Example sentences of "and [verb] [pron] [noun] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says he 's only seen sunflowers in the United States so he went home and got his camera to take some pictures . |
| 2 | The airline has beefed up the awards provided by its frequent-flier programme , and overhauled its aircraft to give more leg room . |
| 3 | ‘ We talked ourselves into believing that those gaunt , tight-lipped men in caps and mufflers were round the corner and tailored our policy to match these imaginary conditions . ’ |
| 4 | In bygone days the Gabrielli family made its fortune as taxcollectors and used its profits to build this splendid palazzo on the Grand Canal . |
| 5 | I today did you do one bulls eye no not cut up the thing and say which sport does this person belong to might get a picture of Rob Andrews see if they stick rugby or tennis on . |
| 6 | In these days of concern for the environment I am unwilling to use peat ( though I did try it some years ago and found my plants made little headway anyway ) . |
| 7 | ‘ He actually told me I was on the streets and told me Brian owed all this money . |
| 8 | The sheer intimacy forces Black to relent on his normally remote stage presence and let us songs shed some of their comic macabre cool in these affably beery surroundings . |
| 9 | The sheer intimacy forces Black to relent on his normally remote stage presence and let us songs shed some of their comic macabre cool in these affably beery surroundings . |
| 10 | Lying on your stomach , lift your lower legs and let your partner push both heels against your thighs . |
| 11 | To begin with Robin used Amazon Swords , Water Wisteria , Java Fern and Pygmy Chain Swords , as these are quite hardy plants which should thrive and give him confidence to try some other kinds later on . |
| 12 | This is probably the most difficult material to handle because the many characters and nationalities involved in the various available libretti must express themselves as distinctively as they do in real life and the choreographer must try and ensure his design has some semblance of reality if it is to communicate meaning . |
| 13 | She was surprised that to be herself and speak her mind required such physical effort . |
| 14 | Before commencing the acquisition process the potential purchaser should set its corporate objectives and assess its ability to achieve these objectives from the existing business . |
| 15 | I am a pensioner and applaud her efforts to change this sick world . |
| 16 | K. S. Karol points out that it was the same meeting of the Central Committee ( on 11 July ) which both endorsed Khrushchev 's announcement on 9 July of virtually unlimited economic aid to Cuba and approved his decision to withdraw all Soviet economic aid from China , and argues that the Cuban affair gave Khrushchevan unexpected internationalist alibi' for his anti-Maoist campaign ( Karol : 1971 , p. 204 ) . |
| 17 | And heard his voice saying these things with appalled horror . |
| 18 | However , in her speech at the Lord Mayor 's banquet in London on Nov. 12 Thatcher made a spirited defence of her own record and expressed her determination to defeat any opponents . |
| 19 | He let out a long breath and raised his hands to cover both ears . |
| 20 | Terminate your cat and liquidate your assets don some mirror shades and eat some Bertie Bassetts . |
| 21 | On receipt of a formal complaint the Inspectorate is required to investigate the problem and direct their inspector to take such proceedings ‘ as they think fit and just ’ . |
| 22 | Complete that table , plot a straight line graph and use your graph to find these values . |
| 23 | I remember very well from the moment that I fell from the boat and felt my feet strike some soft substance . |
| 24 | Insofar as this affected the ECSC negotiations , it gave West Germany a far stronger hand and enabled its negotiators to resist some of the French demands , especially those which were aimed at a deconcentration and decartelisation of West Germany 's heavy industries , and to pursue more urgently its own point of view on the future of the Saar . |
| 25 | Then very quietly he asked , ‘ And did your parents think that as well ? ’ |
| 26 | And did your father have any jobs at all when he was retired though ? |
| 27 | Robert Nicol emphasises the need to train and equip his team to deliver this . |
| 28 | THE ROAD TO ELLING CHANGED CHARACTER dramatically at the place where it met the river and altered its course to follow that of the river . |
| 29 | Each time you pick one up you will be checking which rod it is and adjusting your actions to suit that particular rod . |
| 30 | He gave Jim 's clothes away to a refugee organization and pawned his watch to buy some clothes of his own choice for the interview . |