Example sentences of "and [verb] [prep] [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The beginnings were slow and limited to a few sectors where differences in labour costs were important . |
| 2 | ’ The section defines an ‘ existing company ’ as meaning a company formed and registered under the former Companies Acts . |
| 3 | Dragging with them seventeen unwieldy brass cannon from Edinburgh castle , they took Norham castle on the south bank of the Tweed , and pressed on a few miles to Flodden in Northumberland . |
| 4 | 2 Add the mushrooms and spring onions , then stir in the tomato purée and soured cream and simmer for a few minutes . |
| 5 | Inspired by the arrival of The Beatles to play the guitar , he bought a cheap Harmony electric and a Kalamazoo amp and dabbled for a few years before joining a high school covers band , playing soul , rock and a good deal of Hendrix . |
| 6 | As they bind to similar DNA sequences and associate with the same proteins , they are likely to be closely related . |
| 7 | Add peppers and tomatoes and cook for a few minutes , then add the remainder of the vegetables , the marjoram and wine and simmer gently for 30 minutes . |
| 8 | Melt the butter , add the flour and cook for a few seconds , then gradually add the milk , straining it into the roux mixture . |
| 9 | Heat the oil in a large frying pan , add the garlic and cook for a few seconds . |
| 10 | Add the flour and cook for a few seconds , then remove the pan from the heat and add the soured cream and the egg yolks . |
| 11 | To return to the offending nettle ( Urtica dioica ) or , it too had its uses : Martin Martin noted that in Skye ‘ the tops of nettles , chopped small , and mixed with a few whites or raw eggs , applied to the forehead and temples by way of a frontel , is used to procure sleep ’ . |
| 12 | resolve and spirit after a few days without a bath , a week without a change of clothes . |
| 13 | Consequently things only started to get funny around four songs in , just as the band began bringing the stops off cleanly and ending in the same places . |
| 14 | At home the sudden switch from inflation and boom to stagnation and slump in a few months made changes in policy inevitable . |
| 15 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 16 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 17 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 18 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 19 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 20 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 21 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 22 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 23 | Afterwards , lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 24 | Afterwards , lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 25 | Afterwards , lie down and relax for a few moments . |
| 26 | Some of these programs belong to the Shareware scheme which means that they can be used and evaluated for a few weeks , and you pay the registration fee only if you continue to use them . |
| 27 | I make a coffee and flick through a few albums to try and find something suitable — a Michael Sembelo , a Philip Baily , a Deacon Blue , but none of them feel right in my soul . |
| 28 | Once the message was on the wire , he had little else to do except sit back and wait for a few days . |
| 29 | Although they spoke German and came from the same backgrounds as their charges , they were often young and inexperienced and unprepared for the demands of the work . |
| 30 | Place one of these on the slide and cover with a few drops of water . |