Example sentences of "the [noun] and [verb] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is how he was described by one of his courtiers , Walter Map : " Whatever way he goes out he is seized upon by the crowds and pulled hither and thither , pushed whither he would not and yet , surprising to say , he listens to each man with patience , and though assaulted by all with shouts and pullings and rough pushings , does not threaten anyone because of it , nor show any sign of anger ; only , when he is hustled beyond bearing , he silently retreats to some place of quiet . " |
| 2 | I saw Chase hump his tuba case over the tailboard and climb in after it , just as Dod climbed out . |
| 3 | Hospice organiser Mary Lovell and volunteer coordinator Dorothy Davison explained the aims and needs of the hospice and recruited more than a dozen new volunteers to be sitters and drivers in Richmond and others became Friends of the Hospice . |
| 4 | Julia was half convinced that she should tell the young people to go to the cinema and dances again but she consulted Pat . |
| 5 | I looked forward to the banquet and wondered idly whether Swire Sugden would turn up and spoil it . |
| 6 | ‘ in a zebra controlled area proceeding towards the limits of an uncontrolled zebra crossing ’ This point is proved by briefly describing the lawful markings etc. of the crossing and pointing out that they were clearly visible and unobscured , by the observation of a prosecution witness regarding the direction of travel of the offending vehicle and by showing the absence of control at the crossing . |
| 7 | Before the next race , the Canadian Grand Prix , it was announced that Hunt had been stripped of his points from the British Grand Prix , Hunt , and the McLaren team , were incensed by the decision and went out and won the Canadian and US Grands Prix ( East ) in successive weeks . |
| 8 | In your mind you may have to start from the beginning of the paradigm and go down until you arrive at the form you need at the moment . |
| 9 | It 's a nice thing to know if you ever get tense , er decide that this is it , I 'll throw things Er well I do when I want to throw things at the kitchen and go away and you use aromatherapy . |
| 10 | After filling a glass with water , she returned to the kitchen and sat down and slowly sipped the water . |
| 11 | Tensions submerged in the earlier campaign now came to the fore and led more and more to a coercive policy of sexual regulation , especially of working-class prostitutes . |
| 12 | Butt up a whole panel against the skirting and mark off where it overlaps the last fixed panels . |
| 13 | ‘ If I can take out a £420 loan and have ten years to pay it back , I 'll just pick up the cheque and go out and get ratted , ’ he said . |
| 14 | You know , suppose parliament starts breaking the rules and acting arbitrarily and I say the mechanism is not clear . |
| 15 | I did break the rules and go over and cuddle her in her cot , but not pick her up out of it . |
| 16 | The mediation attempt failed and at 3.30pm 400 riot police forced their way into one half of the camp and seized more than 700 weapons such as iron bars and home-made knives . |
| 17 | The more the hybridizing and crossing back and forth has concentrated on the spectacular , the further it has taken the plants from the vigour of their natural origins , and the less resistant many have become to pest and disease . |
| 18 | She pulled over as far as she could into the bushes at the side of the lane and slowed down while the car , a beaten-up old Ford , passed . |
| 19 | Slowly arch the back and lift the chest and head upwards and back . |
| 20 | Although children become familiar with the terms used in the story and call out when they are listening to it , the ideas involved may not necessarily have been understood . |
| 21 | An elaborate framework of twisted osiers , the Wheel was nine feet in diameter with the proportions of a water-wheel ; but lit by the lamps and raised aloft as it was , it looked gigantic . |
| 22 | Mason 's party also took place in the canteen and attracted more than 60 former employees . |
| 23 | Their faces snarled at him as he struggled vainly against their far superior strength , and a tall , broad-shouldered man came into the warehouse and walked slowly and deliberately towards him . |
| 24 | Cos equally a rapist could pick the lock and come in and , and do you know what I mean ? |
| 25 | George heard the screaming and ran upstairs and slapped Dawn Allenby hard across the cheek . |
| 26 | Add the chicken breasts to the stock and simmer gently until cooked . |
| 27 | I kicked on away from the fence and realized then that we were in front . |
| 28 | If you have become fairly proficient at the nose-in hover , you may find that this figure is easier to perform by standing with your back to the wind and taking off and landing in the nose-in position . |
| 29 | Moreover , it was I who wet my finger to test the wind and pointed out that , even if he wanted to leave the game , it would be no use . |
| 30 | Add 40g/1½oz of the almonds and boil rapidly until the syrup is golden brown . |