Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv prt] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Theda gasped , glancing down at her hurting hand and back up to find a malevolent twist in the old lady 's wasted features . |
| 2 | Starting with the creation of the German night fighter force the author makes good use of eyewitness accounts from former Luftwaffe pilots , and goes on to portray a vivid account of what life was like serving on a night fighter unit . |
| 3 | It 's possible to spend the entire night enjoying oneself and ending up having a good Copenhagen breakfast of meat and cheese , yoghurt and wienerbrød … ’ |
| 4 | Tip in the rubble or ballast and tamp down to form a firm base , leaving sufficient depth for mortar and slabs |
| 5 | Rose flushed with annoyance and seemed about to make a sharp retort . |
| 6 | Then he got back in and came out holding a mobile phone , which he crammed into a coat pocket . |
| 7 | I put on some gold dangly earrings I 'd found in the bottom of my bag and came out feeling a new woman . |
| 8 | So here we go , boot toecaps are suitably polished , draw the leg back slowly and stand by to put a large boot into architects . |
| 9 | The parallelism may be less transparent : in 22 foot and scrutinise have a parallel relation to bill , and in 23 foot and add up have a parallel relation to bill . |
| 10 | If you run It backward you will see the pieces suddenly gather themselves together off the floor and jump back to form a whole cup on the table . |
| 11 | The oak door opened easily , and swung back to reveal a wide hall . |
| 12 | But it was n't to be : he knocked the putt by about 3 feet and then pulled the one coming back wide and finished up shooting a 63 . |
| 13 | Partial calm was restored when the prisoners were released during the afternoon , but representatives of the Majlis continued to demand that those responsible for the attack be found and punished , and went on to declare a general mobilization of Crimean Tatars . |
| 14 | ‘ O-oh ! ’ the youngsters groaned in disappointment , and went on discussing a blasphemous film they had seen . |
| 15 | Once the news of the invasion reached New York , the UN Security Council quickly adopted Resolution 660 , condemning Iraq 's action , and went on to vote a further 11 resolutions on related matters by the end of the year . |
| 16 | Always in the leading group , McMahon pushed to the front before the last where he was challenged by the favourite Over the Edge , but keeping his mount perfectly balanced and running as straight as a gun barrel , McMahon found something left in the ‘ Tank ’ and went on to score a snug success . |
| 17 | THE Border Golfers ' Association , which began with the amalgamation of seven clubs in 1893 and went on to play a major role in the development of the Scottish Golf Union , will launch a season of centenary celebrations at Kelso on Sunday . |
| 18 | Bobby Neill , who won a British featherweight title in the 1950s and went on to play a significant role in the development of such top-class boxers as Alan Rudkin and Alan Minter , has said : ‘ … hungry fighters ? |
| 19 | In spite of his size , and like many big strikers , Dave was a sensitive fellow and pre-match tension was a real problem for him in his earlier days , but he overcame that worry successfully and went on to make a substantial and positive contribution to Palace 's return to the big-time , before moving to Derby County in a £400,000 deal in the spring of 1980 . |
| 20 | He studied law at the Moscow State University , and went on to become a full Communist Party member two years later , in nineteen fifty two . |
| 21 | A group called Simplicity was launched in Oxford and went on to become a national success . |
| 22 | He did , however , and went on to become a leading citizen . |
| 23 | One mother who beat cancer as a child and grew up to have a healthy daughter is Sally Scott . |
| 24 | There is a major issue here , but I want to note it and move on to consider a different aspect of how race and class intersect . |
| 25 | Baffled office workers opened their windows and leaned out to get a better view . |
| 26 | She laid down her rake and ran in to administer a good belt of a stick to whoever might be making little of her darling . |
| 27 | In this chapter , the commentators began in classic style by putting up their metaphorical feet , pulling the ring from the first can of Heineken , and settling down to enjoy a good , oldfashioned massacre . |
| 28 | I ignored it and carried on taking a long break . |
| 29 | What does my hon. Friend think of the actions of Derbyshire county council , which refused one low-cost tender because it came in the wrong coloured envelope and ended up accepting a higher tender from its own work force at an enormous extra cost to charge payers ? |
| 30 | Portsmouth AC member Pete Tann went on a roach fishing trip to the Hampshire Avon at Fordingbridge and ended up banking a 23 ob pike . |