Example sentences of "and [vb -s] [adv] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we get up , the weight of our bodies compresses these discs and squeezes out the extra fluid . |
| 2 | A computer chip checks voltage levels within the battery , and slows down the recharging process if this increases too rapidly , thereby , according to Innovations , avoiding the danger of explosive gases building up . |
| 3 | The new law increases fines for shopworkers found guilty of selling cigarettes to children to £2,500 and tightens up the previous legislation in a number of other ways . |
| 4 | So Summerchild locks up his office and goes down the narrow staircase . |
| 5 | Noel Bridgeman 's piano accordion takes over where Dooley Wilson 's piano left off , and adds just the right ingredient . |
| 6 | He stands over 13.2hh now and has just the right mixture of quality and substance . |
| 7 | Another past champion graphically described this as the moment when the golfer blacks out and has n't the remotest idea that he is holding a putter at all . |
| 8 | The method adopted by Ministers for discussing policy questions is however essentially a domestic matter ; and a decision by a Cabinet Committee , unless referred to the Cabinet , engages the collective responsibility of all Ministers and has exactly the same authority as a decision by the Cabinet itself . |
| 9 | RCT , based in Arizona , is a non-profit making trust fund , and has much the same relationship with US academic institutions as BTG has with UK ones . |
| 10 | Today , as always , Kenco selects and blends only the finest coffee beans to give a superb coffee taste . |
| 11 | Libya is OPEC 's sixth largest oil producer and holds significantly the largest reserves in Africa ( the eleventh largest in the world ) . |
| 12 | But even with or maybe because of the structure put in place so far ( UX No 418 ) , its still getting that taste of an old-boys network up yonder and wonders where the key visionary , operations , financial analysis and strategy talent is going to come from , or when DEC 's youngbloods are going to get their chance . |
| 13 | The basic Wealden house structure is rectangular and joins together the central hall , which is open through its two storeys , and the cross wings , whose upper floors are ‘ jettied ’ ( meaning that they oversail the floor below ) . |
| 14 | The interior is in a poor state but much of the four tiers of the exterior arcade walling is intact and illustrates clearly the Roman building method of using arch and order , with the entablatures continuing in unbroken horizontal bands round the whole amphitheatre and the columns lined up one above the other . |
| 15 | Dietary fibre is a sponge-like material which absorbs and holds water as it is chewed in the mouth and passes down the gastro-intestinal tract . |
| 16 | Looking at those lists provides interesting reading and bears out the used-car trade 's view that having a lead-only car could prove to be a liability . |
| 17 | A look is created , forgotten and then reinvented years later as it hits a dead end and digs up the tried-and-tested looks of yesteryear . |
| 18 | Yeah , but what I 'm saying is that , yeah , but what I 'm saying is when the parent comes to you and says well the primary school said they were you can say well well yes but by by our standards and our assessment when they arrived here |
| 19 | You suggest that Detroit should ‘ join its suburban neighbours in a regional government that does away with redundancies and evens out the huge inequities in school financing and municipal services ’ ( May 8th ) . |
| 20 | Sadly , the city can not do what is most needed : join its suburban neighbours in a regional government that does away with redundancies and evens out the huge inequities in school financing and municipal services . |
| 21 | Sitting down together to work out what are reasonable contributions to the relationship on both sides satisfies the teenager 's sense of fairness and cuts out the constant nagging , pleading and resentment that so quickly sours the good relationship that parents and children need to enjoy together . |
| 22 | The insect jerks itself free and hangs on the empty pupa case , its body trembling . |
| 23 | It 's not some bloody film where the heroine straps on a gun and blows away the bad guys . |
| 24 | Robyn opens a drawer in her desk and takes out the appropriate chit . |
| 25 | The festival itself is moving into its second decade and keeps basically the same shape as in other years . |
| 26 | This type of noise is often from a diff and travels down the tubular propshaft to sound as if it comes from the gearbox and gets louder as the roadspeed increases . |
| 27 | Across the bridge a no-through-road branches off to Stone House Farm and discloses ahead the massive Artengill Viaduct , eleven lofty arches spanning a hollow in the skyline in a remarkable feat of railway engineering . |
| 28 | The launcher shoots out the pilot kite , which opens , catches the wind , and pulls out the main kite . |
| 29 | Gibson is particularly enticing in the Larghetto concertante of the Symphony in C , which has a persuasively light touch , and finds just the right degree and genial gruffness for the Allegretto . |
| 30 | This figure is a national disgrace and reflects totally the continued failure of this government to invest in high quality education and training for young people . |