Example sentences of "and [noun] [verb] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Woman gave him one look and then switched off the light and Doyle settled himself in the chair and sat silently in the shadows . |
| 2 | Last year the Republic refused to extradite Mr Ryan to Britain to face terrorism charges , including conspiracy to murder and cause explosions , on the grounds that allegations in the Press and Parliament linking him with the IRA meant he would not receive a fair trial in Britain . |
| 3 | This coexistence of change and resistance owes something to the limits set by nature . |
| 4 | The National Curriculum 's aims — to give pupils knowledge , understanding , skills and attitudes to equip them for the responsibilities and challenges of adult life and tomorrow 's world — will be widely supported . |
| 5 | Data could pop up in boxes around the screen , and in due course graphics , mice and icons led us into the wimps era ( window , icon , menu , pointer ) . |
| 6 | Then between us we carried her to the river and rolled her in and Nour washed himself at the edge of the crocodile pool . |
| 7 | And Miss gives it to the student in n it ? |
| 8 | When she was leaving , John reappeared and he and Sarah accompanied her to the corner of Magdalen Street . |
| 9 | She confessed that the bitter jibes and over-exposure led her to the precipice . |
| 10 | If the bat 's brain hears an echo from another bat 's cry , and attempts to incorporate it into the picture of the world that it has previously built up , it will make no sense . |
| 11 | ‘ I am asking for a mandate from the supporters and shareholders to put me on the board . ’ |
| 12 | The McCullochs turned into their cottage with a brief good-night and Cameron , James , and Allan let themselves into the tall , silent house along the road . |
| 13 | It was just coming up to three o'clock when the taxi dropped them off in the old town square and Ven guided her to the old town hall where , with barely a minute to go before the run-through of the astronomical clock , Fabia stood in rapt attention . |
| 14 | Most parents of children at poorer schools already know about those schools , though they do not have the information to confront the governors , teachers and heads to urge them of the need to improve the school . |
| 15 | Laura passed Rex the gun and Rex bopped him on the head with it . |
| 16 | If not , can the Leader of the House at least persuade the silent Department of Trade and Industry to say something on the subject ? |
| 17 | Jotan raced off into the darkness , and Alexei , Jehana and Arkhina busied themselves around the cart , inventive in the face of necessity . |
| 18 | They climbed one wall to get away from the car and waited for their eyes and ears to tune themselves to the darkness . |
| 19 | We had dinner with Jochen and Ingrid and Jochen showed us over the school . |
| 20 | He and Donna used it during the summer , making frequent weekend trips ; Ward himself had written at least two books there . |
| 21 | These were years of growth in power and status for the skilled unions of mid-Victorian Britain , and Applegarth established himself among the leading union personalities of his day . |
| 22 | Their leaves , stems and branches orientate themselves to the light , while their roots seek out minerals and water . |
| 23 | " Did n't you and David interrupt us in the study on my birthday ? |
| 24 | The position carried with it the right to a seat in the Council and Fould combined it with the office of Minister of State . |
| 25 | On the other hand , the buyer will wish to have the comfort of the guarantee , and , in addition , whatever rights law and statute grant him in the particular circumstances of the case . |
| 26 | And Lucy called her in the morning , swept away all doubts with a rush of enthusiasm about the exhibition , and only when they 'd hung up did Jay realise that she had n't given her a date , a time ; that she — they ? — were just where they 'd been five months before . |
| 27 | One hundred and twenty years after Nehemiah and Pericles Greeks and Jews found themselves under the control of Alexander the Great — a Greek-speaking Macedonian who considered himself the heir of the Persian kings . |
| 28 | He wrote a cheque and Josh okayed it with the bank — phoned Hnatiuk , the manager , at home . ’ |
| 29 | My turn came and Lobsang coaxed me to the edge . |
| 30 | And Maggie whisked herself down the stairs , out of the house and fifty yards along the street . |