Example sentences of "and [verb] [adj] [verb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And swallow all save this lile [ little ] house |
| 2 | At British Gas South Western we monitor national weather forecasts and receive four reports each day from the Bristol Weather Centre , and two from Plymouth . |
| 3 | But eventually they come to accept the situation and seem able to live each day more perfectly and more beautifully than the rest of us are able to do . |
| 4 | ( This latter was used to good effect by the hard-up Gordon Comstock in Keep the Aspidistra Flying ; he would go to a party with a single cigarette in a packet and get free smokes all night long on the strength of it . ) |
| 5 | For example , if you are catching the ball in front of the body , then you have the freedom to throw the ball in any direction but if you catch the ball behind the body , you still have to come back to the position to the front of the body and to do this takes more time . |
| 6 | The National Audit Office is investigating the inspectorate 's efficiency , while the National Society for Clean Air said recent restructuring had ‘ resulted in confusion and disaffection and seems unlikely to achieve any improvement in pollution control ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ From the way both drivers got out from their vehicles and looked ready to tear each other apart , I doubt it , ’ Ven answered , and halted at her bedroom door . |
| 8 | After the surgery Donal had speech therapy and felt able to do some work . |