
| 18 | And then , his right hand , rising to undo the buttons of her high-collared black dress , his other arm unconsciously straining her to him , closer and closer so that she could feel his arousal brought on a memory so dreadful to McAllister , a memory which she had fought against for months — and fear suddenly won the battle . |
| 19 | The City Research project is now moving in to its second year and has already seen the publication of three reports . |
| 20 | She 's got a corking black eye , a nasty gash … ( oops ) on her forehead which requires multiple stitches and has temporarily lost the use of her right arm . |
| 21 | The conclusion from this comparison of the draft Bill and the Act is that Parliament has in all material respects adopted the committee 's approach and has thereby indorsed the committee 's point of view . |
| 22 | The part you require is 560794 ( Genuine Parts ) This is equivalent to GTRIII which is a Unipart number As you have fitted two of these to no avail I would try the gauge itself As your Land Rover has been fitted with a non-original switch to work the glow plugs and this has caught fire , there may have been a short circuit which damaged the voltage stabiliser and temperature sender unit and has probably damaged the gauge itself The colour of the sender unit is not significant |
| 23 | The South African Rugby Football Union has accepted an invitation to tour France in October and has also given the nod to the RFU invitation . |
| 24 | Sandblasting of the Great Slab area at Stanage to remove graffiti painted on over the August bank holiday has had the beneficial side effect of totally cleaning the afflicted area of chalk and rubber marks , and has also increased the friction . |
| 25 | The presence of residual pottery in stratified deposits has for many years bedevilled structural chronology , and has also affected the dating of the pottery itself . |
| 26 | " This has placed an excessive burden on industry , and on the people of the country as a whole , and has also over-loaded the government machine itself … |
| 27 | The event provided the opportunity to have a close-up look at part of the farming enterprise of John Gittins who has been a pioneer in land reclamation and has also spearheaded the development of commercial crossbred sheep that have put millions of pounds in the pockets of fellow farmers . |
| 28 | The event provided the opportunity to have a close-up look at part of the farming enterprise of John Gittins who has been a pioneer in land reclamation and has also spearheaded the development of commercial crossbred sheep that have put millions of pounds in the pockets of fellow farmers . |
| 29 | This has placed an excessive burden on industry , and on the people of the country as a whole , and has also overloaded the government machine itself . |
| 30 | Behind the scenes the ‘ gals ’ whose fate will be determined by a male judging panel banter and bicker , in various states of undress , unaware that one of their number is a man with a mission to woo an unrequited love who works in the same supermarket and has also entered the contest . |