Example sentences of "and [vb -s] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ariel clasps Roukoubé and runs towards the sea ; the shadows conceal her , she hears the shot , but then she splashes into the shoals and turns to run along the tideline to keep her bearings in the dark . |
| 2 | City life , even in the environs of Kensington Palace , is a trial to the Prince ; he feels suffocated by London and longs to escape to the country and be at one with nature . |
| 3 | The injustice to the home-owner is sometimes made worse by the fact that very often he has n't the money to pay for the repairs and has to borrow from the bank in order to pay the bill . |
| 4 | The justification for using a hierarchy is mathematical , and has to do with the way in which the total variability of a collection is successively reduced as one passes from higher to lower levels in the hierarchy . |
| 5 | Application is an empirical evaluation based on teaching experience and has to do with the devising of effective techniques specific to particular circumstances . |
| 6 | Homoeopathy has therefore become a postgraduate study and has to rely for the recruitment of its practitioners on those members of the medical , dental , veterinary and pharmaceutical professions who are open-minded enough to try new approaches . |
| 7 | a standard Anglepoise lamp er which it 's been going for a number of years , you can get it in about six different colours to match different designs of , er put colour into your room , now if somebody was spending a lot of time sitting knitting and has to look at the knitting or has to look at the pattern then er a good strong light which wo n't get in their eyes but goes straight on to what , whatever they 're doing , is by far the best thing for them , er but they say oh I do n't like it , it 's a bit angular is n't it , erm , modern sort of thing , er but because it 's angular it does n't mean to say it 's not gon na fit into the room it 's the right thing for it , er for the person doing that work . |
| 8 | A major ( and fundamental ) reform of public sector accountability is long overdue and needs to start from the top down ; that is , with constitutional accountability . |
| 9 | Later came the task of packing the barbecue and hampers on to the trailer which also carried the rafts , and while Silas and Matt stored smaller items away the two raft guides used pails and mops to wash over the floor with hot water . |
| 10 | Kerr , 27 , has been transfer-listed by Millwall at his own request and plans to settle in the North-East during or after his playing career . |
| 11 | That is a high-temperature reaction and tends to happen near the bottom of the furnace . |
| 12 | He made his speech — or rather sought to make it — against a barrage of noise and calls to resign from the Opposition and was listened to in stony silence by the Government benches . |
| 13 | We are made to share his view , and with it his plans and hopes to gain at the expense of good . |
| 14 | She is planning a comeback visit to Britain her first since shows in 1989 were scrapped because of ill health and expects to arrive in the summer . |
| 15 | He knows what 's about to happen , more or less , and tries to explain to the girl with his pitiful resources of gesture and language . |
| 16 | Acre for acre the sea is more productive than the land , despite the damage human greed has done to the herring fishery , and threatens to do to the stock of mackerel as well . |
| 17 | Many walkers cross its famous ‘ Bad Step ’ just above the waters of Loch Scavaig , but few scramble up its slabs and buttresses to take in the view of Coruisk and its magnificent amphitheatre of black , jagged peaks — arguably the finest viewpoint of Skye . |
| 18 | MR GIBBON points out ( HAS January 13 ) that the test question ( Echo January 7 ) for 14-year-olds shows the man has already stepped onto the first stair and begins to fall into the trap of talking about the man , when the question asks about the load ! |
| 19 | He gets up and begins to walk around the room . |
| 20 | Waiting for the kettle to boil he grabs a pencil and begins to scribble on the back of an old envelop … |
| 21 | For example , when she accompanies the boys on an illicit night-time visit to the woods in order to retrieve the gun from the crashed aeroplane , she drops the torch , breaks it ( having previously failed to hold it straight ) , and begins to cry at the thought of dead bodies . |
| 22 | He re-appears , gently strumming his 40-year-old acoustic guitar in the midst of the audience and proceeds to busk around the crowd ! |